Sustainable Development In Mauritius

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Title: Planning for sustainable development: Case study – Mauritius Principal Speaker Baguant-Moonshiram, Yashwaree Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mauritius; k.baguant@uom.ac.mu Authors: Doobur, R., Nowbuth, M. D. & Baguant-Moonshiram, Y. Paper Type: Oral paper Extended Abstract Town and country planning is essentially a matter of resolving conflicts between different land users and ensuring that various demands made upon limited land resources are met in an orderly fashion (Ardill, 1974). Brundtland report (1987) has defined the term sustainable development as the development that meets the needs for the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development and planning is structured essentially around three main elements; economic growth, social development and environmental protection. While development is associated with social development, it is also associated with environmental disasters if the development is not well planned. In 1992, following the international conference in Rio de Janeiro, a number of guiding principles were established on action that countries could take to achieve sustainable development (Agenda, 21). Based on these guiding principles, Mauritius promulgated its National Agenda 21 to address the pressing problems and to cater for new developments with a view of achieving the balance between development, social benefits and environmental protection. In the pursuit of sustainable development, a number of legislation and policies in the field of planning have been enacted; the National Environment Policy (2002), the Planning and Development Act (PDA, 2004), the National Development Strategy (NDS) and the National Physical Development Plan. The PDA (2004) also makes provision for the introduction of the Planning Policy
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