SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE � RENOVATION OF COLLECTIVE HOUSING

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirela Adriana Szitar-Sirbu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Collective Housing ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

scholarly journals Universal basic income as a regulator of increasing the standard and quality of life of citizens and society sustainability: problems and possible ways of their solution. discussion at the Russian-German international conference. Moscow. May 20, 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 524-541
Author(s):  
Vyacheslav Bobkov ◽  
Elena Odintsova ◽  
Alexandra Pilyus
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Basic Income ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
International Discourse ◽  
Transitional Forms ◽  
Sustainability Problems ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines international discourse borders regarding theoretical and practical problems of Universal basic income concept through the prism of the scientific discussion which took place in May 2021 at the International Scientific Russian-German Conference «Universal basic income as a regulatory measure for improvement of citizens’ standard and quality of life improvement and social sustainability: problems and possible solutions». The authors presented the digests of the speakers' speeches, which formed the scientific basis of the article devoted to the conceptualization of the phenomenon of universal basic income (UBI), scientific, political, and state aspects of the discourse on the implementation of UBI, the problems of introduction of UBI in transitional forms, the practice of the experimental introduction of UBI, modeling the consequences of the introduction of UBI, the impact of UBI on various aspects of life, etc. The materials of the above-mentioned Conference depict the main problematic edges of UBI concept exploration as well as implementation issues and allow to determine directions of further appliances. The most important ones are – search for country-specific transitional forms of UBI and instruments for its experimental approbation in order to improve quality of life and social sustainability of the society. The discussion at the Conference about the UBI concept is commented in the paper in the context of factual actions of Russian and German officials, ideas and suggestions of the international scientific community, and the need for a transition towards greater and complex UBI piloting, considering aspects examined in detail at the International BIEN Congress (August 2021), Glasgow, Scotland

scholarly journals EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF DENSITY ON ACCESS TO LOCAL FACILITIES IN URBAN NEIGHBOURHOODS

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan Nurul Mardiah Wan Mohd Rani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Local Services ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Local services and facilities in residential neighbourhoods play an important role towards the social sustainability of local residents. It is believed that having good provision and access to these local services and facilities would contribute significantly to the quality of life and residents’ well-being. The form of the neighbourhood influences the way people live in the neighbourhood. The way people settle in neighbourhood’s shapes the quality of life, the richness of the local economy, the level of social cohesion, the level of safety and the amount and the kind of human activities in public spaces. Different urban forms can have very different degrees of sustainability. Density is one of the urban form elements that have been research numerous times and proven to have an influence on the neighbourhood sustainability. Density is the most easily measured urban form element either at a macro level (city) or micro level (neighbourhood). This research discusses the impact of density on the micro scale through estimating its influence on access to local facilities. Through the use of household survey and supported by observation survey, this study findings on the impact of density on access and use of local facilities. The study concludes with establishing the findings of the survey to reflect and fit into the body of knowledge and how it would improve the guidelines and policy on social sustainability in improving the urban living as a whole.

scholarly journals Architectural design quality and social sustainability in building certification systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-23
Author(s):  
Lucia Oberfrancová ◽  
Martin Wollensak
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Quality Aspects

Abstract The main objective of the study is to examine to what extent the architectural design quality and social sustainability are taken into account in building certification systems. The following most commonly used building assessments in Europe (focus on Germany, Slovakia and Czech Republic) have been investigated: BREEAM, LEED, CESBA, LEVEL(s), DGNB, BNB, BNK, NaWoh, SBToolCZ and WELL. After extensive research of chosen certification systems and various sources on topics such as conditions of well-being, sociocultural indicators, assessment of social performance of sustainable buildings and design quality assessment, the main social and architectural design quality aspects were determined and used for further analysis and final evaluation. Studied aspects are divided into the following categories: user satisfaction and quality of life (building-related), sustainable and healthy lifestyle (building-related), architecture – design quality (building-related), innovation and social responsibility (external). The article contains a summary of results with overall evaluation and comparison of certification systems including weighting of studied categories in selected building assessments. Furthermore, indicators used in building certifications associated with the quality of life and the quality of architectural expression and their weighting are described and presented.

Concepts of social sustainability based on social infrastructure and quality of life

Facilities ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (11/12) ◽  
pp. 783-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojan Grum ◽  
Darja Kobal Grum
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Public Infrastructure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainability Model

Purpose There is a lack of theoretical and empirical studies regarding concepts of social sustainability based on social infrastructure. The idea of understanding this paper is that quality social infrastructure leads to the general quality of people’s life in the built environment and that is rounded up to social sustainability. This paper aims to integrate these concepts into the network, hereinafter referred to as a social sustainability model. Design/methodology/approach The methodology used in this paper is desk research. The authors follow methodological steps in the building of conceptual network: setting up a research problem; choice of databases; reviewing the literature and categorizing the selected data; identifying and default conceptual definition; integrating the concepts; synthesis and making it all make sense; and assembly and validating the concept. Through that, a large volume of bibliographic materials was scanned, and a limited number of documents have been reviewed and critiqued. The documents have been selected from varied disciplines, including social infrastructure, quality of life, social sustainability, urban sociology, housing policy as among the articles. Findings The result is the model which represents the links between social infrastructure (utility equipment, public infrastructure, vital objects and fundamentals) and further between factors inside quality of life structure (users, quality of life, reflections). The result is the model which representing the links between social infrastructure (utility equipment, public infrastructure, vital objects and fundamentals) and further between factors inside well-being structure (users, quality of life, reflections). Research limitations/implications There is a potential risk of errors arising from the use of assumptions, limited desk reviews and data from secondary resources. Originality/value The authors portray the development of social sustainability model. Within this model, the authors can critically observe all levels within the existing built environment: user responses to the built environment, their satisfaction, social inclusion, health, etc. Within this model, they can observe the links between existing research, their frequency, capture, direction and not least to determine which areas have not been explored and where the lacks of research are. The conclusion outlines the framework and its main concepts of social sustainability based on social infrastructure and well-being, including their theoretical premises and components.

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