It is positive that in all this, the world has recently experienced a technological revolution associated with the advent of the information age, thanks to which others can learn from others and have access to technology via the Internet, where the whole world is a virtual laboratory, and knowledge is available to everyone. Now even the most isolated countries have access to the outside world through the Internet and satellite portals.
Chapter 2
The world is unfair, but progress is not inevitable. Society must develop in a sustainable way, there must be basic rules and obligations that must be observed.
Progress cannot be resisted. Progress is a broad concept, it is not only what is productive, but also what can be destructive. Progress is a great word, but at the same time history shows that progress is a form of violence. The concept of progress is not just an idea, it is a complex and controversial concept. Progress is a double edged sword, progress is a value that propagates to variables. Progress can be good or bad. Progress is the basis for the birth of new ideas, progress is the basis for the birth of changes and new opportunities. Progress is the root of social inequality, social exclusion and social violence. As a result, the notion that we can control progress is a delusion. We must ask ourselves the question: Do we need progress and do we need development in general of everything that surrounds us?
In ancient Greek philosophy, there are two concepts: being and becoming. Being is that which is eternal, and that is actually what is most important. And becoming is secondary, changeable. And thats how much being is in becoming, so becoming is so good. That is, development in itself, it in itself is not a fact that is good. If this change from something to something contains more of the eternal, then it is good. If there is little eternal in him, then this is no progress, this is actually a regression. And the development of Western political thought and, in general, Western philosophy has come to the point that in modern times, being as such is generally discarded, and good or bad is already within this becoming. What is it about: everything from which development comes is good, more precisely, everything from which it is bad, and everything to which it is good, that is, everything that was yesterday is necessarily bad, everything that will be tomorrow is necessarily good. Because progress itself has become a religion. Progress itself has become eternal, we believe that any qualitative change is necessarily progress, although a qualitative change can be a regression. We can move from something to something and go down. But there are social relations in which there should be no changes, that there are things, primarily related to ethics, which are based on such transcendental truths that should not be revised. The new socio-economic model should be sustainable, equal and fair, and Western civilisation says that everything should be reviewed constantly. This permanent revision makes the current socio-economic model even more unstable and is almost in a state of collapse.
Chapter 3
There is a need to revisit the ancient Greek concepts and introduce new most important modern meanings into being. While green projects are virtually unheard of, this does not mean that green sustainable development is gone forever. There is no doubt that sustainable development is an objective necessity. This is something that will continue regardless of how current global events play out now or in the future.
The term «green sustainable development» was first used and coined by Professor Michael Charles Tobias, President of the non-governmental organisation Green World Campaign between 1984 and 2003. In August 1987, Gro Harlem Brundtland, in its report to the UN, first used the term «sustainable development» as «development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs» in the context of what is now called the «green economy».
The principle of sustainable development was further defined and developed after the publication of the Brundtland report and in 1992 was included in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. Further, the Green Sustainable Development (GSD) concept was developed by Professor Kwon-Soo Ha in 2002 as an approach to clean energy and an alternative to fossil fuels to achieve sustainable development. Professor Kwon-Su Ha believed that at the beginning of the 21st century, humanity faced a serious crisis in the control of global warming and it was time to create a new global system of sustainable development. However, Professor Kwon-Soo Ha noted the excessive use of the term «green», when everything that is green is considered good, and any movement of green is considered progressive. First of all, due to such a misunderstanding of the meaning of the term «green», various interpretations and not entirely correct use of this term were formulated, which, according to Professor Kwon-Su Ha, became problematic. In 2003 in New York City, the GREEN TIDE conference participants were introduced to this idea and decided to use the concept of green sustainable development in an existing global network of projects.
Green and sustainable development creates a pyramidal structure of the population, where the top layer of this structure is occupied by people involved in green sustainable development, who follow an appropriate lifestyle. The second level is occupied by people who support sustainable green development through their purchasing, advertising and promotion decisions. The third level is occupied by people whose lifestyle is complemented by the lifestyle of sustainable green development, but are not yet part of the undertaking. The fourth level is occupied by those who did not choose this way of life, but were influenced by it. The fifth level is occupied by those who have learned about the existence of green sustainable development and have accepted its characteristics. The sixth level is the base of the pyramid and the people who were not affected in any way.
Green communities are a response to the urgent need of mankind to unite around a common concern for the environment and a sustainable future, as well as finding a balance between economic growth and the relationship between man and nature.
Achieving such a goal requires not only the support of governments, private business and the general public, but also a clear understanding of the problems and the need for action. An important mechanism for communication and involvement is the presentation of green communities as new ideas and concepts, models that deal with issues of sustainable development and environmental conservation.
For a long time, the solution to the problem of sustainable development was: «More research is needed.» The solution for green sustainability sustainability is to act on what we know and dont need to explore.
The solution to the problem of sustainable development lies not in additional research, but in the implementation of what we already know and what does not need to be researched.
«Green sustainable development» is the concept of solving the problem of sustainable development in the 21st century.
Ecosystems provide a wide range of «goods» for human well-being, including clean water and air, food, medicine, and recreation.