Cultural ecology

Human groups with no culture or communication cannot exist. this essay addresses changes in the concept of development, as it relates to culture and communication, as a new reference point for practical applications of development and cooperation among nations. the idea of development has changed. economic development has evolved to mean sustainable human development. this shift in meaning represents an important new cultural paradigm. i start this essay by offering five points to consider. the first point being that development can only be defined and applied in a human, local environment. the concept is cultural but it also affects culture itself. in other words, it both expresses and serves local communities. second, if we state that development is supposed to be human and sustainable, then culture becomes relevant. as a matter of fact, there is nothing more human than culture itself and its sustainability. in this essay, the definition of cultural sustainability is the search for pluralism and diversity. this is why culture should be best referred to in terms of plurality. the third point is to acknowledge that improved efforts have been made in the last few decades to create better indices and indicators of human development. these indices document a broader array of societal attributes than simply economic indicators. The Human Development index is considered to be a turning point in this regard. it added variables which are often difficult