noun phrase · academic

sustainable development

UK/səˌsteɪnəbl dɪˈvɛləpmənt/US/səˌsteɪnə·bəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt/sus·TAI·nable de·VEL·op·ment

Band 7+task2speaking

Development that meets present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet theirs.

Examples

Sustainable development requires long‑term planning and investment.

Many governments now include sustainable development targets in national policy.

Balancing economic growth with environmental care is core to sustainable development.

Band 8 sentence

True sustainable development requires policy coherence across transport, housing and energy sectors.

Collocations

  • promote sustainable development
  • sustainable development goals

Word family

sustainable adjectivesustainability noundevelopment noun

Common mistakes

sustain developmentsustainable development

sustainable developsustainable development

Say it for a higher band

5green growth6sustainable growth7+sustainable development

Synonyms

green development

Easily confused

sustainable growth

The government focused on sustainable growth, but critics asked for broader sustainable development measures.

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