Sustainable Development Sustainable Development is defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. How to Achieve Sustainable Development: (Points: 1-9 covered in the class notes, Add the following points to elaborate your answer.) 10. Using appropriate technology: is one which is locally adaptable, eco-friendly, resource-efficient and culturally suitable, It mostly involves local resources and local labour, Indigenous technologies are more useful, cost-effective and Sustainable, We should use that technology which uses less of resources and should produce minimum waste. 11. Resource utilization as per carrying capacity: Sustainability of a system depends largely upon the carrying capacity of the system. If the carrying capacity of a system is crossed, environmental degradation starts and continues till it reaches a point of no return. 12. Prompting environmental education and awareness: Making environmental education the centre of all learning process will greatly help in changing the thinking and attitude of people towards our earth and the environment. 13. Reduce, reuse, recycle approach: The 3-R approach advocating minimization of resource use, using them again and again instead of passing it to the waste stream and recycling the materials goes a long way in achieving the goals of Sustainability. It reduces pressure on our resources as well as reduces wastage of resources and pollution. Aspects inable Devel: + Inter-generational Equity: Tt emphasizes us to minimize any adverse impact on resources and environment for future generation ie, it suggests us to handover a safe, healthy and resourceful environment to our future generations. This can be made possible only when we stop over-exploitation of resources, reduce 1waste discharge and emissions and maintain ecological balance. Intra-generational Equity: Tt emphasizes us to minimize the wealth gaps within and between the nations during the developmental process. The human development report of United Nations emphasizes that the benefits of technology should seek to achieve the goals of intra-generations equity.