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10 Environment
Figure 10
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
from the World Commission on Environment and Development’s –
the Brundtland Commission – report Our Common Future, Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 1987
10.1 Introduction
Maybe you live at the top of the Alps or Pyrenees and often go snowboarding – or
close to the Sahara or Syrian Desert and go sand-boarding, since you rarely see the
snow. Or maybe you live by the Mediterranean Sea, the North Sea or the Dead Sea
and go windsurfing, since it is not always possible to swim in the sea. Maybe you sit
under eucalyptus, cactus or pine trees when you go for a picnic, or you need to build
a tent since there are no trees around. Or maybe you pass the Acropolis, the Colosseum
or the Pyramids on the way home, and you see hundreds of tourists around them.
These are all components of our environment, which have different shapes in different
localities but suffer from similar problems all over the world.
Themes