What is the definition of sustainable development?

AGrowth that satisfies current demands without jeopardising future generations' ability to fulfil their own needs

BConserving mineral wealth and exploring alternative energy sources while decreasing pollution and environmental impact

CCreating land and building projects so that they have a lower environmental effect by enabling fuel-efficient self-sufficiency

DAll of the above ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) All of the above

Explanation

Sustainable development is captured by all three descriptions together, and none can be dropped.

Meeting present demands without harming future generations' needs is the classic Brundtland definition.

Conserving minerals and finding alternative energy while cutting pollution is one practical face of it.

Designing land and buildings for lower impact through fuel-efficient self-sufficiency is another.

Each single description alone captures only a part of the whole idea.

The Brundtland Commission's 1987 report Our Common Future popularised the term.

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