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What is sustainable development? According to a lecture from geography class, the definition is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs. ... 1
The idea of sustainable development became an important issue at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro on June 13,1992. ... Officially known as “Agenda 21 is the Earth Summit Strategy To Save our Planet”3 is an important guideline to ensure sustainable development. It is composed of six major themes: i) The Quality of Life on Earth, ii) Efficient Use of the Earth’s Natural Resources, iii) The Protection of our Global Commons, iv) The Management of Human Settlements, v) Chemicals and Management of Waste and vi) Sustainable Economic Growth.
The first major theme, Quality of Life, deals with providing all inhabitants of the world with sustainable living conditions. ... 8 The final theme of Agenda 21 is Sustainable Economic Growth. ... Many countries have taken Agenda 21 into account and bettered themselves and continually improving to seek a better sustainable livelihood. One country that has set an excellent standard in terms of sustainable development is Japan.
Japan was made known to the world under the most unfortunate of circumstances. ... Japan became one of the most dominant countries(economically, technologically and socially) in the world, second only to United States. ... 4
Japan is an island country found on the eastern tip of Asia. ... Roughly 70% of Japan is a spread of mountains and forests. ... Japan’s natural resources are negligible minerals and fish.10
Japan is the ninth largest populated country in the world with 126,549,976(July 2000) people, of this 12 million plus resides in Tokyo, the Capitol City. ... The flag of Japan is called Hinomaru(rising sun). ... 11
Healthy co-operations between the government and industry, with excellent work ethics and mastery of high technology have propelled Japan to one of the leading economies of the world.
Approximate Word count = 1625
Approximate Pages = 6.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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