AN UNSUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY: "SUSTAINABLE" DEVELOPMENT
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by Prof. Boris Zeide, School of Forestry, University of Arkansas,
Monticello, USA
He asks you all : "IS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FEASIBLE ?"
>"HOW CAN WE STOP ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION?...The widespread
>reluctance to see the causes and an excessive....concentration
>.....amazes me. And frustrates me ....
He argues -
>I believe that before discussing approaches and concepts of
>ecotechnology, policies and strategies for accelerating eco-
>sustainable development, and natural resource management we should
>address this paramount question: IS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FEASIBLE?
>Sustainable development is a philosophy, technical challenge, and a
>political program....the feasibility of sustainable development
>cannot be taken for granted. Development presupposes increased
>efforts to improve medical care, education, water supply, and, more
>generally, the standard of living. These activities often contribute
>to population growth. Even if we manage to control our numbers, the
>so-called economic progress cannot be achieved without environmental
>degradation that has already endangered the present standard of living
>and the existence of many species. Any growth, regardless of whether
>it involves population or economics, leads to infinity. This conflicts
>with the limit imposed by the finite space of the earth. Therefore,
>growth cannot be sustained for long.
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