- Title
- Social development, the environment and the future of the planet
- Creator
- Gray, Mel; Coates, John; Davies, Kate
- Relation
- Future Directions in Social Development p. 141-164
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-44598-8_8
- Publisher
- Palgrave
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- The relationship between issues of social development, economic growth, and environmental sustainability has not yet been resolved. This chapter argues that such dismal progress toward this resolution can be attributed to the intransigence of the focus on development in sustainable development. The lack of political will trumps environmental sustainability. It critiques efforts toward sustainability and sustainable development, and then considers the notion of sustainable development as it relates to MDG7. The post-2015 ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) are then discussed to explore how future iterations of global development priorities might continue to grapple with the balance between economic, social, and environmental sustainability and human development. Finally, the chapter highlights policies and actions that fit within an environmental sustainability paradigm. Toward that end, it builds a case for a new environmental paradigm that offers alternative approaches to ecological and human well-being.
- Subject
- social development; economic growth; environmental sustainability; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1353700
- Identifier
- uon:31138
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781137445971
- Language
- eng
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