Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
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Sustainability: Term first used in 1987 by writers of United Nations report
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Lecture aim: Analysis of the 1 surrounding sustainability
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Sustainable development: Development that will meet the needs of both present and future 2
Myth 1:
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No mention of the 3 in original definition
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Original focus: poorer nations should have the same 4 to natural resources as richer nations
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This would help them achieve better 5 conditions
Myth 2: 'Green' vs Sustainable
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Key difference: unlike 'green', 'sustainable' is not always associated with things that are natural
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For the sustainability lobby, the key problem is finding 6 to develop technology
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Sustainability lobby is prepared to 7 nuclear energy
Myth 3: Role of technology
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Introduction of battery stations on 8 is an example of new business thinking, not new technology
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Agriculture: some farmers plant crops like sunflowers which don't use much water, unlike 9
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Greater use of water is a result of changes in our 10