Transcript of “Sustainability” and how to measure it. Sustainable development (UN) As expressed by the 1987 UN...
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- Sustainability and how to measure it
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- Sustainable development (UN) As expressed by the 1987 UN World
Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland
Commission): sustainable development refers to the need to balance
the satisfaction of near-term interests with the protection of the
interests of future generations, including their interests in a
safe and healthy environment.
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- Sustainability: Duradero/sostenibel
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- Difference between GDP and HDI What does the GDP measure? What
does the HDI measure? What are the main differences in approaches?
Relate this to the notion development is normative?
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- GDP Gross domestic product (GDP) refers to the market value of
all final goods and services produced within a country in a given
period. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a
country's standard of living
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- Human Development Index
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- On the level of development of humanity: the Millennium
Development Goals
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- Millennium Development Goals (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3p2VLTo wAA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3p2VLTo wAA
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- The case of Aruba: A Sustainable Aruba, Nos Aruba 2025
project
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- Co-creating the future of Aruba: Nos Aruba 2025
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- Lets take a look at the scenarios used at the Nos Aruba 2025
planning process Please take a look at the scenario statements and
blueprint document Ive just handed in the class
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- Documentary on Nos Aruba 2025 process:
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- Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwOm4eC IOoQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwOm4eC IOoQ
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- 12 development priorities for Aruba (Nos Aruba, 2025) The
twelve development priorities are: Lifelong learning and personal
development Development of a sustainable Aruban culture through a
holistic synthesis of all cultural aspects Building the community
from the inside-out Stimulate and promote a healthy living
Sustained socio-economic development by means of diversification
Developing a nation of innovation = smart people + smart ideas
Sustainable tourism development Enabling the international
financial sector Protecting the fragile environment Energy
management for a sustainable development Promoting sustainable food
supplies Putting good governance principles in practice
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- Meaning of Sustainable development for Aruba integration of all
the individual parts For Aruba sustainable development is: about
developing our economy and ensuring that everyone can benefit from
this. At the same time, it is about our society, our culture and
our environment. It is about the connections between our quality of
life and housing, open space, transport, education,
crime-prevention, health; now and in the future. The decisions,
choices and the actions of today impact both us and our future
generations. Sustainable development recognizes the need for
integrated decision- making. Social, economic, and environmental
factors all impact any given decision and in turn every decision
has social, economic and environmental impacts Awareness of these
linkages is vital to responsible decision-making
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- Seeing the big picture Aruban Model for Development
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- Activity: Formulate indicators Reflect on the Aruban model of
sustainable development that has emerged from the NISP (Nos Aruba,
2025) Form groups of 3: Choose 1 specific objective from the 12
developmental objectives (priorities) try to formulate 2 indicators
for your chosen objective