Ecologically sustainable development

A variant of the term “sustainable Development”, emphasizing the underlying importance of ecological integrity to human life. The ecological component cannot however be separated from the economic and social components. Theoretically committed to the concept, the Commonwealth Government of Australia (1990) defined it as follows: “Ecologically sustainable development means using, conserving and enhancing the community’s resources so that the ecological processes on which life depends, are maintained, and the total quality of life, now and in the future, can be increased.”