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What is the Brundtland Commission’s brief definition of sustainable development?
What is the Brundtland Commission’s brief definition of sustainable development?
- Ensuring that development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (correct)
- Maximizing economic growth without considering the impact on future generations
- Focusing on short-term economic gains without concern for the environment
- Prioritizing the well-being of current generations over future generations
What does the Brundtland Commission imply when it mentions 'if current activities impose costs on the future'?
What does the Brundtland Commission imply when it mentions 'if current activities impose costs on the future'?
- Future generations should bear the costs of current activities
- Full compensation must be paid to future generations for any uncompensated costs (correct)
- There is no need to consider the impact of current activities on future generations
- Current activities should be prioritized over the well-being of future generations
What forms can compensation take, according to the Brundtland Commission?
What forms can compensation take, according to the Brundtland Commission?
- Increasing resource consumption without regard for future generations
- Maintaining the status quo without any changes
- New technologies providing substances and increasing the economic efficiency of resource usage (correct)
- Ignoring the impact of technology on resource usage
What must sustainable development allow for, according to the Brundtland Commission?
What must sustainable development allow for, according to the Brundtland Commission?
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What should sustainable development avoid, according to the Brundtland Commission?
What should sustainable development avoid, according to the Brundtland Commission?
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