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Sustainable development: the concept and the practical challenge

Parkin, S

Sustainable development: the concept and the practical challenge - 2000 - Civil Engineering 138(special issue 2), 3-8(6) .

Looks in some detail at the concept and challenge of sustainable development. Examines the various definitions of 'sustainability' and 'sustainable development' to discover a workable meaning. Highlights the scientific principles of environmental sustainability and uses the five-capital model - natural, human, social, manufactured, financial - to discuss the available resources for achieving sustainable development. Diagrams. References.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability
Environment
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
DEFINITIONS
RESOURCES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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