HHD: Sustainablity
what is sustainabilty
meeting needs of the present without compronmising ability of future gens
what is economic sustainabilty
having average income in all countires to sustain decent standard of living
what is social sustainabilty
soceity that meets needs of all citizens can be motivated always
what is environmental sustainabilty
ensure natural environment used in a sustinable way that keeps resources for future
how economic sustainabilty supports h&wb
kids can go to school have friends social h&wb
ensure all people earn decent income and can access education,healthcare, mental h&wb less stress & anxiety
how social sustainablity supports h&wb
work is safe less likely to be in dangerous condtions better physical h&wb less injuries
better peace and security as adults can work, kids in school supportive friends
how environmental sustainabilty supports h&wb
if climate change is reduced less risk of natural disasters impacts mental h&wb less stress & anxiety
interelationship between economic, social, environmental sustainabilty
economic growth get job leads to income, can then get an education, if people are educated learn how to reduce waste and keep clean
united nation definition of human development
creating environment which people can devlop to full potential lead productive , creative lives according to their needs and interests
with human development people can
devlop to full potential
lead productive & creative lives
according to their needs & interests
human devlopment is when people have
access to knowledge
health
decent standard of living
human devlopment partcipate in
life of comminuity
descions affecting their lives
what is human development index
tool devloped by united nations to measure & rank countries level of social & economic devlopment
HDI 3 dimensions & indicators
long healthy life - LE at birth how long someone will live
knowledege - mean years of school average years of education by age 25 - expected years of schooling number of years kid goes to school from start school age
Gni per capita - Gross national income GPC overall income of country after debt has been paid to other countires divided by population of country
strengths of human devlopment index
good for analysing progress of a country overtime
provides one statistic to make a comparsion
limitation of human devlopment index
no data collected on how people feel about there lives & issues
HDI doesn't measure gender equlity