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What does sustainable development mean?

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Noun
  1. (ecology) Development which seeks to produce sustainable economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same by not exceeding the regenerative capacity of nature.
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This is the surest way to successfully attain sustainable development worldwide.
And we've got to deal with the environment, get a sustainable development running in this country.
They are saying the only route to sustainable development is partnership with business and self regulation of multinational corporations.
The challenge for the United States is to be an attractive example of what sustainable development can mean.
The organization hopes to produce successful models of sustainable development that can be replicated regionally.
Until that changes, and people at the grassroots are given a real voice, the goal of sustainable development will remain a pipe dream.

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