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A needs assessment is a systematic process for determining and addressing needs, or "gaps", between current conditions, and desired conditions, or "wants". [1]Needs assessments can help improve policy or program decisions, individuals, education, training, organizations, communities, or products.
Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. [1] [2] The aim is to have a society where living conditions and resources meet human needs without undermining planetary integrity.
This is because the needs of the present generation are actually not met today. Instead, economic activities to meet present needs will shrink the options of future generations. [118] [5]: 27 Another criticism is that the paradigm of sustainability is no longer suitable as a guide for transformation. This is because societies are "socially and ...
In his 1844 Paris Manuscripts, Karl Marx famously defined humans as "creatures of need" or "needy creatures" who experienced suffering in the process of learning and working to meet their needs. [9] These needs were both physical needs as well as moral, emotional and intellectual needs.
Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment. [1] Sustainable development means that we should exploit our resources carefully to meet our present requirement without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
A living wage is defined as the minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs. [3] This is not the same as a subsistence wage, which refers to a biological minimum, or a solidarity wage, which refers to a minimum wage tracking labor productivity. Needs are defined to include food, housing, and other essential needs such as ...
Energy is sustainable if it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." [1] [2] Definitions of sustainable energy usually look at its effects on the environment, the economy, and society. These impacts range from greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution to energy poverty and ...
A Bakweri farmer working on his taro field on the slopes of Mount Cameroon, 2005 Subsistence farmers selling their produce, 2017. Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow crops on smallholdings to meet the needs of themselves and their families. [1]