Sustainable Development

In this chapter, we discuss about the sustainable development, principles, importance, and requirements of it . Grade 8 Social Studies, Reference Notes.

Sustainable Development

The development which is for the betterment of the society or any places for the longer period of time and on these residents can rely is called sustainable development.

The earth is our common home where survival and development are possible without the environment. But the environmental resources are limited and have certain technological discoveries, human needs are always growing. The earth cannot be made bigger and richer to supply our growing needs.

On the one hand, our development activities should be enabled to continue in the long term. On the other hand, the future generations must get what we have got. So we must use the resources wisely, carefully and responsibly to let our coming generation live the comfort we lived. This is called sustainable development.

Sustainable development means to take economic benefit what can help to raise living standard present generation without affecting the need for future generation. It means to conserve resources without affecting its quantity and quality. The main aim of sustainable development is to balance among the population, various resources, various aspects of environment and development.

Principles of Sustainable Development are:

• To increase peoples' participation
• To preserve environment
• To make proper utilization of natural resources
• To increase social development and economic growth
• To increase social harmony and develop skilled manpower

Importance of Sustainable Development are:

• Sustainable development teaches people to make low use of means and resources.
• Sustainable development brings about changes in people’s knowledge, attitude and skill.
• Sustainable development emphasizes on the progress of health, education, agriculture, tourism and social reform for the development of human beings.
• Sustainable development aware the people for the involvement in the policy making for the concept of limit of development.

What should be done for sustainable development? (Requirements for sustainable development)

• Tree plantation, preservation of the environment and forest should be done.
• Emphasis should be given to organic farming.
• Proper management of solid wastes should be done.
• Population growth rate should be controlled.
• Nation should be focused on controlling global warming.