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Unit Sixteen ;了解什么是可持续发展 可持续发展包括哪些内容 人口增长、社会发展与可持续发展的关系 谁应对可持续发展负责 人是维持可持续发展的根本因素;sustainable development economic development social harmony environmental protection human beings ;Text Fast Reading I Fast Reading II ; People often misinterpret sustainable development as focusing solely on environmental issues. In reality, sustainable development is a much broader concept which emphasizes the balance and integration of the three sustainability pillars of economic development, social harmony and environmental protection. Human beings should sustain the earth resources while seeking development. Human consumption should be occurring at a rate within Earths capacity to support it. People should care the habitats and development of the future generations besides the interests and rights of theirs today. ; Population growth and the developmental pressures spawned by an unequal distribution of wealth are two major driving forces that are altering the earth in ways that threaten the long-term health of humans and other species on the planet. Human health is dependent on the healthy functioning of the earths ecosystem. These systems would be overwhelmed if all of the earths inhabitants were to match the consumption patterns of wealthier nations. ; Let’s take the development of the Asia and Pacific region for example. Over the past 40 years economic growth in this region has been impressive and has resulted in dramatic poverty reduction. However, rapid economic expansion has also had environmental and social costs. Growth has generated high levels of resource consumption, pollution and waste, with the costs of environmental degradation estimated at 4-8% of GDP in many countries. Asian cities are plagued by dirty air, low levels of sanitation, and scarce water supplies. In rural areas, ecosystems are strained by the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources. ; Sustainable development requires alterations in the lifestyle of the wealth