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Brundtland's Basic Needs Perspectives

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In contrast Brundtland uses the basic needs perspectives. Which merely focus on the provision of basic need for current generation without compromising the abilities of those to follow to meet and satisfy their daily needs (Brundtland, 1987). This definition recognized the dependency of humans on the environment to meet their needs and satisfy their well beings, and this does not only rest alongside exploiting resources but rather also inclusive of the ideas that: “ecology and economy are becoming more and more intertwined – locally, regionally nationally and globally”(Brundtland, 19987:5). In the report Brundtland(1987) shows the significance of the environment in terms of stressing that humanity depend on the environment for security and,meeting their basic needs. However this definition of ‘basic needs ‘ is rather to narrow, even the proponents of it base its concept on weak sustainability thesis.
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