Sustainable development – the concept

by Antonio Pasolini on July 30, 2007

It has become part of our vocabulary, but the term ‘sustainable development’ wasn’t coined that long ago. It was first used by Gro Harlem Brutland, a Norwegian doctor, politician and diplomat, in the seminal article Our Common Future, written in 1987. The text is a must-read for all those concerned with the environment and the future of the planet.