The question suggests that socioeconomic development is being made at the expense of the (natural?) environment and that therefore such development will come to an end. You will need to look at conflict between socioeconomic development, (settlement, agriculture, water use) and environmental issues, (loss of wldlife, biodiversity, habitat, land degradation, erosion). What is the current state of these two aspects and where they are headed. A site worth checking: "Tanzania's Participatory Poverty Assessment has confirmed that most people in the country directly depend on the environment not only for income generating activities, but also to provide them with their basic needs, such as food, cooking materials, and medicine. Environmental problems currently threatening this dependence include land degradation, lack of accessible, good quality water, environmental pollution, loss of wildlife habitats and biodiversity, deterioration of aquatic systems, and deforestation.(1) Research suggests that these problems are affecting the well-being of the poor, as Participatory Poverty Assessment respondents were very concerned about what they perceived to be a critical decline in both the quantity and quality of key resources".
http://www.unep.org/poverty_environment/Projects/Country_profiles/Tanzania/tanzaniacontext.asp
Sustainable Development would be Positive for the environment. Sustainable means it causes no damage as it time goes on.
Integration of environmental conservation and economic development The right to development Sustainable utilization and conservation of natural resources Inter generational equality Intra generational equality The polluter pays principle
The Maoris had the principles of Māori Economic Development conservation in place to make seafood a sustainable resource.
Hans Hurni has written: 'Reconciling conservation with sustainable development' -- subject(s): Environmental management, Management, Rural development, Sustainable development
The essence of sustainable development is to ensure that the environment is conserved. Embracing alternative sources of energy and waste management are among some of the things that promote sustainable development.
United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development
There are three elements that are central to sustainable development. These are namely the environment, society, and lastly the economy.
positive
Waafas Ofosu-Amaah has written: 'Women and natural resource management' -- subject(s): Environmental aspects of Women in development, Women in conservation of natural resources, Women in development 'Women and the environment' -- subject(s): Environmental policy, Sustainable development, Women and the environment, Women in development
sustainable development.
Tom Moritz has written: 'Conservation thesaurus' -- subject(s): Subject headings, Conservation of natural resources, Nature conservation, Sustainable development
The sustainable development was created as a principle by the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development. The purpose is to preserve, produced, natural and capital for future generations.