TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Spatial Vision of Sustainable Development Concept
AU - Alkanaani, Hayder A. AU - Alowaid, Humam K. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 18
SP  - 6858
EP  - 6865
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.6858.6865
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.6858.6865
KW  - Sustainability
KW  -sustainable development
KW  -spatial dualism
KW  -development dimensions
KW  -future
generations
KW  -temporal aspect
AB  - Since, sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their needs that is equality and equity between generations and through examining
the definition, we notice that sustainable development focuses on the temporal aspect (temporal equality),
neglecting the spatial aspect. Neglecting the spatial aspect of the sustainable development process which is
needed for sustainability, leads to the dual-spatial development in the present and future times where
preserving a temporal developmental aspect without focusing on space will create a spatial gap in the
development which in turn will lead to create different poles in the present time which will be reflected over time
on the next generations causing a defect in the concept of sustainability, this called for introducing the spatial
aspect as an active element in the concept of sustainability but the requirements of this dimension should not
be consistent with what has been mentioned in the definition above where the concepts of balance and quality
should be distinguished. Sustainable development requires equal temporal and spatial balance. The aim of this
paper is to discuss the concept of sustainability and to include this concept in the mechanisms of sustainable
development as an indispensable component of development. It will be a method for equality between present
and future generations, both temporally and spatially.
ER  -