Sustainable
Engineering:
Measures for
Sustainable
Development
BLUELab ( Better Living Using
Engineering Laboratory)
Points to Discuss
Measures for Sustainable
Development
Frame work to measure Sustainable
Development
Measures for Sustainable Development
 What is meant by measures for sustainable development?
 What are the measures for sustainable development?
Measures
Promote Environmental Education and Awareness
Three ‘R’Approach
Appropriate Technology
Utilize Resources As Per Carrying Capacity of the
Environment
Three R Approach
 3 R – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
 How to select which of the 3 R’s?
 A 4th R Too….
Framework to Measure Sustainable
Development
Various Dimensions of Sustainable
Development
The diagram can
again be explained
through this flow
chart:
Summary
Measuring sustainability has various dimensions
Even though expected to bring economic growth, we must
have an Environment Impact Assessment(EIA) of the
program, without which it cannot be sanctioned.
We must realize to be sustainable is a constant challenge
for humanity and should overcome it.
Thank You

Sustainable engineering - Measures for Sustainability