Sustainable development is one of the most important issues to the progression of human beings in the 21st century. Since the last century, human being have created huge physical fortunes and pushed civilization greatly forward. Meanwhile, many regional and global problems have emerged, such as the rapid increasing population, excessive consumption of natural resources, environmental pollution, and ecological destruction. These problems negatively influence economic development and people’s living standards, further endangering the existence and development of human beings, impacting on the continuation of human civilization and the future of the earth.
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Yubin, S., Jing, H. (2007). GSSD-China. In: Choucri, N., Mistree, D., Haghseta, F., Mezher, T., Baker, W.R., Ortiz, C.I. (eds) Mapping Sustainability. Alliance For Global Sustainability Bookseries, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6071-7_8
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