* Report defining the concept of sustainable development and its three dimensions: economic, ecological and human
** See the texts of the Brundtland Report on these subjects quoted in our Citations and Reference Documents sections.
Factors enabling this harmonious development include:
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the ability to meet basic needs
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health
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education (school, university, etc.)
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social equity
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social ties
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social cohesion
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education in a culture of peace, values, ethics, interpersonal, intercultural, critical and citizenship skills
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a sense of responsibility, or even more of a soul, for the fate of human beings, the living world and the planet
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awareness of the factors that destroy economies, ecosystems and human life, and of those who build them
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freedom of thought (…)
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Other references:
An article in the journal Développement Durable et Territoires (1) provides the following details on the human and social dimensions of sustainable development:
The human dimension of sustainable development can be understood as the search for a form of development that ensures the improvement of human well-being (or its maintenance), the latter being determined by personal characteristics (education, health, individual freedoms, etc.) or collective characteristics (social cohesion, level and distribution of wealth, etc.).
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human development in the strict sense, in particular the level of health, education and knowledge of individuals
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socially socially sustainable (which) can be understood as development that preserves
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the social cohesion of an entire society (and not just part of it)
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people’s access to social services and public goods
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passing on skills to future generations.
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(1) Human development, sustainable development and “developing countries”:
How to articulate and measure the different dimensions, Bruno Boidin, Nov. 7. 2004.
(Note: bolding and italics are our own).