3. Sustainable development
■ It is that process of economic developmentwhich aims at raising the quality of life of
both present as well as future generation without threating Natural endowment
environment.
■ The process of economic growth has caused various problems like
i. Diverse crops grown on land has led to fall in soil fertility.
ii. Excessivemining of iron,coal,gold, silver & extraction of crude oil has led to
depletion of their stocks.
iii. Smoke & other injurious emissions from factories & transport has led to pollution
of environment.
4. Features of sustainable development
i. Sustained rise in real per capital income & welfare.
■ There should be sustained rise in real per capital income & economic welfare over
time.
ii. Rational use of Natural Resources
■ Sustainable developmentdoes not mean that natural resourcesshould not be used.
It simply means that natural resources be rationally used in a manner such that they
are excessivelyexpoited.
iii. Check on pollution
■ It discards those activities which induceenvironmental pollution. Environmental
pollution is too viewed as an element of social cost.
5. Startigies For Sustainable Development
1. Use of Non-conventionalsourceof energy
2. Use of cleaner fuels
3. Traditional knowledgeand practices
4. Use of Bio-compost
5. Change in unsustainablepatterns of consumption and production.