Lele (1991):

In 1980 the international union for the conservation of nature coined sustainable development as a term, focusing on ecological preservation (diversity, living resources etc.), but did not deal with economic and political order. I.E. it dealt with the environment but not development.
One current view is that SD is a process with ecological sustainability as a key objective.
Repetto 1986 tried to express SD as: 1] scientific realities, 2] consensus on ethical principles and 3]consideration of long term self-interest.
Bartelmus 1986: environmental degradation impoverishes those dependent directly on the natural environment for survival (subsidence farming/agriculture). Visa versa development must be mindful of this as the two are mutually reinforcing long term.
SD must tackle these areas: 1] environmental degradation as is ultimately affects the entire population not just the poor, even if at different rates/times. 2] Traditional development including providing basic needs, productivity of resources and economic gain. 3] Participatory for the population.
Weaknesses of SD theory include the fact that it has chosen to isolate certain factors but ignore others, furthermore conceptual inconsistencies exist internally on poverty, development and environment especially on how they are linked as a system.

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