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WELL-BEING (SOCIETY) > SUSTAINABILITY

Preferred term

SUSTAINABILITY  

Definition

  • DEVELOPMENT SEEKING TO MEET THE NEED OF THE PRESENT GENERATION WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS. IT AIMS AT ASSURING THE ON-GOING PRODUCTIVITY OF EXPLOITABLE NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVING ALL SPECIES OF FAUNA AND FLORA.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

History note

  • TERM RELABELLED JUNE 2018. PREVIOUSLY THE TERM 'SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

Identifier

  • urn:ddi:int.cessda.elsst:d7849497-6776-462d-baec-96f61933a340:1

Date issued

  • 2020-11-16

DEFINITION SOURCE

  • BRUNDTLAND REPORT

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URI

https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/1/d7849497-6776-462d-baec-96f61933a340

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