"Sustainable Development is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising on the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Who has given this definition ?

Asked in APPSC Group 1 Prelims 2018 · Topic: Environment and Sustainable Development (Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Green Economy Initiatives)

1. Brundtland Report (1987) by World Commis‐ sion
2. Research paper by David Pearce, Giles Atkin‐ son in 1993 [Center for Social and Economic Research on Global Environment]
3. "Beyond Growth : The Economics of Sustain‐ able Development", book written by Herman Daly in 1996
4. Research paper by John Hartwick in 1977

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