A2 GEOGRAPHY REVISION NOTES AQA DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALISATION

DEVELOPMENT &
GLOBALISATION
REVISION NOTES
(HUMAN GEOGRAPHY)

ECONOMIC VS ENVRIONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: development that meets the need of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Sustainability was first expressed in the form of environmental objectives to: 1) maintain ecological processes and life-support systems; 2) preserve
genetic diversity; 3) ensure…

The World Summit in New York (2005) stated that to be effective, action on sustainability must involve cooperation across three sustainability pillars: environment, society and economy
ENVRIONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY INDEX (ESI): sustainability has multiple dimensions and distinct challenges for developed v. developing countries;
Developed = must find ways to manage the…