Sustainable development can be defined as a robust process which allows people to ascertain their ability and perfect their life quality in ways that enhance and protect the world. A community can apply development practices by developing social progress that decodes the needs of the society. Also, it can maintain economic development that are of high and stable levels. This can be made possible by integrating communities with essential facilities that people need in their daily life (Potthast, Thomas & Simon 32). These can be providing employment, social amenities like schools and hospitals.
Sustainable practices can be applied easily especially in designing the size of the community to ensure that jobs, housing, and daily needs can be accessed by everybody within a short distance. It is also important to locate activities where everybody can access them, within walking distance. According to Potthast, Thomas & Simon (32), Businesses in the community should ensure providence of various types of jobs to the residents in that community.
According to my opinion, this is not possible in the U.S context because it is an ecological debtor. It is apparent that the average US citizen uses very many resources compared to citizens of other countries. Potthast, Thomas and Simon (32) state that, out of evaluated countries, US appears to be the 46th greatest ecological debtor. Secondly, the report shows a series of practical and cogent policy measures that can be promoted today in the US in a more sustainable way. These included moving from an income tax to a consumption tax. Thus, this makes it impossible for US to apply the sustainable practices to its citizens.
Works Cited
Potthast, Thomas, and Simon Meisch. Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Ethical Perspectives on Land Use and Food Production. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2012. Print.
