What is sustainable development? Well, think about your children, your grandchildren, their grandchildren, etc. Do you want there to be enough resources on Earth to support them so they can live like you did or do you want them to live like in the futuristic movies and have to go live in a space shuttle or on another planet because all of Earth's resources have been used up above? Almost everyone wants their children to enjoy the luxuries they have had in their lives and that is where sustainable development comes in. The International Institute for Sustainable Development states that "sustainable development is development that meets meets the needs of the present without compromising the capacity of future generations. to meet their own needs. » (What is sustainable development?) The definition pretty much sums up what it is, but how to put it into practice, especially since it is human nature to think of myself first and that I want it now and not then. development must be practiced by the whole world, both in developed and developing countries. The reason why a country cannot sustain itself is because not all countries have enough resources to last these five hundred years. Another reason is that what one country does affects other countries, not necessarily neighboring countries; they could be thousands of miles across the ocean. Who ever thought that the pollution that occurs in the United States could affect air quality in Asia and that pesticides sprayed in Argentina could affect fisheries in Australia? (What is sustainability?) These are just two examples and there are many more where this comes from. Sustainability plays a role in environmental justice by allowing future generations who cannot yet defend themselves to have a chance in the middle. of paper... and he is at his highest level. Works Cited “Iddbirmingham”. Home Archives Podcasts Does sustainable development in Brundtlands need a human dimension? " - Environment. Np, nd Web. April 20, 2014. "Sustainable development: a critique of the standard model." Leonardo Boff. Np, nd Web. April 20, 2014. "What is sustainable development?." Np , April 20, 2014. Web April 20... 2014. .