Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Management and Gramothan, Jaipur

Department of Mechanical Engineering

8AG6-60.1: ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Lecture-10
Topic:- Sustainable Development and Sustainability:
Concepts and Principle

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Lecture Outcomes
After studying this lecture, a student will be able to-
 Define the Sustainable Development.
 Define the Sustainability.
 Discuss the Concepts of Sustainable Development.
 Discuss the Principle of sustainable development.

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Contents
• Sustainable Development
• Sustainability
• Concepts of Sustainable Development
• Principle of sustainable development
• United Nations and Sustainable Development
• Earth summit

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Sustainable Development
• Sustainable development is an organizing
principle for meeting human development goals
while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to
provide the natural resources and ecosystem
services on which the economy and society depend.

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• Sustainable development is Cont…

development that meets
the needs of the present
without compromising the
ability of future generations
to meet their own needs.
• As the concept of
sustainable development
evolved, All the focus
shifted towards economic
development, social
development and
environmental protection
for future generations. 5
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Sustainability
• Sustainability is the process
of maintaining change in a
balanced way, in which the
exploitation of resources, the
direction of investments, the
orientation of technological
development and
institutional change are all
in harmony and enhance
both current and future
potential to meet human
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Concepts of Sustainable Development

• The concept of sustainability consist of two main keys
concepts-
1. The concept of 'needs,' in particular the essential
needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority
should be given.
2. The idea of limitations imposed by the state of
technology and social organization on the environment's
ability to meet present and future needs.
• Thus the goals of economic and social development must be
defined in terms of sustainability in all countries — developed or
developing, market-oriented or centrally planned.
• Interpretations will vary, but must share certain general
features and must flow from a consensus on the basic concept
of sustainable development and on a broad strategic framework
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Cont…
• Development involves a progressive transformation of economy
and society. A development path that is sustainable in a physical
sense could theoretically be pursued even in a rigid social and
political setting.
• But physical sustainability cannot be secured unless development
policies pay attention to such considerations as changes in access to
resources and in the distribution of costs and benefits.
• Even the narrow notion of physical sustainability implies a
concern for social equity between generations, a concern that must
logically be extended to equity within each generation.
• Sustainability broadly includes these three parameters for
sustainable development.
1.Environment
2.Social
3.Economic
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Principle of Sustainable Development

• Sustainable development means to take economic
benefit which can help to raise the living standard of
the present generation without affecting the need
for future generation.
• It means to conserve resources without affecting its
quantity and quality.
• The main aim of sustainable development is to
balance among the population, various resources,
various aspects of environment and development.

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Some principles of sustainable development are as

follows: -
1. Conservation of Ecosystem
The ultimate aim of sustainable development is to conserve
the earth. It is to make the ecological system durable.
Preservation of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem is
necessary for the purpose.

2. Sustainable Development of Society

Sustainability of society depends on the availability of
healthy residence, balanced diet, adequate health service,
employment and quality education. If these elements are
developed and become available to the people in society, it
becomes a sustainable society. It assists in developing their
positive attitude towards nature and living beings. The
society is driven towards conserving the environment.
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Cont…
3. Conservation of Biodiversity
•It is necessary to conserve all the living beings in the world. People
should learn to conserve the natural resources in order to protect
the living beings. Sustainable development focuses on it.
•National and international programs for the conservation of
biodiversity should be conducted. There must be the coordination
among the programmes.

4.Population Control
People maintain their life by utilizing the limited means and
resources found on the earth. Due to population growth, human
needs like food, clothing, housing etc. increases, the means and
resources available in the world cannot be increased to meet the
requirements. So, population control and management are essential
for sustainable development. It will support the environmental
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Cont…
5. Conservation of Human Resource
People can play the vital role in the utilization and
conservation of the environment. The knowledge and
skill on caring of the earth should be developed. Human
resource is to be developed by providing education,
health care and training. Human resource contributes to
adopt the principles of sustainable development.

6. Increase in Peoples' Participation

Sustainable development cannot be maintained personally.
A joint effort of every individual is indispensable. In order to
translate the concept of sustainable development into
action, public participation should be increased. Therefore,
positive attitudes of public should be developed in every
programme of sustainable development.
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Cont…
7. Conservation of Cultural heritage
Sustainable development has emphasized the conservation
of social traditions, customs, religious places and cultural
aspects of people. Diverse cultural heritage is the invaluable
contribution of the society, but superstition should be
avoided. To conserve the cultural heritage is our duty. Its
conservation supports sustainable development.

8. Included within Carrying Capacity of Earth

Development work must be within the carrying capacity of the
earth. People cannot get those entire things that they require
from the earth immediately. The earth has limited resources. The
limited means and resources on the earth cannot be enough for
the unlimited means of people. Over-exploitation of the
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United Nations and Sustainable

Development
• 1983: Brundtland Commission/Report coined the
term sustainable development
• 1992: United Nations Commission on Sustainable
Development established to follow-up the Earth
Summit in Rio.
• 1996: Commission on Sustainable Development
(CSD) indicators published.
• 2001 and 2005: CSD indicators revised
• The CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development serve
as reference for countries to develop or revise national
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Earth summit
• Conference- United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development (UNCED), Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June, 1992
• Principal themes- Environment and sustainable development
• The message reflected the complexity of the problems facing
like poverty as well as excessive consumption by affluent
populations place damaging stress on the environment.
• Governments recognized the need to redirect international
and national plans and policies to ensure that all economic
decisions fully took into account any environmental impact.
• And the message has produced results, making eco-
efficiency a guiding principle for business and
governments as given below.
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Cont…
• Patterns of production — particularly the production of
toxic components, such as lead in gasoline, or poisonous
waste — are being scrutinized in a systematic manner by the
UN and Governments alike;
• Alternative sources of energy are being sought to replace
the use of fossil fuels which are linked to global climate
change;
• New reliance on public transportation systems is being
emphasized in order to reduce vehicle emissions, congestion in
cities and the health problems caused by polluted air and smog;
• There is much greater awareness of and concern over the
growing scarcity of water.
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Summary
• Sustainable Development.
• Sustainability.
• Concepts of Sustainable Development.
• Principle of sustainable development.
• United Nations and Sustainable Development
• Earth Summit

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References
 Handbook for Implementation of Provisions of Energy
Conservation Act, 2001, Version 1, 2019,
https://beeindia.gov.in/sites/default/files/Enforcement%20
Manual.pdf
 P. Venkataseshaiah and K.V. Sharma, Energy
Management, Wiley
 WR Murphy and C McKay, Energy Management, Elsevier
 Internet Sources

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