SUSTAINABILITY

AND
ENERGY CRISIS
BY ,
1401002 Aditya.R
1401039 Harish.G

SUSTAIN ABILITY

The name sustainability is derived

from the
Latinsustinere(tenere,
to hold;sub, up).
Sustainable development is the

development that meets the needs

of the present, without compromising
the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs.

 Inecology,sustainability-

biologicalSystems remaindiverseand
productive.
eg-Long-lived and
healthywetlandsandforests.sustainab
ility is the endurance of systems and
processes.

Theorganizing principlefor
sustainability is sustainability
development, which includes the four
interconnected domains
Ecology
Economics
Politics and
Culture.

Three pillars of sustainability

o Economy
o Society
o Environment

Venn diagram of sustainability

development

Key Aspects For Sustainability D evelopm ent

Inter-generational equity:
This emphasizes that we
should minimize any adverse
impacts on resourse and
environment.
Intra-generational equity:
This emphasizes that the
development process should seek to
minimize the wealth gaps within and

M easures for Sustainability D evelopm ent

Using appropriate technology is one

which is locally adaptable,ecofriendly.

The technology should use less of
resourse
and
should produce minimum waste.
Reduce,Reuse,Recycle approach
2. Prompting environmental education and
awareness
3. Resourse utilization as per carrying
capacity
1.

Sustainability of a system depends

upon carrying capacity of the system
Carrying capacity has two components:
1. Supporting capacity
2. Assimilative capacity
4. Improving quality of life including
social,cultural and economic
dimensions.

M ultidim ensionalm odelfor sustainability developm ent

G lobalsustainable developm ent goals

To eradicateextreme poverty and

hunger.
To achieveuniversal primary education.
To promotegender qualityand
empower women.
To reduce child mortality.
To improvematernal health.
To combat HIV/AIDS,malaria, and other
diseases.

URBAN PRO BLEM S RELATED TO ENERGY

Historical crises
1970s Energy crisis- caused by the peaking of oil

production in major industrial nations (Germany,

United States,Canada, etc.) andembargoesfrom
other producers
1973 oil crisis- caused by anOPECoil export
embargo by many of the majorARABoil-producing
states, in response toWESTERNsupport ofIsrael
during theYom Kippur War
1979 oil crisis- caused by theIranian Revolution
1990 oil price shock- caused by theGulf War
The 20002001California electricity crisis- Caused by

market manipulationbyEnronand failedderegulation;

resulted in multiple large-scalePower outages.
Fuel protest in United Kingdomin 2000 were caused

 North American natural gas crisis

2004 Argentine energy crisis
North Koreahas had energy shortages

for many years.

Zimbabwehas experienced a shortage
of energy supplies for many years due
to financial mismanagement.
Political riots occurring during the
2007 Burmese anti-government protest
s
were sparked by rising energy prices.

TH E EN ERGY D EM AN D IN G ACTIVITIES
1. Residential and commercial lighting.
2. Transportation for moving from
3.
4.
5.

6.

residence to workplace.
Modern life style using large no of
gadgets.
Industrial plants using a big properties
of energy.
A large amount of waste generation
which has to be disposed off properly
using energy based techniques.
Control and prevention of air and water
pollution .

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