Social sustainability – society at the intersection of development and maintenance

Åhman, Henrik

doi:10.1080/13549839.2013.788480

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“…Within the area of transport policy, for example, the social dimension now constitutes an important challenge all over the world [18], even though it still needs further simile [19]. Social impacts are, however, often hard to measure and quantify, not least since there is no single definition of social sustainability [19,20]. Social sustainability concerns places where people want to live and work, both today and in the future, and is closely related to well-being [20].…”

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The Role of Public Transport in Society—A Case Study of General Policy Documents in Sweden

Stjernborg

Mattisson

2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:The aim of this paper is to study how local governments in Sweden view the role of public transport in society, and to investigate how public transport is used in a strategic capacity. By studying general policy documents, the ambition is to gain a wider understanding of the role of public transport based on the societal context it is situated in. Documents from 15 regions and 27 municipalities have been analysed by a qualitative content analysis. Results show that public transport is regarded as an important factor towards achieving other goals and other public values, particularly those related to economic and environmental issues; and that the social dimension is not as prioritised. Rail-bound public transport is often advocated, as are collaboration between organizations and integrated land-use and transport planning. However, the studied documents showed large overall differences in how counties and municipalities address public transport issues. It should be a priority in Sweden's main steering documents to treat public transport consistently and give it the same priority as other societal functions-not least because Sweden's treatment of public transport is a reasonable reflection of its overall society and can influence prioritisations and considerations in counties and municipalities across the country.

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“…Social impacts are, however, often hard to measure and quantify, not least since there is no single definition of social sustainability [19,20]. Social sustainability concerns places where people want to live and work, both today and in the future, and is closely related to well-being [20].…”

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confidence: 99%

The Role of Public Transport in Society—A Case Study of General Policy Documents in Sweden

Stjernborg

Mattisson

2016

Sustainability

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“…The basic quality or objectives consist of a different categories and factors: equity, participation, satisfaction, basic needs, social cohesion, income, well-being, social justice, employment, safety, and education. However, because of the absence of a coordinated applied system and a far-reaching meaning of the idea of social sustainability the thought stays ambiguous to some degree (Littigi & Griebler, 2005;Colantonio, 2009;Colantonia & Dixon, 2011, Jaeger et al, 2011Ahman, et al 2013;Weingaertner & Moberg, 2014). With this instance, green building assessment tool has been duly been affected with a single faced assessment tool developed aimed at attaining sustainable development in the building environment.…”

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“…Murphy (2012) employs four conceptual classifications of social criteria of sustainable development namely: equity, participation, awareness for sustainability and social cohesion that links social and environmental policy objectives. Ahman et al (2013), sees equity as the main concept of social sustainability, however, they categorized equity into several aspects (social cohesion, education, social capital, diversity, sense of place, quality of life and integration.…”

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“…• Awareness of sustainability • Participation • Social cohesion Ahman, et al (2013) • Equity Davoodi (2014) • Becker and Jahn (1999), expresses social sustainability as long-term relationships among nature and society which lead to the feasibility of society. Sachs (1999), was of opinion that social sustainability lays on the fundamental estimations of equity and democracy.…”

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Social Sustainable Assessment Tool Development Approach

Atanda¹,

Ozturk²

2018

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The social criteria of sustainable development have remained underexplored. Moreover, a large number of green building assessment tool and social sustainability documentations have been developed which, has had a direct impact on social criteria issues, but there seems to be a substantial gap in the study of social criteria in green building assessment tools. In examining the problem facing social sustainability, taking into consideration social sustainability in sustainable development reviews and green building assessment tool towards social aspects.

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An integrated decision‐making framework for corporate sustainability

Molin

Pizzol²,

Pesce

et al. 2022

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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Concepts such as sustainability and sustainable development applied to companies have recently come under the spotlight pushed by stakeholders that are increasingly aware of the negative externalities such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and overexploitation. Several methodologies and tools have been developed encompassing standard, reporting tool, environmental, social, and governance rating tools and frameworks which are often not standardized and increase the uncertainties related to the selection of the most suitable tool or methodology to implement sustainable practices. The purpose of this paper is to design a logical tool, identified as a sustainability decision-making framework (SDMF), that can guide companies in the process of identifying a personalized, and strategic path toward sustainable development.Specifically, SDMF supports companies in (i) the assessment of material issues and key externalities through bilateral interaction with the key stakeholders, (ii) the adoption and implementation of sustainability through a proactive approach and (iii) reporting their non-financial externalities. Furthermore, an iterative morphological matrix was developed with the support of 20 sustainability experts and integrated within the SDMF to support the identification of the most suitable methodologies which can be used by companies to mitigate the relevant sustainability issues.

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Social sustainability – society at the intersection of development and maintenance

Cited by 110 publications

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The Role of Public Transport in Society—A Case Study of General Policy Documents in Sweden

The Role of Public Transport in Society—A Case Study of General Policy Documents in Sweden

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An integrated decision‐making framework for corporate sustainability

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