Question

The concept of sustainable development encourages ___________.

• A. Form of growth that meets current basic needs
• B. Preservation of the resources for the need of future generation
• C. A change in respects of life
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

• Sustainable development was defined as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" by the Bruntland Commission Report when it was first introduced in 1987.
• We can also call it environmentally sustainable economic growth as it refers to economic development that meets the needs of all but without the overexploitation of natural resources.
  
• Due to sustainable development, an individual should also change his/her lifestyle in an attempt to reduce an individual's or society's use of the Earth's natural resources.

So the correct answer is option D.