Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 11, Issue 24, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su11247158
Keywords
sustainable development; sustainable development goals; culture; governance
Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFC0704703]
- Strategic Priority Research Program (A) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDA23030201]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71874174]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Sustainable development (SD) has become a fundamental strategy to guide the world's social and economic transformation. However, in the process of practice, there are still misinterpretations in regards to the theory of SD. Such misinterpretations are highlighted in the struggle between strong and weak sustainable development paths, and the confusion of the concept of intra-generational and inter-generational justice. In this paper, the literature survey method, induction method, and normative analysis were adopted to clarify the gradual evolution and improvement process of the concept and objective of SD, to strengthen the comprehensive understanding of the SD theory. Moreover, we also tried to bring in the situation and concepts of China. The results show that the theory of SD has gone through three periods: the embryonic period (before 1972), the molding period (1972-1987), and the developing period (1987-present). SD is gradually implemented into a global action from the initial fuzzy concept, including increasing practical wisdom. The goal of SD evolves from pursuing the single goal of sustainable use of natural resources to Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper argues that the theory of strong sustainability should be the accepted concept of SD. Culture, good governance, and life support systems are important factors in promoting SD.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available