Human Development

Human development:

• Creating an environment in which people can participate in decisions that affect their lives, expand their knowledge and choices, opportunities for a productive and creative life, participate in the lives of the community, lead long and heathy lives, essential resources for a decent standard of living

Economic characteristics of high-income countries:

• Wide range of industries

• Opportunities for global trade

• High average incomes

• Lower levels of poverty

Environmental characteristics of high-income countries:

• Food security

• Adequate housing

• Adequate infrastructure

• Access to safe water and sanitation

• High levels of CO2 emissions

Social characteristics of high-income countries:

• High levels of employment

• High levels of education

• Access to technology

• Developed health systems

Economic sustainability:

• Ensuring the average incomes in all countries are adequate to sustain a decent standard of living and continue to rise in line with inflation and living costs in the future for all countries

• Innovation and diversity of industries

• Employment

• Economic growth

• Trade

Social sustainability:

• Social sustainability can be defined as creating an equitable society that meets the needs of all citizens and can be maintained indefinitely.

• Elimination of poverty

• Gender equality

• Access to safe and decent working conditions

• Promotion of legal rights

• Peace and security

Environmental sustainability:

• Environmental sustainability relates to ensuring the natural environment is used in a way that will preserve resources into the future.

• Biodiversity

• Use of natural resources

• Waste removal and pollution

• Climate change

Global trends:

• World trade:

  • The exchange of goods and services between different countries

• Mass migration:

  • Movement of large groups of people from one geographical area to another

• Climate change:

  • Changing weather patterns

  • Rising sea levels

  • Extreme weather events

• Conflict

• Tourism