Analysis of The Brundtland Commission's Our Common Future

Name: Analysis of The Brundtland Commission's Our Common Future
Brand: Macat Library

Macat Library

An Analysis of The Brundtland Commission's Our Common FutureAuthor(s): Ksenia Gerasimova\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Macat International Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Macat International Limited\nISBN-13: 9781912302345, 978-1912302345\nSynopsis\nOur Common Future is a joint work produced in 1987 by a United Nations commission headed by former Norwegian Prime Minister, Gro Brundtland. Also known as The Brundtland Report, it offers a classic approach to problem solving by first asking a productive question. \n\nHow do we protect the world we live in for future generations, while at the same time stimulating economic and social development right now? The solution the work proposes is sustainable development, defined in the report as humanitys ability to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The key conclusion the report came to that we need long-term strategies to manage the earths natural res.