4.7 + 4.8 Sustainable Developement + Measuring Development

Question 1

What is sustainable development

Answer 1

Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 2

How many sustainable development goals are there

Answer 2

17

Question 3

List 5 of the SDGs

Answer 3

End all poverty

End hunger

Ensure healthy slices

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education

Achieve gender equality

Question 4

Link between sustainability and poverty

Answer 4

as poorer people rely much more on the natural environment for survival and resources – damaging the environment therefore directly affects resources available for poorer people to sustain themselves

Question 5

What is economic development

Answer 5

Process where increases in real per capita output and incomes are accompanied by improvements in standards of living and poverty

Question 6

Single indicators examples

Answer 6

• GDP/GNI per per capita
• Health and education indicators
• Economic/social inequality indicators
• Energy indicators
• Environmental indicators

Question 7

Composite indicators examples

Answer 7

• Human Development Index (HDI)
• Gender Inequality Index (GII)
• Inequality adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI)
• Happy Planet Index

Question 8

Explain HDI

Answer 8

Measures 3 dimensions:
- long and healthy life
- access to knowledge
- standard of living

Question 9

What is a good HDI vs bad and how is ti measured

Answer 9

Values expressed between 0 and 1

The closer to 1 the better

Question 10

Relationship between economic growth and economic development

Answer 10

Economy not experiencing growth can still achieve some economic development by reallocating resources, cutting back production and increasing merit goofs

Economic growth does NOT guarantee that economic development will occur - e.x little merit good provision, unsustainable production methods etc