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- Title: Sustainable Housing Development in Africa: Nigerian Perspective (Report)
- Author : International Business and Management
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: Economics,Books,Business & Personal Finance,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 84 KB
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INTRODUCTION The word "sustainability" is a very diverse subject. It is not limited to the environment. It equally has its relevance in all spheres of life including socio-cultural, economic and all development policies. The path to a truly sustainable society begins with the objective of improving and sustaining efficiency and safety in all forms of development. It is however a long-term process. The focus is on enhancing and sustaining an existing system or development over a period of time or life-span; thus the term sustainable development. The division for sustainable development of the United Nations defines a sustainable development as a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.(UNDESA, 1987). It is described as a development that reaches or maintains a sustainable state (Ott, 2003). It is the guiding principle for international environmental policy and decision-making in the twenty-first century (Braimoh and Osaki, 2010). The core or emphasis of sustainability or any sustainable development is observed in its ability to enhance efficiency in its entirety. Adams (2006) describes sustainable development in terms of economic growth, environmental protection and social progress known as the core of mainstream sustainability thinking, drawn in a variety of ways as pillars, concentric or interlocking circles of sustainable development. The resilience of a development in harmony with the environment makes it sustainable. In architectural terms, a "sustainable building" is such that enhances environmental protection, economic growth and social progress. It holistically complements the three pillars of sustainable development.
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