Assessing Social Sustainability for Achieving Sustainable Architecture

Lami, Isabella Maria; Mecca, Beatrice

doi:10.3390/su13010142

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“…SDG#11 follows sustainable development regarding cities with 10 targets and 14 indicators at a worldwide level, which are neglected variously at the national level [27]. These indicators incline to be statistical and sometimes refer to the architectural dimension: especially pertaining to the social aspect, these indicators refer highly to social equity, equal accessibility of resources, social interaction and health and quality of life, which are more subjective indicators and yet main targets of sustainable development [28].…”

Section: The 2030 Agenda and Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Moving the 2030 Agenda Ahead: Exploring the Role of Multiple Mediators toward Perceived Environment and Social Sustainability in Residential Neighbourhoods

Marzbali

Abdullah

Tilaki

et al. 2021

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Neighbourhood safety represents an important topic of study to illustrate the reasons behind the increases in crime and mitigate its effects in neighbourhoods. This study examines how the social and environmental features of neighbourhoods may influence the social sustainability of residents based on the assumption that the perception of safety and social cohesion mediates the effects of neighbourhood environment on social sustainability. A quantitative method was employed to collect data from residents in a low-rise residential area in Penang, Malaysia. The results of structural equation modelling (SEM) indicated the positive and significant effect of neighbourhood accessibility on perceived disorder, whilst the effect of accessibility on social cohesion was negative. Disorders may comprise social and physical disorders, and may have a negative effect on perception of safety, but not on social cohesion. The relationship between disorders and social sustainability is serially mediated by the perception of safety and social cohesion. This implies that those who perceived high disorderliness in a neighbourhood environment reported a lower level of perception of safety, social cohesion and lower levels of social sustainability. Attempts need to be made to reduce neighbourhood disorderliness to pave the way for 2030 Agenda goals implementation.

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Section: The 2030 Agenda and Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Moving the 2030 Agenda Ahead: Exploring the Role of Multiple Mediators toward Perceived Environment and Social Sustainability in Residential Neighbourhoods

Marzbali

Abdullah

Tilaki

et al. 2021

Land

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“…The environmental element of sustainability is focused on the principles of eco-system accommodation in terms of total energy resources as well as self-restoration limit with due consideration of the limited availability and continuous loss of natural resources (Lami & Mecca, 2021). The overuse and single line withdrawal of non-renewable as well as renewable resources beyond the recuperation period will ultimately result in the replenishment of resources (Ahmad et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Job availability and security (Chaim et al, 2018) Employee turnover rate (Chaim et al, 2018) Employee performance (Holm, 2018) Legal benefits (Lami & Mecca, 2021) Equality policy (Cor et al, 2014) Training and development (Holm, 2018) Occupational health management (Moreira et al, 2018) Career advancement (Gebisa & Lemu, 2017) Risk prevention and management (Badurdeen & Jawahir, 2017) Protective equipment (Cor et al, 2014) Absentee's rate (Bracke et al, 2017) Customer Product information (Badurdeen & Jawahir, 2017) Customer satisfaction (Borchardt et al, 2011) Product quality (Chaim et al, 2018) Public trust (Gebisa & Lemu, 2017) Community Demographic aspect (Holm, 2018) Technology development (Chaim et al, 2018) Human rights protection (Bracke et al, 2017) Stakeholder Engagement Employee Employee feedback (Cor et al, 2014) Customer Customer feedback (Gebisa & Lemu, 2017) Community Community feedback (Chaim et al, 2018)…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The rapid increasing deforestation and the use of natural resources have given rise to significant environmental issues that have led to the need for sustainability that is fulfilling the needs of the current without jeopardizing the capacity of future generations to fulfil their own needs (Lami & Mecca, 2021). In addition, intensive industrialization has resulted in various social, financial, and environmental issues due to ineffective utilization of capital resources.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Strategies for assessment and implementation of sustainable manufacturing

Sharma¹

2021

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Manufacturing has been acknowledged for the intensive use of renewable raw materials, energy sources, and a significant contributor to pollutants causing multiple environmental issues and health hazards to the community. Sustainable manufacturing is a necessary prerequisite to conserve natural resources, mitigate the adverse impacts on environment, global economy, and society. It is important to identify and understand the implementation steps and the evaluation process for developing a sustainable manufacturing system. In this review, sustainable manufacturing has been described for better understanding of the concept. The insights about existing sustainability metrics with the inclusion of environmental, economic and social aspects of sustainability has been explored. The various sustainability indicators have been documented to provide an overview for sustainability assessment framework. In addition, the gaps in the existing sustainability metrics have been identified and the future goals for tailoring the current indicators has been explored. Thus, the study provides strategies for suitable sustainability assessment and action-plan for implementation of sustainable manufacturing.

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“…The topic of urban social sustainability has received attention in the literature (e.g., [15][16][17]30,42,43]. The notion of urban social sustainability is discussed from different disciplinary perspectives and with emphasis on different components of social sustainability that constitute the notion in each specific study.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Planning as a Strategy to Implement Social Sustainability Policy Goals? The Case of Temporary Housing for Immigrants in Gothenburg, Sweden

Stepanova

Romanov

2021

Sustainability

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Planning is one of the envisioned strategies for reaching policy goals of urban social sustainability. However, the practical realization of this vision faces a number of challenges not least due to conflicts of interests and goals that arise in the planning process. There also seems to be a lack of understanding of the relationship between formal planning and social sustainability goals that are often normative and visionary. In order to bridge this knowledge gap, this paper investigates how urban social sustainability can be implemented in urban planning in the context of conflicts of interests and goals. In particular, we explore two questions: (i) whether and how planning procedures are interconnected with local policy goals for social sustainability; (ii) whether and how conflict affects the implementation of these goals through planning. The paper presents a qualitative case study of planning of temporary housing for immigrants in Gothenburg, Sweden, where a conflict of interests developed in conjunction with the planning. The local social sustainability goals are operationalized through the specific sub-goals of accessible and more equal living conditions, distribution of and equal access to housing for all groups in the community, and reduced social and ethnic segregation and discrimination in regard to housing. We identify shortcomings in the integration of local urban social sustainability goals into planning procedures and find that conflicts of interests as well as conflicts of priorities within and between the policy goals complicate their integration into formal planning procedures. More attention needs to be given to improved operationalization of the questions of priority and conflict resolution, both in planning and in urban social sustainability policy, if planning is to be considered a viable strategy for implementation of social sustainability goals.

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Assessing Social Sustainability for Achieving Sustainable Architecture

Cited by 58 publications

References 51 publications

Moving the 2030 Agenda Ahead: Exploring the Role of Multiple Mediators toward Perceived Environment and Social Sustainability in Residential Neighbourhoods

Moving the 2030 Agenda Ahead: Exploring the Role of Multiple Mediators toward Perceived Environment and Social Sustainability in Residential Neighbourhoods

Strategies for assessment and implementation of sustainable manufacturing

Urban Planning as a Strategy to Implement Social Sustainability Policy Goals? The Case of Temporary Housing for Immigrants in Gothenburg, Sweden

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