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Sustainable Development Overview
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2009 The Natural Step
4 500 000 000 years
3 500 000 000 years
250 000 years
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“A development that meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs."
WCED 1987, Brundtland Rapporten,
Vår gemensamma framtid
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Are we becoming more or less
sustainable?
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We are in a funnel..
Dagens
situation
Ett hållbart
samhälle
Tid
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Earth Overshoot!
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Human needs
Subsistence
Idleness
Participation
Protection
Affection
Understanding
Creation
Identity
Freedom
Manfred Max-Neef et al
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Human Population Growth
World Population
2050 – 9.1 Billion
9
8
7
2007 – 6.56 Billion
6
Billions
5
4
3
1945 – 2.3 Billion
2
1
First Modern Humans
1776 – 1 Billion
250 Million
1492 – 500 Million
0
160,000
B.C.
Source: United Nations
100,000
B.C.
10,000
B.C.
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000
B.C. B.C. B.C. B.C. B.C. B.C. B.C.
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A.D.
1,000
A.D.
2,000
A.D.
2,150
A.D.
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Human Development Index &
Ecological Footpring of Nations (2005)
USA, Kuwait,
United Arab
Emirates
Sweden
Mauritius
Source: www.footprintnetwork.org
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The Good news: It’s possible
There is a Framework
Sustainability in media
2006-2008
Before 2006
Warnings
2006
Inconvenient Truth – threat and darkness
2007
It is here to stay and it is cool
2008 How to create business
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Waves of innovation
Source: The Natural Edge Project (2005)
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Life Cycle Exercise
Have you had a cup
of coffee today?
In groups:
-Draw the life cycle stages of the
coffee you’re going to enjoy in a few
minutes
- Identify main sustainability issues
along life cycle stages.
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