| A．Environment and sustainable development1．Emerging of environmental issuesThe activities of mankind production caused environmental pollution and damages named environmental issues. They are mainly land gradual desertification, loss of forest area, water deficiency, polluted water, damage of sea resources, air pollution, biodiversity degradation and so on. Environmental issues are the major threat to human surviving and development.2．Sustainable developmentThe thinking of sustainable development is the result of human continual cognition on environmental issues. It was put forward in the 20th century and has been emphasized in these days. It refers to meet the demand of present generation while do harmless to the demand and development of future generations.3．The dialectic relation between environment and developmentSociety, economy and environment belong to an organic integration. They are interdependent, interrelated and inter-restricted and have formed the compound system of human society. The rapid economic development will consume more resources and produce more environmental pollution and damages. Without economic development, environmental problems would not be solved easily. The fragile environment will bottleneck economic development. The good environment is the sound base for the rapid economic development and the overall progress of human society. Therefore, a pattern of coordinated development of society, economy and environment should be highlighted. Social, economic and environmental benefits should be pursued simultaneous.B. Integration of Environment and Development in Decision-making1．The put-forward of Integration of Environment and Development in Decision-making and its content1992 Rio-summit proposed the idea. Its content is that when making scientific decisions, full considerations of environment, economy and social development should be given. That is to say, the optimum joint of environment, economy and society should be selected from the very beginning of decision-making. The coordinated development would realize economic growth, social progress and environmental improvement.2．The necessity of integrating environment and development in decision-makingTo implement the integration of environment and development in decision-making is the result of environmental protection development and the requisite of social and economic progress. It is the important approach of preventing and controlling pollution and damages at root cause. 3．Factors of influencing the integration of environmental and developmental considerationsCognition, science, policy, legislation and regulation, coordination of different sectors are the major factors.4．Fundamental principles of implementing the integrationFundamental principles include sustainable development, the benefit integration of economy, society and environment, integration of prevention and control while taking prevention as the core, integration of economic rules and natural rules, paying equal emphasis on development and protection, comprehensive consideration and balance, and administration by laws and regulations.5．The application of the integrationThe integration of environment and development in decision-making could be applied in many practices, such as formulating regional guidance of economic and social development and regional strategy for development, the mid-term and long-term plan of national economic and social development, national land resource plan and the overall program of land utilization, city overall planning, special planning of industry, agriculture, poultry and husbandry, forestry, energy, water conservancy, transportation, tourism and natural resources utilization, making important economic and technological policies for economic and industrial structure adjustment, regional development, river basin development, urban and rural construction and development areas construction.C. Analysis of Integrating Environmental and Developmental Considerations in Decision-making in Ji...
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