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GCSE Geography · key term
Development that meets people’s present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR
Paper 2
Development that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Revise: Industry and the Physical EnvironmentSustainable development meets present needs without preventing future generations from meeting theirs. For industry, this means reducing resource use, pollution and waste while continuing to produce useful goods or services.
Paper 1
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Sustainable development means meeting present needs without compromising future generations’ ability to meet their own needs. In Mumbai, this involves improving quality of life while reducing pollution and managing resources effectively. A scheme is not necessarily sustainable simply because it builds something new: it must also be affordable, accessible and capable of being maintained.
Specification 5.2b · Paper 2, Paper 3
Development that meets people’s needs now without damaging the ability of future generations to meet their needs.