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" Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: • the concept of 'needs', in particular the essential... "
The Oxfam Poverty Report - Page 162
by Kevin Watkins - 1995 - 250 pages
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Blueprint for a Green Economy

David William Pearce, Anil Markandya, Edward Barbier - 1989 - 212 pages
...meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: - the concept of 'needs', in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which...priority should be given; and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organisation in the environment's ability to meet present...
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Sustainable Development

Olav Stokke - 1991 - 160 pages
...general direction is underscored by reference to its framework: the concepts of 'needs', in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given, and of the limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organisation on the environment's...
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The Right to Development in International Law

Subrata Roy Chowdhury, Erik M. G. Denters, Paul J. I. M. de Waart - 1992 - 450 pages
...meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: - the concept of 'needs', in particular the essential needs of the world's poor to which overriding priority should be given; the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization to meet present...
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Environment and the World of Work: Report of the Director-General of the ...

International Labour Office - 1990 - 120 pages
...ability of future generations to meet their own needs". It emphasises the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given, as well as recalling the limitations imposed by the state of technology and describes national and...
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Agriculture and Environmental Challenges: Proceedings of the Thirteenth ...

Jitendra Srivastava, Harold Alderman - 1993 - 308 pages
...their own needs. "* It contains within it two key concepts: • The concept of 'needs,' in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given • The idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's...
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A World Fit for People: Thinkers from Many Countries Address the Political ...

Uner Kirdar, Leonard Silk, Leonard Solomon Silk - 1994 - 508 pages
...meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: 1. the concept of "needs," in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and 2. the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's...
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Indonesia: Environment and Development

1994 - 340 pages
...needs "—or the two key concepts underlying that definition: o the concept of needs, particularly the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and o the idea of limitations, imposed by the state of technology and social organization, on the environment's...
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Trade and Sustainable Development: A Survey of the Issues and a New Research ...

DIANE Publishing Company - 1994 - 138 pages
...solution, sustainable development, provides for meeting the needs of the global population, "in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given."- but does so within certain constraints, or limitations. First, any growth and development will be necessarily...
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Environmental Options: Accounting for Sustainability

K. Uno - 1995 - 458 pages
...meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: the concept of 'needs', in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which...priority should be given; and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's ability to meet present...
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Agency, Health, and Social Survival: The Ecopolitics of Rival Psychologies

Caroline New - 1996 - 206 pages
...their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: • The concept of 'needs', in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which...priority should be given; and • The idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organisation on the environment's ability to meet present...
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