1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Social issues- Meaning
Activity of man- related to social issues
Man to undertake socio-economic activities-
industry, agriculture transport, road
construction, buildings etc.

2. ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
 Land area reducing due to growing population
 With limited land, use of fertilizers, pest-control,
pesticides used for growth of food
 Development without polluting environment
 We want environment or development
 Development within environment
 We have material benefits
 But we polluted air, water, food
 Real development not in producing, amassing material,
non-material things
 We want clean and pollution free environment also

3. UNSUSTAINABLE TO SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
UNSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
 Management of resources
 Large-scale deforestation
 Indiscriminate construction
 Discharging toxic wastes
 Polluting air, water, what not
 With globalization, development cross limits
 Globalization neglects tradition
 Approaches to modernity throwing traditions
 Unsustainable resource extraction
 Excessive extraction, consumerism
 Greedy and dishonestly elements
 Adulterated oils
 Environment issues involve ethics
 Some people starve, others consume more
 They have enough, they need more

4. ENVIRONMENT AND ETHICS
 Greed for more increasing
 They do not follow morals
 Not to think about conquering nature
 Learn to work with nature
 World’s energy situation, serious
 To reduce consumption
 population problem- pollution
 Pollutants released by industries
 Fast economic development at the cost of nature
 Pesticides damage eco-system
 DDT accumulates in tissues of wild life
 Future growth in darkness without eco-friendship

5. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Continuous rise in any system
Continuous rise in
Rise in per capita income
Reduce disparities in life styles
Maintain healthy local environment

6. ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
Efficient use of natural resources
Environmental education programme
Population stabilization
Reduction in waste and prevention of
pollution
Protecting soil from pollution

7. MEASURES FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
 Reduce disparity in life style
 Buy recycled goods
 Reduce resources consumption
 Reduce waste
 Support sustainable development projects
 Develop renewable energy resources
 Recycle, reverse
 Replant forests and grass lands cleaning ground water
 Promote conservation, recycling renewable resource use population control
 Repeal existing laws
 Researching environmental problem
 Education on environmental issues
 Establish offices of sustainable economic development in state governments
 Evaluate all new existing politics on the basis of sustainability
 Sustainable technology

8. TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN SAVE
ENERGY AND RAW MATERIALS
Urban forestry programme
Development tourism, education, horticulture
Conduct environmental study with local people
Afforestation programme
Watershed management
Indiscriminate tree feeling
Bio-gas is renewable energy for water heating,
solar cooker

9. POLOTICAL STABILITY
Necessary for sustainable development
Stable govt. can put pressure on industry

10. POLITICAL CHALLENGES FACED BY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Clash of ideas between technocrats and
bureaucrats
Vote bank problem
Mob. Psychology, they are misguided by
politicians
Regular political set up necessary

11. SHORT-TERM BENEFITS:
LONG TERM DISASTERS
Heavy dependency on fertilizers
Dependence on pesticides
Growing population
Changing life styles
Per-capita income increasing
Earth provides enough to satisfy man’s needs
but not man’s greed

12. NATURAL RESOURCES
Natural resources support life
Overusing these resources
This will have disastrous effects

13. ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS
Destruction of soil fertility
Soil toxicity
Desertification and water scarcity

14. EQUITABLE USE OF RESOURCES FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Resources are scarce in supply
Some countries use more resources
Drastic change in life style
Need for equitable use of resources

15. GOALS TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
Every person to enjoy clean air, water, healthy
environment
Reduce poverty, high quality of life
Protect natural resources
Stabilization of population
Global sustainable development policies
Reorient technology