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GCSE Geography · key term
Meeting people's needs today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR
Specification 3.1.2.2 · Paper 1, Paper 2
Managing resources to meet people’s needs today without preventing future generations from meeting their needs.
Paper 3
Assess environmental, economic and social sustainability rather than listing only environmental benefits.
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Meeting present needs without harming future generations’ ability to meet their own needs.
Specification 8.2c · Paper 2, Paper 3
Meeting present needs while maintaining the environmental resources, economic viability and social wellbeing needed to meet needs in the future.
Revise: Sustainability Frameworks and Ethical ConsumerismSustainability asks whether improvements can last without undermining future food security. This matters when considering how to feed a growing world population: a short-term improvement is less useful if it damages the resources or livelihoods needed to provide food in the future.
The ability to maintain benefits over the long term while protecting the environment, remaining economically viable and supporting people's wellbeing.