Table 1 The substantial principles of sustainability
From: Sustainability assessment of energy technologies: towards an integrative framework
Goals | Securing mankind's existence | Upholding society's productive potential | Keeping options for development and action open |
|---|---|---|---|
Rules | Protection of human health | Sustainable use of renewable resources | Equal access to education, information and an occupation |
Securing the satisfaction of basic needs | Sustainable use of non-renewable resources | Participation in societal decision-making processes | |
Autonomous self-support | Sustainable use of the environment as a sink | Conservation of the cultural heritage and of cultural diversity | |
Just distribution of chances for using natural resources | Avoidance of unacceptable technical risks | Conservation of nature's cultural functions | |
Compensation of extreme differences in income and wealth | Sustainable development of real, human and knowledge capital | Conservation of 'social resources' |