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11-20 of 25 for the Category : Sustainable Development and the Subcategory : Sustainable Development - Environment

Economics of the Environment

( Article Type: Explanation )

The biggest threat to the realisation of the sustainable development ideal is not in determining and understanding how Economics and Ecology as individual systems function, but how they operate as a single embedded system.

Environmental Ethics

( Article Type: Overview )

Environmental ethics is a sub-division of professional and applied ethics that concerns itself with the responsibilities that we as humans have in our interactions with the environment.

Environmental Management Planning

( Article Type: Explanation )

Environmental management is a deliberate, multi-disciplinary process, which requires careful preparation and planning.

Governance

( Article Type: Explanation )

Environmental governance is rapidly becoming a fundamental component in the management of corporations globally.

Greenwash

( Article Type: Explanation )

Greenwash is not a new concept. The term emerged from the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and it entered the Concise Oxford Dictionary in 1999.

ICLEI ~ Local Governments for Sustainability

( Article Type: Explanation )

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability – is an international membership association of over 470 local governments, cities, towns, counties and their associations that are committed to sustainable development.

Local Agenda 21

( Article Type: Explanation )

The Agenda 21 document says that local government (the local authorities and municipalities) should draw up 'Local Agenda 21' to reshape the policies, laws and regulations of their districts to fit in with sustainable ideals.

National Strategy for Sustainable Development (NSSD)

( Article Type: Sustainable Development )

As concerns for the environment and its ability to sustain our current consumption patterns grow, globally the move towards sustainable development is becoming increasingly urgent

Stewardship

( Article Type: Explanation )

Land stewardship is an ancient concept which refers to the wise use, management and protection of land that has been entrusted to an owner/user.

Sustainable Development

( Article Type: Explanation )

The most commonly used definition of Sustainable Development is: 'Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'.