Arrange the following events related to sustainable development in chronological order.
A. The emergence of concept of development
B. Publication of the Limits to Growth
C. Publication of the Population Bomb
D. Publication of Our Common Future
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C, B, D
A. The emergence of concept of development — first. In the post World War II era, development was taken to mean economic growth.
C. Publication of the Population Bomb — second. Ehrlich published it in 1968.
B. Publication of the Limits to Growth — third. Meadows and others published it in 1972.
D. Publication of Our Common Future — last. The Brundtland Commission gave this report in 1987.
NCERT (2026-27): “The concept of development is dynamic and has evolved during the second half of twentieth century. In the post World War II era, the concept of development was synonymous to economic growth which is measured in terms of temporal increase in gross national product (GNP) and per capita income/per capita consumption.” “The notion of sustainable development emerged in the wake of general rise in the awareness of environmental issues in the late 1960s in Western World. It reflected the concern of people about undesirable effects of industrial development on the environment. The publication of ‘The Population Bomb’ by Ehrlich in 1968 and ‘The Limits to Growth’ by Meadows and others in 1972 further raised the level of fear among environmentalists in particular and people in general.” “Concerned with the growing opinion of world community on the environmental issues, the United Nations established a World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) headed by the Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. The Commission gave its report (also known as Brundtland Report) entitled ‘Our Common Future’ in 1987.” |