Advances and Limits of Social Sustainability as an Evolving Concept

Foladori, Guillermo

doi:10.1080/02255189.2005.9669070

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“…According to weak sustainability, economic sustainability is equated with productive efficiency and economic growth (Foladori 2005). It means (BusinessDictionary 2018):…”

Section: Key Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Economic Sustainability

Jeronen¹

2020

Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management

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Economic growth and productive efficiency Definition/Description The definitions of economic sustainability are various depending on the approach and sustainability label used. In the inside approach, economic sustainability is interpreted either from the perspectives of very weak or weak sustainability. The former stresses how organizations stay in business looking at the issues of corporate turnover and brand reputation and considering these to be at the heart of economic sustainability (Doane and MacGillivray 2001). The latter links the concept with productive efficiency and economic growth (Foladori 2005). Within a business context, this means using the assorted assets of the company efficiently to allow it to continue functioning profitability over time (BusinessDictionary 2018). Economic growth may take place at the expense of natural resources, ecosystem services, or welfare if the total capital stock is maintaining through time (Turner 1993). In the outside approach, it is looking first at the economic impacts an organization has on society emphasizing thus strong sustainability position. Economic sustainability is understood as economic development without any loss of ecological or social sustainability. Economic capital cannot grow at the expense of natural or social capital. Economic sustainability means the allocation of resources over time (Markulev and Long 2013) and also intergenerational equity (Anand and Sen 2000). It emphasizes a production system which offers the highest level of well-being for current and future generations (Markulev and Long 2013) without compromising future needs (Basiago 1999). Economic sustainability, as one of the sustainability pillar (Elkington 1994), is necessary to maintain the natural, social, and human capital required for income and living standards.

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“…According to weak sustainability, economic sustainability is equated with productive efficiency and economic growth (Foladori 2005). It means (BusinessDictionary 2018):…”

Section: Key Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Economic Sustainability

Jeronen¹

2020

Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management

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“…Environmental ethics emphasizes the relationship between people and environment to provide a balance between natural resources and human needs (Han, ): for instance, encouraging people to maintain nature and green spaces in the built environment. Therefore, it aims to build better bridges between people and the bio‐physical environment (Foladori, ). The above categories consider biological environmental concerns in the social context (Smith et al , ).…”

Section: Social Sustainability Goals and Related Aspects For Built Enmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Daylighting Design Strategies on Social Sustainability Through the Built Environment

Zarghami

Fatourehchi

Karamloo

2017

Sustainable Development

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Despite the recent trends toward sustainable architecture, the concept of social sustainability has not been practically addressed through design strategies. This paper aims to address this disparity through an investigation of daylighting design strategies and situate social sustainability aspects related to the built environment in Iranian traditional four-season courtyard houses in a hot and arid region. The methods of the investigation are based on a qualitative and quantitative approach to infuse theories of social sustainability aspects into practice. Results show that daylighting design strategies in these houses were implemented based on a human-centered design with a careful attention to social sustainability aspects in the built environment context. Findings can be considered in designing contemporary housing with a similar cultural and climatic response.

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“…For instance, more than a hundred different definitions of sustainability and sustainable development were identified by The Global Development Research Center. (Foladori, 2005). A main line of criticism is that sustainable development is an ambiguous and abstract concept that is "more talked than practiced."…”

Section: The Social Ecological and Economic In Sustainability Debatesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The 1992 Rio Declaration suggests that sustainable development means striking a balance between these three dimensions (Dillard, Dujon, & King, 2009;Foladori, 2005;Manzi et al, 2010;Rogers, 2008). Yet, many observers have noted that sustainable development has tended to be associated primarily with ecological sustainability.…”

Section: The Social Ecological and Economic In Sustainability Debatesmentioning

confidence: 99%