商务英语阅读下册nit 16.pptx

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 ;Pre-reading questions 1.Have you ever heard sustainable development before? 2. What would you connect with sustainable development? Name one or two. 3. Do you think sustainable development important? Why or why not?; Nowadays, with the rapid economic growth, people are paying much interest in sustainable development, they are worrying about the deterioration of the environment they are living in, while they are enjoying the improvement of life quality. The term sustainable development was first popularized in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development. In essence, it is concerned with meeting the needs of people today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. ; 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 wealthie