In a certain sense, its 'intrinsic sustainability' was therefore not very great. ... To all this, Aristotle added a strong sense of nature's usefulness. ... In 1987, the UN-sponsored Brundtland Commission released "Our Common Future," a report that captured widespread concerns about the environment and poverty in many parts of the world. ... All of these events contributed to bring about the common concern for the environment and the advent of the idea of sustainable development was heralded. ... Weather-related disasters - especially African droughts and Asian floods - hav...

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Hardin contends Indians do not have a sense of dangerousness because they keep receiving supplies from others, and do not understand what causes their country to be even more poor is that a large amount of people share a few remaining resources. ... In short, Hardin thinks people should have a sense of awareness of common sharing, protect and learn to rebuild the resources needed as well as being educated about the surroundings, instead of being too busy for offering help for the poor. ...

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But more generally still, for survival in a world which is constantly becoming more complex, the common man needs systemic reasoning, which is also the reasoning of sustainable development. ... * The sixth principle, that of common natural heritage, strives to secure for the sake of all the vital nucleus of natural capital, i.e. untamed nature where it exists and the ultimate reserve of life...

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