Answer to Question #118970 in Economics for Soraya

Question

Which perspective of sustainable development is of the view that we should revise our demands on the earths resources so as to live within it's limits? 1. Weak sustainability 2. Moderate sustainability 3. Strong sustainability 4. None of the above

Answer 1

Unlike weak sustainability, strong sustainability puts the emphasis on ecological scale over economic gains. This implies that nature has a right to exist and that it has been borrowed and should be passed on from one generation to the next still intact in its original form.

So, the correct answer is 3.