ENV345H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Global Commons, Structural Adjustment, Neoliberalism
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Midterm notes: chapters 1-3, 3 articles, lectures 1-5. Definition: development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Un established an independent group drawn from member states of both the developing and developed worlds. Identified environmental concerns arising through development processes from an economic, social, political perspective. Central aim was to identify the principles of an agenda for action towards sustainable development: agenda 21: achieve sustainable development by the start of the 21st century. Aim was to reinvigorate at the highest political level. Global commitment to a north-south partnership to achieve sustainable development. Brought a bigger presence for businesses and many more ngos from the developing world: represent issues of human rights, social justice and business accountability. Key concerns were for the continued degradation of environmental systems, and for the persistence of poverty and evidence of widening global disparities.
