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The definition of '''sustainable development''' has generally encapsulated some version of the Brundtland Commissions’{{wp sup| Brundtland Commissions}} concept: | |||
<big>“development that meets the needs and aspirations of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”</big> | |||
(World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987:43). | |||
World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED).1987. Our Common Future. Oxford: Oxford University Press. | World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED).1987. Our Common Future. Oxford: Oxford University Press. | ||
[[Category: Sustainability]] | [[Category: Sustainability]] | ||
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The definition of sustainable development has generally encapsulated some version of the Brundtland Commissions’W concept:
“development that meets the needs and aspirations of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
(World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987:43).
World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED).1987. Our Common Future. Oxford: Oxford University Press.