Open AccessSustainability: an Essential Concept for Current and Upcoming Technological Practices
Author(s) -
Ankur Dixit,
Rajiv Chaudhary
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/804/1/012023
Subject(s) - sustainability , sustainable development , political science , environmental planning , field (mathematics) , environmental resource management , engineering ethics , business , engineering , geography , economics , ecology , mathematics , pure mathematics , law , biology
The Agenda 2030 of the United Nations organisation aims at sustainable development of each country by the end of the upcoming decade. The agenda comprises of the 17 SDGs i.e sustainable development goals for the liveable and sustainable life on the planet Earth. In last two decades, the concept of sustainability has been extensively defined with coinciding different viewpoint and assessments. This paper comprises the history, definition, affecting factors, challenges and opportunities in the field of sustainable development for the new decade researchers and engineers.