Discussion on Affordable Housing Design and Sustainable Development

2013 ◽  
Vol 409-410 ◽  
pp. 424-428
Author(s):  
Zhao Jia ◽  
Cong Ling Meng
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Shanxi Province ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Residential Design ◽  
The Social ◽  
Design Competition

Combined with the review and thinking of the affordable housing design competition in 2012 in Shanxi Province, explore the method and principle of the social security residential design.

scholarly journals A Framework for Assessing the Social and Economic Impact of Sustainable Investments

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minna Räikkönen ◽  
Susanna Kunttu ◽  
Teuvo Uusitalo ◽  
Josu Takala ◽  
Shah Rukh Shakeel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Construction ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Sustainable Investments

Abstract Investments towards sustainable development are vital for the future and they must be carefully planned to deliver immediate and long-term benefits. Hence, the ability to communicate the forms of impact of sustainable investments to local societies, people, investors and other stakeholders can provide a competitive advantage. However, the assessments are often under pressure to demonstrate short-term effects rather than emphasise the long-term impact. In addition, indirect and intangible forms of impacts should not be measured solely in economic terms. This paper proposes an assessment framework to support the integrated economic and social impact assessment of sustainable investments aimed at improving physical and socio-economic wellbeing. The framework is demonstrated in two case studies: new construction and renovation investments in affordable housing and social impact investment in sustainable development. The investments in the case studies are evaluated, selected and prioritized not only in terms of money but also with regard to sustainability, social acceptability and their overall impact on society, as a whole. The results indicate that a systematic integrated assessment of monetary and non-monetary factors can be successfully combined with the sustainable development decisions.

scholarly journals Activating Sustainable Building Technology’s Role in Contemporary Housing Design Strategies for Low-Income People after COVID19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 945 (1) ◽  
pp. 012069
Author(s):  
Abeer Samy Yousef Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Economic Dimension ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Sustainable Housing ◽  
Building Technology ◽  
The Social

Abstract In the developing world, practical steps are taken to provide adequate, sustainable housing, especially for low-income people within technological age capabilities in construction by searching for new techniques of building technology to meet that goal. In the Arab countries, contemporary housing design is particularly effective because it is the primary unit of the contemporary urban fabric and the basic cell that constitutes most of the city’s area. So the following research questions are discussed in this study: What are the challenges facing contemporary sustainable housing design in specific affordable housing for the lower-income groups? What is the potential for sustainable building technology to meet that goal considering the social and economic dimension of the COVID 19 pandemic? What are the ambitions that they set out to achieve in that house? To emphasize the essential role of sustainable building technology and techniques in acquiring and implementing different goals and actual needs of all strata of society.

scholarly journals Social Bonds for Sustainable Development: A Human Rights Perspective on Impact Investing

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Kim PARK
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Social Bonds ◽  
Social Benefit ◽  
Bond Market ◽  
Social Bond ◽  
Impact Investing ◽  
Global Capital ◽  
The Social

AbstractThis article analyses the human rights implications of impact investing, which aims to create positive social and environmental impacts in addition to financial returns. Reflecting growing awareness of the capacity of the global capital markets to advance sustainable development, companies and institutional investors are seeking new financial instruments and strategies. This article focuses on social bonds, a prominent and illuminating example of this phenomenon. Social bonds are debt securities sold to investors whose proceeds are used to finance projects with a defined social benefit such as affordable housing, education, food security, and access to healthcare. To analyse social bonds in the context of human rights, this article proposes a framework for evaluating human rights factors in impact investing and applies it to the social bond market. It finds that current standards and practices do not adequately account for the human rights implications of social bonds. In light of these observations, this article suggests reforms to the social bond market that enhance investor assessment, external assurance, and impact-maximizing leverage.

scholarly journals CONSTRUCT A STATE OF WELFARE (AN STUDY ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF WELFARE THROUGH THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM IN INDONESIA)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dyah Asri Gita Pratiwi ◽  
Didit Susiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Social Security System ◽  
Security System ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Primary Responsibility ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

Poverty is still inherent in every aspect of human life, so it requires comprehensive, integral, and sustainable countermeasures. Indonesia has made a national commitment to eradicate poverty in the context of implementing sustainable development, where the government and all state apparatuses together with various elements of society bear the primary responsibility for achieving sustainable development and simultaneously alleviating poverty. International and national commitments strongly emphasize the importance of social security, especially as a strategy to deal with poverty in a systemic, institutionalized and integrated manner. The development of a social security system program to support the achievement of people's welfare needs to be seen as an effort to restore the community's ability to achieve their own welfare. In Indonesia, the development of a social network system as an alternative to improving people's welfare can be done by revamping the mechanism for implementing a social assistance program that is not centralized, which accommodates the diversity of local characteristics and demands as well as the integration and strong relationship between the management of economic development fields and the field of social welfare. In addition, the social security system needs to be strengthened as an infrastructure of social capital for the community towards a stable life.

scholarly journals The role of social security in social progress in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S1) ◽  
pp. 11-27
Author(s):  
Nguyen Minh Tri ◽  
Dao Tuan Hau ◽  
Nguyen Thi Thuy Duyen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
International Integration ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

In the process of international integration, the State of Vietnam has always determined that implementing social security is both a goal and a driving force for sustainable development, maintaining socio-political stability. Over the years, Vietnam's social security has contributed to building a people-centered economy in Vietnam. Although the implementation of social security in Vietnam has achieved certain results with social progress, there are still some limitations that need to be overcome in the coming time to continue to improve social security towards a just and progressive society. The article analyzes the current situation (results and limitations) of the role of social security in social progress in Vietnam in the process of international integration; thereby contributing to providing more scientific bases for the decisions of the Government of Vietnam to improve the social security system to ensure social progress nowadays.

Social Design for Services Framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie SARANTOU ◽  
Satu MIETTINEN
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Service Design ◽  
Social Design ◽  
Practical Action ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

This paper addresses the fields of social and service design in development contexts, practice-based and constructive design research. A framework for social design for services will be explored through the survey of existing literature, specifically by drawing on eight doctoral theses that were produced by the World Design research group. The work of World Design researcher-designers was guided by a strong ethos of social and service design for development in marginalised communities. The paper also draws on a case study in Namibia and South Africa titled ‘My Dream World’. This case study presents a good example of how the social design for services framework functions in practice during experimentation and research in the field. The social design for services framework transfers the World Design group’s research results into practical action, providing a tool for the facilitation of design and research processes for sustainable development in marginal contexts.

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