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... In the past, many countries focused on meeting people's basic needs through social development, while environmental concerns were secondary. In the 1980s, environmental movements drew attention to the overexploitation of natural resources (Jibril 2011) and led to a shift toward sustainable development (Taiwo 2009). This approach, which is based on the idea that a nation's prosperity depends on both economic growth and the responsible use of resources, gained momentum with the Brundtland Commission's 1987 report. ...
January 2009