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'''Sustainable development''', a concept that was introduced globally in the UN report "Our Common Future" (1987), known as the [[Brundtland Report]]. It defines sustainable development as development that "... meet present needs without compromising those of future generations to meet their needs".
Sustainable development has three components:
* Ecological sustainability
* Social Sustainability
* Economic sustainability