Sustainable Development: a controversial concept
Journal Title: International Journal of Modern Research In Engineering & Management. - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 7
Abstract
The issue of economic growth and development is one of the fundamental concerns of humankind. It is therefore necessary to find solutions so that people can have access to a greater diversity of goods and services, as well as better standard of living and well-being. Since ancient times, humankind has been warned about the scarcity of the resources but even with this information, they still take unreasonable measures with irreversible effects. The recent past gives us evidence that Sustainable Development is not only a practice of corporate social responsibility to gain a competitive edge, but also a necessity to meet the needs of future generations. The strength of the economic element cannot overlap with the balance of social and environmental dimensions. Having this is mind, the challenges are vast, as they are from all and for all citizens, since they are increasingly participating in building their futures, which require an awareness of a common destiny and the progressive construction of a world community. There is a clear need for paradigm shifting: civil society will be the kernel for building a change strategy with clear and strong perspectives based on identified collective shared visions. This study presents an evolutionary perspective of concerns related with sustainability, from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the present day.
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Teresa Maria Leitão Dieguez
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