Sustainable Development and Social Justice Global
Citizenship
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Aim and Objectives Aim: To explore the link between sustainable
development and social justice. Objectives: You hopefully will Know
how social justice and sustainable development are related; Know
the 3 dimensions that need to be balanced for sustainable
development to exist; have a basic understanding of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). have a basic understanding of how the
MDGs relate to social and global justice, and sustainable
development.
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Sustainable Development Brundtland Commission stated the goal
of sustainable development is to enable all people throughout the
world to satisfy their basic needs and enjoy a better quality of
life, without compromising the quality of life of future
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Limited Resources If everyone had the same standard of living
as people in North America or Europe, we would need the resources
of three planet earths. pixelfountain (games-ED) free to use in UK
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What are our basic needs? pixelfountain (games-ED) free to use
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What are our basic needs? FoodWaterShelter PowerWaste
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Three Dimensions Social Sustainable development is the
balancing of social, economic and environmental dimensions.
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Exercise Sustainable development is relevant in your local
area. Think about a good and bad thing in your community. Write it
on a red or green sticky note and place it where you think it fits:
social, economic or environmental. $ $$ Social Economic
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Being Sustainable Most issues are combinations of social,
environmental and economic. If you create a solution that considers
all three, then you are being sustainable and have achieved a
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Environmental Sustainable Equitable Bearable Viable
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If development is to be sustainable: It cannot succeed without
the development of social resources (education, hospitals, etc.);
It cannot be based on the destruction of natural resources or
ignore environmental constraints; It must consider the needs and
rights of all species to enjoy the same share of resources and
quality of life; Source: Education for Sustainable Development
Toolkit: http://www.esdtoolkit.org/resources/web_esd.htm Can it be
seen from the above points, that sustainable development relates to
social justice? If so, in what ways?
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If development is to be sustainable: It will require
transformation of the existing industrial base and the development
of more Earth-friendly technologies; It must consider the needs of
future generations; It must support fairness between all people so
that everyone can enjoy the same level of access to resources and
quality of life, i.e. it must support SOCIAL JUSTICE. Source:
Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit:
http://www.esdtoolkit.org/resources/web_esd.htm
