1.3.1 Human needs and sustainability

[Virtual Presenter] This lesson is going to make you understand the roles of society and social activity in maintaining sustainability goals..

[Virtual Presenter] In this section you are going to learn about the basic human needs their hierarchy and relationship with sustainability issues..

[Virtual Presenter] The human needs can be classified and there are only nine of them. These needs are independent of geographical location, are the same in all cultures and historical ages. The only difference is the way of their satisfaction..

[Virtual Presenter] So let's see what the nine basic needs that make us human are: Subsistence: food, water and shelter to live. Protection: a save place for our properties. Participation: being involved in the decisions affecting our lives. Idleness: free time for relaxing activities. Affection: sharing feelings: love and being loved. Understanding: learning to understand the world and people around us. Creation: self expression, designing, inventing, acting: showing us to the world. Identity: sense of belonging, to be accepted and esteemed. And finally: Freedom. Freedom to choose how to live our lives..

[Virtual Presenter] The hierarchycal classification of human needs orders the needs into 5 levels in a pyramid structure. The lower down in the hierarchy must be satisfied before individuals can attend to needs higher up. Sustainability issues get into focus only on the upper level 2 but starts playing a significant role on the highest level. Sports organizations meet with the society at level 3 where the lead need is belonging to a community. That's why sports organizations can play a significant role in increasing the awareness of sustainable life when satisfying a mid-low level of a basic human need..

[Virtual Presenter] In this section we learned the nine basic human needs. Ordering them into a pyramid structure. Sports organization can help introducing the concept of sustainablity at lower level of human needs reaching the wider range of the society..

[Virtual Presenter] In the next section you will gain practical ideas on how to turn your organization sustainable..

[Virtual Presenter] In the next section you will gain practical ideas on how to turn your organization sustainable..