Sustainable Development Principles
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What is a key aspect of eco-friendly designs?

  • Centralized and top-down
  • Cyclic and mutually enriching (correct)
  • Exploitative and growth-oriented
  • Linear and mutually exclusive
  • Which concept promotes the optimal use of local resources and expertise?

  • Globalization and outsourcing
  • Import-dependent development
  • Decentralized production and self-sufficiency (correct)
  • Centralized planning and control
  • What is a key benefit of user-friendly designs?

  • Limited functionality and scope
  • Reduced accessibility and usability
  • Increased complexity and cost
  • Enhanced human capability and safety (correct)
  • What is a key principle of people-friendly designs?

    <p>Ensuring self-development and mutual fulfillment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of renewable energy systems?

    <p>Cyclic and renewable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of evolving technologies and systems for small scale production?

    <p>Holistic understanding and humanistic management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the driving force behind the development of holistic technologies for small scale production?

    <p>Dedicated R&amp;D efforts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a key aspect of humanistic organizational models in the context of small scale production?

    <p>Decentralized and participatory management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit of adopting holistic technologies for small scale production?

    <p>Reduced environmental impact and improved resource management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate goal of evolving technologies and systems for small scale production?

    <p>Achieving sustainable development and environmental balance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of developing technologies and systems with holistic objectives?

    <p>To render them conducive to sustainable human welfare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which approach to production is most aligned with the concept of holistic objectives?

    <p>Decentralized and local production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of design approach is implied by the concept of holistic objectives?

    <p>Human-centered design</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of technologies are likely to emerge from a holistic objectives approach?

    <p>Eco-friendly and renewable energy technologies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key benefit of managing local resources in accordance with holistic objectives?

    <p>Enhanced community involvement and control</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Criteria for Sustainable Development

    • Catering to appropriate needs and lifestyles of individuals
    • Eco-friendly, incorporating cyclic and renewable systems that are mutually enriching
    • People-friendly, ensuring self-development and mutual fulfillment in human beings
    • User-friendly, prioritizing safety, economy, and enhancing human capability

    Holistic Objectives

    • Promoting local self-sufficiency and optimal utilization of local resources and expertise
    • Developing technologies and systems with holistic objectives governed by right understanding
    • Rendering technologies conducive to sustainable human welfare

    Evolving Holistic Technologies and Systems

    • Need for an increasing and widespread thrust to evolve holistic technologies and systems
    • Dedicated R&D efforts working within the framework of right understanding
    • Development of technologies for small scale production
    • Humanistic organizational and management models

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    This quiz assesses your understanding of sustainable development principles, including catering to needs, eco-friendliness, and people-friendliness. It also covers local self-sufficiency and optimal resource utilization.

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