scholarly journals Conceptualizing a social sustainability framework for energy infrastructure decisions

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 127-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Whitton ◽  
Ioan Mihangel Parry ◽  
Mito Akiyoshi ◽  
William Lawless
Keyword(s):  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Energy Infrastructure ◽  
Sustainability Framework

scholarly journals Calgary’s Family and Community Support Services’ Social Sustainability Framework and Urban Aboriginal Peoples

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-34
Author(s):  
Shane R. Gauthier ◽  
Sharon Goulet ◽  
Katie Black
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Aboriginal Peoples ◽  
Funding Program ◽  
Community Support Services ◽  
Sustainability Framework

Family & Community Support Services (FCSS) in Calgary is a joint municipal and provincial funding program. The program is designed to develop, support, and fund preventive social services. FCSS Calgary has a number of benefits and truly makes a difference in the community. At-risk youth and vulnerable senior citizens have avenues for positive community involvement, family violence victims are safer, newcomers are welcomed and can feel at home in Calgary, citizens have access to information about the community and crisis services, and urban Aboriginal people are able to develop leadership skills within the community. FCSS programs and agencies align with at least one of the funding priorities (Strengthening Neighbourhoods and Increasing Social Inclusion, outlined in the Social Sustainability Framework). Increasing Social Inclusion concentrates on five populations: families, children and youth, seniors, immigrants, and Aboriginal people (City of Calgary, Social Sustainability, 2010). The new Social Sustainability Framework helps the community in a number of ways. It guides funding decisions by providing FCSS Calgary with clear and consistent principles. By aligning funded programs with identified objectives and outcomes, it helps FCSS account for and communicate its impact on the community. There is an abundance of statistics that support the need for culturally appropriate programs for urban Aboriginal peoples. Research demonstrates urgency for these programs and the current social landscape of urban Aboriginal children, youth, and families. For example, between 1996 and 2006, the Aboriginal population across Canada grew by 45% to reach close to 1.2 million persons, representing 3.8% of the Canadian population. (Statistics Canada, 2008, Canadian Demographics at a Glance, p. 34).Two examples of urban Aboriginal programs from Metis Calgary Family Services (MCFS) is presented within FCSS’s Sustainability Framework; Native Network, and Little Dancing Buffalo.

scholarly journals Theorizing Social Sustainability and Justice in Marine Spatial Planning: Democracy, Diversity, and Equity

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred Saunders ◽  
Michael Gilek ◽  
Anda Ikauniece ◽  
Ralph Voma Tafon ◽  
Kira Gee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Marine Spatial Planning ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Development Literature ◽  
Sustainability Framework ◽  
Critical Literature

This article elaborates a conceptual framework to examine social sustainability in marine spatial planning (MSP). Based on a critical literature review of key texts on social sustainability in MSP and the broader sustainable development literature we show the need to elaborate a cogent and comprehensive approach for the analysis and pursuit of social sustainability linked to the sea. We then theorize social sustainability by developing a conceptual framework through integrating three dimensions: Recognition, Representation and Distribution. While these three social sustainability/justice features clearly overlap and are interdependent in practice, the conceptual thinking underpinning each of them is distinctive and when taken together they contribute towards conceiving social sustainability as a pillar of sustainability. Our approach can support an analysis/evaluation of MSP in that, first, its broad scope and adaptability makes it suitable to examine the wide range of claims, demands, and concerns that are likely to be encountered across different practical MSP settings. Second, it acknowledges the opportunities and challenges of assessing, implementing, and achieving social justice within a broader sustainability framework.

scholarly journals Assessing the sustainability of pension reforms in Europe

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron George Grech
Keyword(s):  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Pension Reforms ◽  
Labour Participation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sustainability Framework ◽  
Pension Wealth

Europe's pensions landscape has changed dramatically since the 1990s. This paper tries to assess better the impact of these changes using a broad social sustainability framework. Pension wealth estimates for a variety of hypothetical cases are used to assess the ability of systems to alleviate poverty and maintain living standards, while setting out how reforms could change future costs and relative entitlements for different generations. By focusing on all prospective transfers rather than those at retirement and by looking into the interaction between entitlements and labour participation, this approach provides additional insights into the impact of reforms. Our estimates suggest that generosity has fallen significantly, but remains strong in many countries. However, moves to link benefits to contributions have raised adequacy concerns for certain groups and strengthened the need for longer careers. Although reforms have helped address fiscal challenges, in many countries pressures remain strong and further reforms are likely.

Vulnerabilities of Networked Energy Infrastructure: A Primer

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Schweikert ◽  
Lindsey Nield ◽  
Erica Otto ◽  
Magdalena Klemun ◽  
Sanna Ojanpera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Infrastructure

HERITAGE IN THE LIVED ENVIRONMENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND THE GULF REGION

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph John Hobbs
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Spatial Features ◽  
Gulf Countries ◽  
The Social ◽  
Islamic Values

This paper examines how the architectural, social, and cultural heritage of the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf countries may contribute to better development of this region’s lived environment. Modern urbanism has largely neglected heritage in architectural design and in social and private spaces, creating inauthentic places that foster a hunger for belongingness in the UAE’s built environment. The paper reviews recent urban developments in the UAE and the Gulf Region, and identifies elements of local heritage that can be incorporated into contemporary planning and design. It proposes that adapting vernacular architectural heritage to the modern built environment should not be the principal goal for heritage-informed design. Instead we may examine the social processes underlying the traditional lived environment, and aim for social sustainability based on the lifeways and preferences of local peoples, especially in kinship and Islamic values. Among the most promising precedents for modern social sustainability are social and spatial features at the scale of the neighborhood in traditional Islamic settlements. Interviews with local Emiratis will also recommend elements of traditional knowledge to modern settings. 

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