The environment contributes to a healthy society by supplying
its physiological needs in terms of water, food and even other
aspects such as plants for the production of oxygen. The long-term
success of a healthy society, in turn, depends on economic development
to avoid poverty and contribute to social welfare (Strange and
Bayley, 2008: 27). However, an economy that is entirely focused
on growth and development which, at the same time, damages the
environment will limit the capacity of the environment to provide
society (Hamele and Eckardt, 2006: 3).