Understanding Sustainable Development, Standards, Indicators, and GNH
Explore the concept of sustainable development, learn about standards and indicators, and discover Gross National Happiness as a measure of human progress. Understand the importance of indicators, their characteristics, and their role in fostering sustainable development practices.
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SAFAA NASSER HASSAN 3RDCLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
STANDARDS AND INDICATORS: STANDARDS: ARE SPECIFIED VALUES OR CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED TO ALLOW COMPARISON WITH. INDICATORS: ARE MEASURED OR CALCULATED VALUES USED TO EVALUATE A PARTICULAR SUBJECT THROUGHOUT COMPARING THE RESULTS WITH THEIR STANDARD VALUES.
INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (SD) INDICATORS ARE TOOLS USED TO QUANTIFY QUALITY. IN GENERAL IT IS USED TO: - KNOW WHERE YOU ARE - WHERE YOU WANT TO GO - WHERE YOU ARE GOING / RETREATING TO - HOW FAR YOU HAVE GONE - WHY YOU HAVE NOT GONE FAR AND WHAT IS BLOCKING YOU?
INDICATORS CHARACTERISTICS: ALL SD INDICATORS HAVE THE FOLLOWING IN COMMON CHARACTERISTICS: 1- ALERT A PROBLEM BEFORE IT GETS TOO BAD. 2- HELPS TO RECOGNIZE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. 3- BUILD CLARITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 4- REFLECT A SENSE OF PURPOSE. 5- ILLUSTRATE RELATIONSHIPS. 6- SHOW TRENDS.
Gross National Happiness (GNH) GNH is an attempt to define life quality, and it is based on the assertion that true development of human society takes place when material and spiritual development occur side by side to complement and reinforce each other. The GNH is established on: - Promotion of equitable and sustainable socio-economic development - Preservation and promoting of cultural values - Conservation of the natural environment - Establishment of good governance
