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you've completed our exercise on defining sustainable
development, you will have started to see that this concept
is quite complex. The learning modules on this web site give
a variety of tools to help you explore some of the components
and relationships of development and start to develop strategies
for making decisions and taking action for your own sustainable
future.
Each
module explores an indicator that measures an aspect of
the economy, society, or environment--for example how much
money people have, how long they live, or how clean is the
water they have to drink. Through completing the module
you learn more about what the indicator measures, what will
cause it to change, what is its relationship with other
indicators of sustainable development, and how your country
"measures up" in comparison to others in your
region and around the world. As a result, you will be better
informed and prepared to take positive action--either through
the activities suggested in the Research and Explore section,
or on your own--and to move toward sustainable development.
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Social |
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When
we focus on the social aspects of sustainable development,
we look at the issues that impact people directly and
that either help or hinder the process of improving
the quality of life. When you have finished reading
this introduction, you can start exploring the Population
Growth Rate and Life Expectancy learning modules.
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Economic |
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When
we focus on the economic aspects of sustainable development,
we look at the system that determines how the limited
resources needed to improve peoples' lives are distributed.
We also examine how these limited resources are used.
When you have finished reading this introduction, you
can start exploring the GNP per Capita learning module.
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Environmental |
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When
we focus on the environmental aspects of sustainable
development, we look at the natural resources--both renewable
and non-renewable--that make up our surroundings and
help us to sustain and better our lives. When you have
finished reading this introduction, you can start exploring
the Access to Safe Water learning module. …more |
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