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UPSC 2010: Sustainable development is described as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In this perspective, inherently the concept of sustainable development is intertwined with which of the following concepts ?
(a)Social justice and empowerment
(b)Inclusive Growth
(c)Globalization
(d)Carrying capacity
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) Carrying capacity
The Brundtland definition links sustainability to using natural resources at rates that do not exceed the environment’s ‘carrying capacity’—the maximum level an ecosystem can support without degradation. Social justice, inclusive growth or globalisation are relevant but not inherent to the definitional core, whereas carrying capacity is explicitly intertwined with the concept of sustainable development([iasexamportal.com](https://iasexamportal.com/Answer-Key/General-Studies-Solution-CSP-2010)).
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2010, GS Paper 1, as Question 62. It falls under Environment & Ecology > Environmental Governance & Legislation.
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