Key for Planet Association 4Planet is promoter of a new no-profit association aiming to develop the renewable energy concept and sustainability; the Key for Planet Association is going to be operative in the immediate future. Sustainability is one of the most widely discussed concepts in development at present. Most people see it primarily in ecological terms. We suggest a broader conceptualization. We consider a development model sustainable to the extent that it: • Improves or at least maintains the material quality of life of the population. • Expands or at least maintains access to any entitlements necessary for economic security and personal dignity, particularly of vulnerable groups. • Expands or at least maintains the number of people obtaining access to production resources adequate for a decent life or employment at reasonable wages. • Reduces the level of social and economic inequalities, or at least does not exacerbate them. • Expands or at least maintains basic political and individual rights. • Improves or at least maintains productive resources including land, water, flora and fauna. For many years the Kerala Model has met most of these criteria. Few models elsewhere have come so close to fulfilling all the demands of sustainability. This results from the features of the Kerala Model. The old Kerala Model fostered a literate, healthy, motivated population with a sense of purpose, involvement, commitment to ideals, and a generally optimistic future orientation. These achievements—along with the expectation of high material quality of life indicators and willingness to organize and carry out mass actions—give Kerala significant resources with which to build a new model appropriate to todays circumstances.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:34:06 +0000
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