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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES (MED-002)
Tutor Marked Assignment
Course Code: MED-002
Assignment Code: Asst/TMA/2022-23
Marks: 100
Note: This assignmentis based on the entire course.
All questions are compulsory. Marks for the questions are shown withinbrackets on
the right-hand side.
Please answer in your ownwords; do not copy from the course material.
1. Explain the major issues and challenges which confront sustainable
development. Elucidate your answer with suitable examples.
(10)
2. Discuss the disadvantages of unsustainable development in industrialization. (10)
Describe methods to overcome them.
3. Differentiate between inter-generational and intra-generational equity and justice (10)
with suitable examples. Discuss by giving examples how gender disparity can
hamper environment protection and sustainable development.
4. How can sustainable use of natural resources help achieve sustainable
development?
(10)
5. Discuss various regional issues related to environment. Assess the initiatives
taken towards environmental protection to achieve sustainable development.
(10)
6. Describe various state and local development initiatives to address the inequality.
Substantiate your answer with suitable examples.
(10)
7. Explain the following in about 250 words each: (5×4=20)
(a) Community-based Civil Society Initiatives on Sustainable Development.
(b) Integration of Scientific and Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Development.
(c) Sustainable Agriculture Practices.
(d) Innovative Practices in Sustainable Development of Water and EnergyResources.
8. Explain the following in about 250 words each: (5×4=20)
(a) Cooperatives and Sustainable Development
(b) Sustained Livelihood
(c) Initiatives of the South Asian Countries towards the betterment of the
environment.
(d) Sustainable and non-sustainable activitie
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