Environmental consiousness- Sustainable community

1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Presented by
Dr.E.Gayathiri,
Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology
Guru Nanak College, Chennai

2. Sustainable development is to make the world a better place for everyone , now without
destroying the possibility for the next generation.
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY

3. Sustainable communities can be described as
places where:
People want the some things like:
 To access to clean air and water
 Economic opportunities
 A safe and healthy place to raise their kids
 Shelter
 lifelong learning
 A sense of community
 The ability to have a say in the decisions that affect their lives.
SOURCE: Sustainable development global goals corporate Vector Image vectorstock.com

4. Sustainable development
3 things to keep in mind
• Social Progress
• Economic development
• Climate environment
• Source: Wikipedia

5. Criteria for Sustainable Community - Social Progress
• Social sustainability is an often
overlooked aspect of sustainability,
as sustainable development discussions
often focus on the environmental or
economic aspects of sustainability.
• All three dimensions of sustainability
must be addressed to attain the most
sustainable outcome possible.
Source: GreenBiz

6. Criteria for Sustainable Community
Economic Development
• Sustainable community
economic development is
about changing perceptions
and choices regarding
community resources,
markets, rules, and decision-
making capacity.
Source: Economic growth and sustainability greenbiz.com

7. Criteria for Sustainable Community Climate change
• Climate change and unsustainable
development has risen in recent decades, the
focus has been primarily on environmental
and economic dimensions and technological
fixes.
• Climate change is fundamentally a social and
political issue that has to be taken care off.

8. The elements of sustainable community
• Harvest and convert energy
• Cascade energy as much as possible,
• Harvest, use, treat and reuse water
• Use only local and renewable materials
• Build no more than needed
• Build in a durable way
• Respect environmental surroundings
Source: Eleven Elements That Must Intersect To ...youngupstarts.com

9. CONCLUSION
• Sustainable community development requires
new ways of thinking about the
interrelationship between economy,
environment and community and new ways of
examining the full costs and benefits of
alternatives to conventional approaches to
development.
• There are many barriers to the implementation
of sustainable communities