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Sustainable Development

Sustainable development is the pursuit of economic and social progress that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own, integrating economic viability, social equity, and environmental protection into a single framework. It emphasizes the prudent stewardship of natur…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 40× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2769-2264 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Sustainable development is the pursuit of economic and social progress that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own, integrating economic viability, social equity, and environmental protection into a single framework. It emphasizes the prudent stewardship of natural resources, particularly Water, alongside climate resilience and inclusive gains in health, education, and livelihoods, and is operationalized internationally through the Sustainable Development Goals. Effective sustainable development depends on integrated governance that accounts for environmental limits and the trade-offs among growth, conservation, and welfare across scales. Water resources are a recurring focus, encompassing groundwater as both heritage and a key to regional development, Water-quality management, and the control of waterborne disease. Research in this area examines sustainable groundwater and Water management, permaculture and sustainable agriculture, women's engagement in environmental conservation, food safety, occupational and green-economy health considerations, the climate-land degradation-food security nexus, and the use of human-development indicators to monitor crises. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research across Water science, environmental management, agriculture, public health, and the social dimensions of development, supporting evidence-based approaches to resource sustainability, resilience, and equitable progress.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 40 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Sustainable Development, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Water (ISSN 2769-2264).

Journal editorial board
Ruth Pereira · Portugal Miklas Scholz · United Kingdom Yukinori SATO · Japan

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