Hero of Sustainability:

Mahatma Gandhi is not only inspiration for the Indian people but also a source of inspiration for the whole world. Known for leading independence movement in India, he eventually removed the British imperialist bonds of India. He promotes equality, civil rights, anti-discrimination, and the freedom to inspire people all over the world. However, few think that he is the hero of sustainable development, but he does.

He strongly opposes greed and violence. He believes that the rapid growth of industrialization in the 20th century is a form of violence against humans and the environment. He considers a simple life that is rarely offered in community life the most violent lifestyle. He often talks about the world of his dream. Where people live in a small self-sufficiency community that dominates themselves without maintaining harmony with nature without interfering with others.

Gandhi's "sarvodaya" policy calls for poverty eradication through improved agricultural practices and small village handicrafts. Gandhi challenged modernizers in the late 1930s and they wanted to achieve rapid industrialization and intensive production based on the Soviet model. Gandhi believed that this was inhumane and violated people's needs. According to Gandhi, "Poverty is the form of the most serious violence."

Gandhi is not anti-technical nor scientific, but he believes industrialization and automation took meaningful work and purpose from people. He considers that the appropriate scale of technology designed using local resources for local production and consumption is the ideal (ie most sustainable) solution.

Gandhi practiced the truth he gave. He is known for his sense of tension and I believe it is not a burden, but he is not a powerful and free way. The yoga tradition he practiced was designed to strengthen his body and make his heart vivid. He has utilized this power and vitality, and his enthusiasm to help the oppressed people, for the benefit of millions of people.

Is technology the main character of sustainability, or is it a rogue? Well, it is not. Technology includes a wide range of products and systems. Some of them are for sustainable lives, others are not. Although the production and use of technology always involves consumption of energy and materials, if you can reduce consumption in other ways with the same technology or if you can use a more sustainable production method, the net effect will be positive Become. As discussed in relation to the social impact of technology, environmental impacts will ultimately depend not only on our choices as consumers but also on the social and political choices that we do as citizens.

In the sustainable community, there is considerable debate as to whether the technology is a villain or a hero aiming for a more sustainable world. In addition to the extreme things, two conclusions are likely to be more spontaneous: Technical development is sometimes harm than good, and promotes unregulated use of natural resources, but on the other hand, it is my Destroy the present of ourselves It is the only viable way of production and consumption patterns and ultimately lead us to a more sustainable path.