Geology for

Sustainable Development
Introduction

Dr.rer.nat Doni Prakasa E Putra

CONTENT

• Global Challenge & Sustainable

Development
• Geology Resources Exploitation &
Sustainable Development
• Geohazards & Sustainable
Development
• Regional Spatial Planning &
Sustainable Development
Global Challenge
Global Challenge of the Future
• Renewable resources:
- Food Security – Sunlight, wind, wave energy
- Clean Water – Renew themselves over short
periods: timber, water, soil
- Resources • Nonrenewable resources: can be
depleted - Oil, coal, minerals

Source: Jhayden@UTnet.UToledo.edu
 Natural vs Geologic Resources
 Natural resources – useful material or environment

 Geologic resources – natural geological phenomena that can

be adapted for use by humans

 Limited quantity of use

Original amount/reverse (tons)
 Estimated lifetime (yrs) =
Rate of use (tons/year)
Distribution of mineral resources in Indonesia
Resources

A reserve is
resource whose
extent and grade are
known and for which
extraction is now
economically,
technologically and
politically feasible
LIFE EXPECTANCIES OF WORLD RESERVES
FOR SELECTED COMMODITIES
Non renewable resources
 Global Challenge of the Future
Pollution: Soil, Air and Water
 Level of Living/Quality of Life

Level of living (L)

RxExI
L=
P

R = resources Use of mineral and energy

E = energy resources positively
correlated with
I = Ingenuity (Intelligent)
Gross Domestic Product
P = population sharing
 Level of Living/Quality of Life vs Carrying Capacity

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 Sustainability: a goal for the future

 How can humans live within the

planet’s?

 Sustainability
– Leaves future generations
with a rich and full Earth
– Conserves the Earth’s natural
resources
– Maintains fully functioning
ecological systems of nature
Sustainability: a goal for the future

Our entire society rests upon – and is dependent upon

– our water, our land, our forests, and our minerals

How we use these resources influences our

health, security, economy and well being

J.F Kennedy, 1961

 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Development that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs

Other words

Balancing natural resources against human

resources and the rights of the present generations
against the rights of future generations
 Case History: Easter Island
• A small volcanic island with a
subtropical climate
• By the 16th century, a thriving
society with 15,000–30,000
people
• Europeans reached there in 17th
century, only 2000 people
struggling in a degraded
environment
• Reasons for collapsed society:
overpopulated, deforestation,
soil erosion, loss of agricultural
base, further conflicts and wars,
geographic isolation, and
geologic limitations
Case Study: Aral Sea
 Case Study: Aral Sea

1973 1987 1999

Case Study: Aral Sea

2004
Strategies of sustainable development

1. Identification of an area;
2. Reliable baseline information about areas
socioeconomic, environmental conditions
(especially major stresses, pressures, and
trends); The strategies promoting
3. Identification of all the stakeholders involved in sustainable development are
the process (local, regional, and national
government and NGOs); like a passport to enter a
4. Identification of rules to promote accountability; future with a new set of
5. Preparation of an action plan;
6. Monitoring system (who, how, and by whom); principles, ethics, and moral
7. Management system (what and which system to values guiding human beings
be used);
8. Disclosure (have transparency among various through the whole process.
stakeholder); and
9. Meetings (to discuss and track progress and any
negative responses).

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Role of Eng. Geologist

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 Ex. Role of Eng. Geologist

Environmental Impact Spatial Planning

Assessment (EIA) on (incl.Construction Plan)
the Geologic Resources by including Geological
Extraction Factors
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
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