Abstract
The concept of sustainability received worldwide recognition as a result of a report that was published in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development (known as the Brundtland Commission), titled "Our Common Future". The commission developed today's generally accepted definition of sustainability, stating that sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The three main pillars of sustainable development include economic growth, environmental protection, and socio-political sustainability. While many people agree that each of these three ideas contributes to the overall idea of sustainability, it is difficult to find evidence of equal levels of initiatives for the three pillars in governmental policies worldwide.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Computational intelligent data analysis for sustainable development |
| Editors | Ting Yu, Nitesh V. Chawla, Simeon Simoff |
| Place of Publication | U.S.A. |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 1-24 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781439895948 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- sustainable development
- environmental quality
- data processing
- mathematical models
