Further support for sustainable cities.In February February: see month. 2004, representatives at the Asia and Pacific Leadership Forum adopted the Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. Declaration on Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union for Cities. The document stems from Agenda 21, recently reaffirmed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, and sets a goal of significantly improving the lives of at least 10% of the world's estimated 1 billion slum slum Densely populated area of substandard housing, usually in a city, characterized by unsanitary conditions and social disorganization. Rapid industrialization in 19th-century Europe was accompanied by rapid population growth and the concentration of working-class people dwellers. The declaration encourages cities to develop comprehensive strategies for not only economic development, but environmental protection as well, and notes the role that education and public health play in sustainable development. The declaration also notes the challenge that urban transportation poses to sustainable development, particularly in cities in the Asia/Pacific region. |
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