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Sustainable development: the concept and the practical challenge

By: Series: Civil Engineering ; 138(special issue 2), 3-8(6)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: 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.

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.