ABSTRACT
The concept of sustainable development was introduced into scientific discourse by the Our Common Future report, published in 1987 by the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development. The document was an attempt at a holistic view of current world problems. Sustainable development was pointed to as the way to solve contemporary problems whereas caution was advised towards the generally accepted narrow, economic only interpretation of the development notion, as well as the equally narrow definition of the environment notion. It was defined as development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (WCED, 1987).
