Global Challenges in the Late 1980s
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What is the term used to describe the development that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations?

  • Unsustainable development
  • Rapid development
  • Economic development
  • Sustainable development (correct)
  • Why was sustainable development proposed as a solution in the late 1980s?

  • To promote rapid economic growth
  • To accelerate industrial development
  • To address the projections for population growth (correct)
  • To widen the inequality gap
  • What were some of the problems with globalisation that led to the proposal of sustainable development?

  • Improved access to clean water and health care
  • Widening inequality gap and alarming population growth (correct)
  • Decreasing population and environmental degradation
  • Lack of technological advancement and trade barriers
  • What was the official definition of sustainable development in 1987?

    <p>Development that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were some of the challenges that sustainable development aimed to address?

    <p>Lack of access to clean water, climate change, and decreasing biodiversity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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