The Sustainable Development

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• A central feature of what Ulrich Beck and Anthony Giddens highlighted the sense of uncertainty and risk that permeates the global economy.

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Risk Society

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refers to the manner or means of a modern society to organize itself in response to the risks.

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Risk Society

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reflects the idea that modern life is characterized by systemic risks created by technological, economic, and social advancement itself.

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Risk Society framework

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in position, permanence and resistance to change, especially in disruptive way.

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Firmness

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It considers the long-term capacities of a system to exist.

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Sustainability

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Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It is about responsible use of resources.

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Sustainability

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According to ____ (2009), Sustainable development is defined, by the Brundtland Report as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.

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Ross

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has acquired much popularity among scholars, politicians, public servants, and the civil population alike since the Brundtland Report by the World Commission on the Environment and Development (WCED) in 1987.

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Sustainable Development

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advocates education to disseminate information regarding sustainable development

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United Nations’ Agenda 21 of 1992