Sustainable development: a better holistic view.

This article offers a critique of an article by Margrit Hugentobler that proposes a multi-systems level framework to guide sustainable development initiatives and evaluate completed projects. While praising Hugentobler's analysis of inadequacies with the United Nations' concept of sustainable development and her proposal for an integrative approach, this article raises concerns about the proposed framework's ability to equally achieve economic, environmental, and social objectives. As a better alternative, the author suggests a non-hierarchal, holistic framework. Moreover, this article contends that a sustainable development framework must include a focus on fair compensation and health and safety of workers.