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Our Common Future - Brundtland Report
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| Brundtland Report ~ Our Common Future written by United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development |
| 1987. See the French version at Rapport Brundtland and the Index at Wikisource. |
Acronym List and Note on Terminology 
From One Earth to One World: An overview by the World Commission on Environment and Development
- I. The Global Challenge
- II. The Policy Directions
- III. International Cooperation and Institutional Reform
- IV. A Call for Action
Part I: Common Concerns
Chapter 1. A Threatened Future
- Symptoms and Causes
- New Approaches to Environment and Development
Chapter 2. Towards Sustainable Development 
- The Concept of Sustainable Development
- Equity and the Common Interest
- Strategic Imperatives
- Conclusion
Chapter 3. The Role of the International Economy
- The International Economy, the Environment and Development
- Decline in the 1980s
- Enabling Sustainable Deveropnent
- A Sustainable World Economy
Part II: Common Challenges
Chapter 4. Population and Human Resources
- The Links with Environment and Development
- The Population Perspective
- A Policy Framework
Chapter 5. Food Security: Sustaining the Potential Achievements
- Signs of Crisis
- The Challenge
- Strategies for Sustainable Food Security
- Food for the Future
Chapter 6. Species and Ecosystems: Resources for Development
- The Problem, Character and Extent
- Extinction Patterns and Trends
- Some Causes of Extinction
- Economic Values at Stake
- New Approach: Anticipate and Prevent
- International Action for National Species
- Scope for National Action
- The Need for Action
Chapter 7. Energy: Choices for Environment and Development
- Energy. Economy and Environment
- Fossil Fuels: The Continuing Dilemma
- Nuclear Energy: Unsolved Problems
- Wood Fuels: The Vanishing Resource
- Renewable Energy: The Untapped Potential
- Energy Efficiency: Maintaining the Momentum
- Energy Conservation Measures
- Conclusion
Chapter 8. Industry: Producing More with Less
- Industrial Growth and its Impact
- Sustainable Industrial Development in a Context
- Strategies for Sustainable Industrial Development
Chapter 9. The Urban Challenge
- The Growth of Cities
- The Urban Challenge in Developing Countries
- International Cooperation
Part III: Common Endeavours
Chapter 10. Managing the Commons
- Oceans: The Balance of Life
- Space: A Key to Sustainable Development
- Antarctica: Towards Global Cooperation
Chapter 11. Peace, Security, Development, and the Environment
- Environmental Stress as a Source of Conflict
- Conflict as a Cause of Unsustainable Development
- Towards Security and Sustainable Development
Chapter 12. Towards Common Action: Proposals for Institutional and Legal Change
- The Challenge for Institutional and Legal Change
- Proposals for Institutional and Legal Change
- A Call for Action
Annexe 2. The Commission and Its Work
Throughout this report, quotes from some of the many people who spoke at WCED public hearings appear in boxes to illustrate the range of opinions the Commission was exposed to during its three years of work. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission.
