@article{2975, author = "H.M. Thakshila Ruvini Herath and R.M. Prabodha Subhashini Rathnayake", abstract = "Scholarly attention and corporate interest in sustainable development have risen considerably in recent years. This is vividly depicted by the number of papers published and the new additions and discoveries done annually on this matter. As a result novel models to describe sustainable development came into being. To support the field further, the paper offers a literature review on different models presented by analysts and organizations, their applicability and capacity to generate knowledge and discusses a range of methodological problems related to these models. In preparing the paper 47 papers were reviewed and interpreted. Academics involved in the field of sustainable development might find the review useful, as it outlines major models presented in the field, their pros and cons and in which aspects the future models should be developed stimulating further research", issn = "23191473", journal = "IJAIR", keywords = "Approaches;Models;Review;Sustainable Development;Constraints", month = "January", number = "4", pages = "446-454", title = "{A} {C}ritical {A}pproach towards {S}ustainable {D}evelopment {M}odels – {A} {R}evi", volume = "7", year = "2019", }