UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPTS OF SUSTAINABILITY

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Sustainability today 1: Weak and strong sustainability

In this video, you will learn about two important concepts: “weak sustainability” and “strong sustainability”.

We will discuss the differences and how these relate to the idea of intergenerational justice. One big challenge is that future developments can’t be predicted. So how can these ideas be integrated into current research?

This link to the World Bank website will show you an example of the joint capital approach mentioned in the video.

Author: Frank Krysiak

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