An Analysis of the United Nations Conference  on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) Discourse  Using an Ability Expectation Lens

Noga, Jacqueline; Wolbring, Gregor

doi:10.3390/su5093615

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“…Social entities from individuals to societies as a whole [14] cherish numerous abilities (e.g., competitiveness, ability to consume, being productive, being able to live in harmony with nature), not just body-related abilities. Related to the topic of this call for papers, ability expectations have been described for education for sustainable development [17], waste and footprint [19], energy [20], Rio+20 discourse [21], ecohealth [22], ability privilege [18] and why disabled people are invisible as stakeholders in water discourses [23]. Indicators and other performance measures all exhibit ability expectations [17].…”

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Social Sustainability and Its Indicators through a Disability Studies and an Ability Studies Lens

Wolbring

Rybchinski

2013

Sustainability

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Abstract:The present journal recently stated in the call for a special issue on social sustainability, - [t]hough sustainable development is said to rest on ‗three pillars', one of these-social sustainability-has received significantly less attention than its bio-physical environmental and economic counterparts‖. The current issue promises to engage the concepts of -development sustainability‖, -bridge sustainability‖ and -maintenance sustainability‖ and the tensions between these different aspects of social sustainability. The aim of the present study is to identify the visibility of disabled people in the academic social sustainability literature, to ascertain the impact and promises of social sustainability indicators put forward in the same literature and to engage especially with the concepts of -development sustainability‖, -bridge sustainability‖ and -maintenance sustainability‖ through disability studies and ability studies lenses. We report that disabled people are barely covered in the academic social sustainability literature; of the 5165 academic articles investigated only 26 had content related to disabled people and social sustainability. We also conclude that social sustainability indicators evident in the 1909 academic articles with the phrase -social sustainability‖ in the abstract mostly focused on products and did not reflect yet the goals outlined in the -development sustainability‖ aspect of social sustainability proposed by Vallance such as basic needs, building social capital, justice and so on. We posit that if the focus within the social sustainability discourse shifts more toward the social that an active presence of disabled people in this OPEN ACCESS Sustainability 2013, 5 4890 discourse is essential to disabled people. We showcase the utility of an ability studies lens to further the development and application of the -development sustainability‖, -bridge sustainability‖ and -maintenance sustainability‖ concepts. We outline how different ability expectations intrinsic to certain schools of thought of how to deal with human-nature relationships (for example anthropocentric versus bio/ecocentric) impact this relationship and -bridge sustainability‖. As to -maintenance development‖, we posit that no engagement has happened yet with the ability expectation conflicts between able-bodied and disabled people, or for that matter with the ability expectation differences between different able-bodied groups within social sustainability discourses; an analysis essential for the maintenance of development. In general, we argue that there is a need to generate ability expectation conflict maps and ability expectations conflict resolution mechanisms for all sustainable development discourses individually and for ability conflicts between sustainable development discourses.

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Section: Analytical Framework Of Ability Studiesmentioning

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Social Sustainability and Its Indicators through a Disability Studies and an Ability Studies Lens

Wolbring

Rybchinski

2013

Sustainability

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“…However it’s less clear why they failed. Sometimes documents are covered or not based on whether they fit a certain agenda of the newspaper and its publisher [ 38 ]. However given that aging and physical activity by themselves are covered extensively in the newspapers including problems linked to aging this reason seems not to fit.…”

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Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Active Aging through the Lens of the 2002 World Health Organization Active Ageing Report: A Policy Framework and the 2010 Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action

Abdullah

Wolbring

2013

IJERPH

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As populations continue to grow older, efforts to support the process of aging well are important goals. Various synonyms are used to cover aging well, such as active aging. The World Health Organization published in 2002 the report Active Ageing: A Policy Framework that according to the call for papers, has brought active ageing to the forefront of international public health awareness. The 2010 Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action was singled out in the call for papers as a key document promoting physical activity one goal of the 2002 WHO active aging policy framework. Media are to report to the public topics of importance to them. We investigated the newspaper coverage of aging well and synonymous terms such as active aging through the lens of the 2002 WHO active aging policy framework and the 2010 Toronto Charter for Physical Activity. As sources we used the following newspapers: China Daily, The Star (Malaysia), two UK newspapers (The Guardian, The Times), a database of 300 Canadian newspapers (Canadian Newsstand) and a US newspaper (The New York Times). The study generated data answering the following four research questions: (1) how often are the 2002 WHO active aging policy framework and the 2010 Toronto Charter for Physical Activity mentioned; (2) how often is the topic of active aging and terms conveying similar content (aging well, healthy aging, natural aging and successful aging) discussed; (3) which of the issues flagged as important in the 2002 WHO active aging policy framework and the 2010 Toronto Charter for Physical Activity are covered in the newspaper coverage of active aging and synonymous terms; (4) which social groups were mentioned in the newspapers covered. The study found a total absence of mentioning of the two key documents and a low level of coverage of “active aging” and terms conveying similar content. It found further a lack of engagement with the issues raised in the two key documents and a low level of mentioning of socially disadvantages groups. We posit that reading the newspapers we covered will not expose the reader to the two key documents and the issues linked to aging well including the need to increase physical activity.

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“…Evidence has shown that successfully implemented social programs correlate well with sustainable development goals to eliminate poverty and provide peace and prosperity for all (Giribabu Dandabathula et al 2018). However, the aims of inclusive development cannot be achieved without addressing the needs of disadvantaged people (Noga and Wollbring 2013). Social instability, injustice, and social hazards can Adm. Sci.…”

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An Intelligent Advisory System to Support Managerial Decisions for A Social Safety Net

Okewu

Misra

Okewu

et al. 2019

Administrative Sciences

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Social investment programs are designed to provide opportunities to the less privileged so that they can contribute to the socioeconomic development of society. Stakeholders in social safety net programs (SSNPs) target vulnerable groups, such as the urban poor, women, the unemployed, and the elderly, with initiatives that have a transformative impact. Inadequate policy awareness remains a challenge, resulting in low participation rates in SSNPs. To achieve all-inclusive development, deliberate policies and programs that target this population have to be initiated by government, corporate bodies, and public-minded individuals. Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques could play an important role in improving the managerial decision support and policy-making process of SSNPs and increasing the social resilience of urban populations. To enhance managerial decision-making in social investment programs, we used a Bayesian network to develop an intelligent decision support system called the Social Safety Net Expert System (SSNES). Using the SSNES, we provide an advisory system to stakeholders who make management decisions, which clearly demonstrates the efficacy of SSNPs and inclusive development.

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An Analysis of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) Discourse Using an Ability Expectation Lens

Cited by 13 publications

References 32 publications

Social Sustainability and Its Indicators through a Disability Studies and an Ability Studies Lens

Social Sustainability and Its Indicators through a Disability Studies and an Ability Studies Lens

Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Active Aging through the Lens of the 2002 World Health Organization Active Ageing Report: A Policy Framework and the 2010 Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action

An Intelligent Advisory System to Support Managerial Decisions for A Social Safety Net

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