Sunday, November 12, 2006

Sustainable development

"sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"

The objectives of:
  1. economic growth
  2. social development
  3. protection of the environment

rely on knowledge resources, sientific research and technical expertise (UNESCO, Towards Knowledge Societies, 2005, p141-142).

Autonomous knowledge production and technological innovation, within a framework of sustainable development, are seen as keys to agency rather than determinism.

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