Notes+Achieving+Sustainable+Development

Class Discussion Notes
Essential Ingredients for Achieving Sustainable Development:
 * integrated decision making
 * understand the Rio Declaration and its goals
 * take environmental goals into account
 * public participation
 * answer the question "what is the leadership role of the developed countries?"
 * make sure nations roles and powers are equal
 * know the goal of process
 * consider the scope of decision making process
 * sort out the beneficial and detrimental legal processes and eliminate the detrimental ones
 * establish substantial integration
 * environmental AND social goals
 * should alleviate poverty and close the gap between rich and poor
 * dynamic process - re adapt and change goals
 * constitutional provisions to make priority
 * especially Clean Air Act and regulation of emissions

ARJITS VIEWS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT __ PRESENT & PAST THINKING ON ENVIRONMENT __ It is the process of development which meets the need of present generation without reducing the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs. ** 1. ****SUSTAINED RISE IN REAL PER CAPITA INCOME AND RCE WELFARE.** 2. **RATIONAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES.** 3. **NO REDUCTION IN ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATION TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.** 4. **NO INCREASE IS POLLUTION.**
 * ** CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. **
 * FEATURES: **


 * __STRATEGIES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:__**

1. To devise production technology which will be input efficient implying that more is produced per unit of input. 2. Usage of CNG & LPG should be encouraged. People in rural areas should be discouraged to be using wood as fuel. 3. Integrated Rural Development must be focus of state planning which will generate employment opportunities in rural areas, restricting migration to urban areas. 4. Convert sunlight into Solar Energy & Solar Energy into Electricity. 5. We need to shift to organic farming which focuses on soil health rather than plant health. 6. Recycle wastes, rather allowing to litter it here and there. 7. Stringent Laws & their strict enforcement on the disposal of chemical affluent. 8. We need to be more conscious inter generational equity at the micro level.At the family level we should do our best to preserve our assets for the future generation. 9. Public means transports should be rapid,comfortable and economical and shoulad reach the sub-urban areas as well.