可持续发展：旧调新谈(有声)
William C. Clark: 'Sustainability isn't a new concept'
Today William C. Clark of Harvard on how sustainability isn’t a new concept.
William C. Clark: Sustainability, or sustainable development, is a concept that’s been probably around since the first farmers or hunters.
We asked Dr. Clark for the current definition of ‘sustainable development.’
William C. Clark: A view that human well-being couldn’t be advanced over the long run without treating the environment carefully enough that you didn’t undermine the very productive base of your activity. Reciprocally(相反地), that you couldn’t do environmental protection unless you recognize the needs of people to advance their well-being and livelihoods and economies while conserving the environment.
Clark said the concept has immediate relevance in the developing world.
William C. Clark: Two billion people around the world have their livelihoods just immediately connected to how well they do farming, or pastoralism(畜牧), or fishing. In other words, sustainability issues are right in the frontier of their activities. And when they fail, they go hungry or they die. So in that sense, sustainability is a world direct and immediate issue. It’s not a long term, distant global phenomenon.
Clark’s research focuses on how societies can use science and technology to learn to live sustainably. EarthSky is a clear voice for science. We’re at .
