Sustainability

Sustainable development is not a new concept. It's the latest manifestation of a centuries-old ethics related to human and environmental relations and the present generation to the next generations.

Sustainability is one of the most fashionable names of recent and most urgent needs.You don't see and unwillingness to see beyond the tip of the nose misery propelling the economy, private farm policy, which knows what else. It is therefore very encouraging, there are cases that suggest otherwise - as a long investment bear fruit and predictable, predictable policies. True, the sad fact remains that the most robust in the world is nonsense. Their existence is sufficient for most simple of doing nothing. The rest require daily sweat and effort of a lifetime.

In the world we have 7 billion people, the land is as high as it is. It will not increase. Every citizen on average for 2 hectares of land, which should be enough for our well-being - food, roads, infrastructure, the place where the break down the waste. But the real consumption, how much is spent on these allowances at 2 h is very, very different. After these calculations, the Americans need five planets, the old European -3 planet.

In order to achieve sustainable development, we need to change the way we move around, and how and what we eat, what energy use and how to look to other species and nature as a whole.

Today, many people buy things they do not want for money, which they do not have, to impress people they do not like. That, in a nutshell, is the modern face of the consumer. The question is - is it really necessary? What are the criteria for quality of life? Have a luxurious house is the criterion? You uzbūvējat outside the city, destroying the ecosystem, you spend two hours a day traveling to work. Is it the quality of life?

Experiment 3.Group work.