Definitions & Concepts
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Definitions
Sustainable Development
This source challenges the United Nation's definition of sustainable development.
Ben-Eli’s definition of sustainability is: “A dynamic equilibrium in the process of interaction between a population and the carrying capacity of its environment such that the population develops to express its full potential without producing irreversible adverse effects on the carrying capacity of the environment upon which it depends.”​​
Growth Mindset VS Fixed Mindset
Carol Dweck defines a person with a fixed mindset as someone that, “believes their qualities are carved in stone” and that they will always have a certain intelligence, certain personality, and certain moral character” (p.6). A growth mindset is, “based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts, your strategies, and help from others” (p.7).
Concepts
Sustainable Development
It contains within it two key concepts:
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the concept of 'needs', in particular, the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and
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the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's ability to meet present and future needs.”