{"id":8425,"date":"2025-06-25T08:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T06:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.grainesdepaix.org\/ressources\/sustainable-development-the-human-dimension\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T15:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:51:46","slug":"sustainable-development-the-human-dimension","status":"publish","type":"ressource","link":"https:\/\/academy.grainesdepaix.org\/en\/ressources\/sustainable-development-the-human-dimension\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable development: the human dimension"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"parent-fieldname-text\">\n<p>* Report defining the concept of sustainable development and its three dimensions: economic, ecological and human<br \/>** See the texts of the Brundtland Report on these subjects quoted in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grainesdepaix.org\/fr\/ressources\/sinspirer\/citations\" target=\"_self\">Citations<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grainesdepaix.org\/fr\/ressources\/references\" target=\"_self\">Reference Documents<\/a> sections.<\/p>\n<p>Factors enabling this harmonious development include:  &nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>the ability to meet basic needs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>health<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>education (school, university, etc.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>social equity<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>social ties  &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>social cohesion<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>education in a culture of peace, values, ethics, interpersonal, intercultural, critical and citizenship skills<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>a sense of responsibility, or even more of a soul, for the fate of human beings, the living world and the planet<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>awareness of the factors that destroy economies, ecosystems and human life, and of those who build them<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>freedom of thought (&#8230;)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><b>Other references:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>An article in the journal <i>D\u00e9veloppement Durable et Territoires (1)<\/i> provides the following details on the <i>human <\/i>and <i>social<\/i> dimensions of sustainable development:<\/p>\n<p>The <i>human dimension<\/i> 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 <i>personal <\/i> characteristics (education, health, individual freedoms, etc.) or <i>collective <\/i> characteristics (social cohesion, level and distribution of wealth, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>It includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><b>human development<\/b> in the strict sense, in particular the level of health, education and knowledge of individuals<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>socially <\/b><b><i>socially sustainable<\/i><\/b> (which) can be understood as development that preserves<br \/>(and if possible improves):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>the social cohesion of an entire society (and not just part of it)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>people&#8217;s access to social services and public goods<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>passing on skills to future generations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(1) <b><\/b>Human development, sustainable development and &#8220;developing countries&#8221;:<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  How to articulate and measure the different dimensions, Bruno Boidin, Nov. 7. 2004.<\/p>\n<p>(Note: bolding and italics are our own).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Report defining the concept of sustainable development and its three dimensions: economic, ecological and human** See the texts of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"ressources-theme":[],"category-ressources":[275],"class_list":["post-8425","ressource","type-ressource","status-publish","hentry","category-ressources-dictionary"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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