e. the capacity of the earth's natural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt
Sustainable development is the organizing system for engaging human advancement goals. At the same time it maintains the capacity of operations to produce the physical devices and ecosystem settings upon which the market and society depend.
The outcome of the sustainability is a situation of community where living circumstances and means are used to meet the individual needs without impairing the integrity of the natural system. Sustainable development can be categorized as development that satisfies the needs of the present without settling the capacity of future generations.
