Sustainable Rural Development (SRD)
 
Definition of Sustainability
Introduction
What is new?
Research Concepts
  Definition of Sustainability
  Dimensions of Development
  Development Cycles
Research Activities
  Databases
  Tables, Figures, Maps
  Workshop
  RAPS-China (Description)
  RAPS-China: Order Form
Research Output
  Publications (downloadable)
  CD-ROMs
Project Documents
  Research Plan
Project Organization
  SRD Activity Map
  Staff
  Collaboration
  YSSP
  External Research Project
  Contact
 
In our research on sustainable rural development we use the following definition from the UN Food and Agricultural Organization in Rome:
 
 
"Sustainable development is the management and conservation of the natural resources base, and the orientation of technological and institutional change in such a manner as to ensure the attainment and continued satisfaction of human needs for present and future generations. Such sustainable development in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors conserves land, water, plant and animal genetic resources, is environmentally non-degrading, technically appropriate, economically viable and socially acceptable." (FAO, 1988)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

Last updated: February 10, 2005 (GKH)