Environment and Sustainable Development

Abstract

The scenario that is emerging due to increasing rural and urban population, rapid industrialization and technological interferences has threatened the fine balance which exists between man and environment. The growth of cities of excessive size creates many social and economic problems. The environment and development, of late, have emerged as the major themes of debate today. While development is necessary to tackle the demands of the increasing population, it is equally important to keep the environment as far as possible undisturbed in order to strike a balance between environment and development. Currently there is a great thrust on sustainable development. It is a development that meets the needs of the present without comprising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs. The purpose of present paper is to examine the state of the art of the environment and development.  .