BPE 23202

Advanced Urban Planning

LECTURE 4

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Indera Syahrul Mat Radzuan & Sr. Zarina Shamsudin
Contents:

1.0 Definition
2.0 Feature of Sustainable development
3.0 Pillars fr Sustainable Development
 Defination

Sustainability
can be defined as the practice of maintaining
processes of productivity indefinitelynatural or
human madeby replacing resources used with resou
rces of equal or greater value without
degrading or endangering natural biotic systemsSustai
nability is a function of social, economic,
technological and ecological
The United Nations
World Commission on Environment and D
evelopment
(WCED) in its 1987 report
Our Common Future defines sustainable
development: "Development that meets t
he needs of the present without compromi
sing the ability of future generations to me
et their own needs."
Sustainable development

The organizing principle for sustaining finite resources necess

ary to provide for the needs of future generations
of life on the planet.
It is a process that envisions a desirable future state for
human societies in which living conditions and resource-use c
ontinue to meet human needs without undermining the "integri
ty, stability and beauty" of natural biotic system.
 s tai n ab l e
f o r S u
Pillars
l op m e n t
Deve
The Pursuit of Sustainable Development requires:
a political system that secures effective citizen participation in decision m
aking.
an economic system that is able to generate surpluses and technical
knowledge on a self-reliant and sustained basis
a social system that provides for solutions for the tensions arising from di
sharmonious development.
a production system that respects the obligation to preserve the
ecological base for development,
a technological system that can search continuously for new solutions,
an international system that fosters sustainable patterns of trade and
finance, and
an administrative system that is flexible and has the capacity for
self-correction.
Dr Indera Syahrul & Sr Zarina
Shamsudin