Socioeconomic Equity and Sustainability

Equity and sustainability in the Anthropocene: a social–ecological systems perspective on their intertwined futures

“…While there is already much attention to the twin challenges of sustainability and equity, there is remarkably little systematic work to address their interlinkages. Some existing work addresses the interactions between inequality and unsustainability [12][13][14][15][16]; and numerous case studies attest to their importance (e.g. [17,18]).…”

Subjectivity and the politics of transformation in response to development and environmental change

“…Stability to maintain a pathway of improvement defined by material growth justifies inequality, and inequality generates risk. Empirical research shows that beyond certain threshold inequality causes socio-ecological disruption and economic destabilization (Rogers 2014;Bartusevičius 2014;Stockhammer 2015). But missing are feedback mechanisms to deliberately challenge or correct 'stability' in the face of risk.…”

The Palgrave Handbook of Global Sustainability

“…Introduction "Sustainability" is often an overused but poorly defined concept that allows anyone to see in it what they want. Over the decades, what is meant by "sustainability" has shifted from nondepletion of natural resources, and possibly protection of functioning ecosystems, to a more holistic understanding that incorporates economic stability and, in some cases, a stable social infrastructure that protects human health and wellbeing (Rogers 2014). Social equity is not an explicit constitutional value, but rather a term that implies a calculation of fairness, right, and justice (Nalbandian 1989).…”

“…Social sustainability refers to the ability of societies to meet human physical, social, and emotional needs on an ongoing basis. Equality and equity are integral to social sustainability (Rogers 2014).…”