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SEEU Review Volume 5, No. 2, 2009
Contemporary challenges of the concept
for sustainable development
Zoran Sapuric, PhD and Vullnet Zenki, MSc.
*Institute for Environment and Health-SEEU
Abstract
The development of the concept for sustainable development is one of the
main topics of the modern world . This concept gets into every sphere of the
human existence. The sustainable development is an open concept which
outlines the needs for changes of the economic and social development
which have to be related to the needs for protection and advancement of the
environment. The unsustainable usage of natural resources resulted in global
threat to the environment, and according to many evidences by different
world scientists, even in a threat to the human survival in general. Therefore
the awareness that urgent measures need to be undertaken is increasing
constantly, which means a more intensive implementation of this concept at
a global level. But, global activities mean measures and activities at a
national, regional and local level as well.
The successful implementation of the concept of sustainable development
means series of activities towards the development of new technologies
oriented towards the more sustainable and ecologically cleaner production,
energy efficiency, and a greater energy production from renewable sources,
as well as a scientific, economic and social progress from which the global
society will benefit. This also implies reduction of poverty and balance of
huge disproportions in the development, as well as intensive caretaking for
the needs of future generations. This modern concept is one of the most
serious challenges the humanity is facing with nowadays.
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