Sustainable Development: The Two Decade Milestone

dc.contributor.author	Cairns, John Jr.	en
dc.contributor.department	Biological Sciences	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-01-23T02:36:25Z	en
dc.date.available	2014-01-23T02:36:25Z	en
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.description.abstract	In the 20 years since Our Common Future was published, human population has grown exponentially, greenhouse gas emission has increased, hazardous materials increased, the number of species threatened by extinction has increased, and the amount of people suffering from malnutrition and starvation has increased. Sustainable development is considered development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable use of the planet may still be a feasible goal for now but development, at least as currently practiced, causes too much destruction and simply cannot be sustainable.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24995	en
dc.identifier.url	http://www.johncairns.net/Commentaries/milestone.pdf	en
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	climate change	en
dc.subject	Sustainability	en
dc.subject	sustainable development	en
dc.subject	economic growth	en
dc.title	Sustainable Development: The Two Decade Milestone	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.type.dcmitype	Text	en

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