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Showing 1 to 20 of 90 for “"Social Sustainability"”.
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Social sustainability implementation in global supply chains
… of growing interest is the implementation of socially sustainable practices. The consequences of failure to effectively implement socially sustainable practices in the supply chain were highlighted by the recent collapse of the Rana Plaza in Bangladesh in April 2013, which killed 1,229 workers …
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Measuring environmental and social sustainability in the apparel supply chain
… their environmental impact and are implementing sustainability programs to counteract these issues. The field of sustainable supply chain management is a relatively new concept and companies face the challenges of choosing sustainability initiatives, measuring the success of those initiatives, …
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The Social Sustainability of Standardisation in the Hungarian Residential Building Sector
… a 30-year-long break. At the same time, in post-socialist countries, the general attitude towards modern methods of construction is rather complex. While the Western examples of modular constructions are admired, local examples of prefabricated and standardised homes from the socialist era are …
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Social sustainability: guidelines for urban development and practice in Abuja City, Nigeria
… that defined and integrated the pillars of sustainability, the implementation of sustainable urban planning remains a challenge with conflicting perspectives between sustainable development stakeholders through policy programme and practice in developed and developing countries. This …
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Social sustainability in the city: the relationship between density and social interaction
… out that such development could adversely affect social cohesion. This research addresses this issue by considering the impact of density on one indicator of social cohesion, social interaction. The research addresses three principle issues: 1. The relationship between social interaction and the …
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A Study of Social Sustainability of High-Rise Living in Kolkata, India
… geographical factors examined in this study. The sustainability of high-rise apartment buildings has been the subject of several studies. These have covered various dimensions, including energy efficiency, economic, environmental, and social sustainability. The literature review reveals that the …
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Multivariate optimization of neighborhood scale problems for economic, environmental, and social sustainability
… determining the trade-offs between the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of an architectural problem. The method is tested on a neighborhood-scale mega-development. This scale of built environment intervention falls between the building scale work of architects and the …
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Assessing the social sustainability of Chinese urban neigbourhoods: a case study of Shenzhen
… from China’s recent urban growth in terms of sustainability from environmental, economic and social perspectives. Huge numbers of new Chinese urban neighbourhoods have been built during the past 20 years with great spatial and social changes in this process compared with the past. However, …
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Design for Social Sustainability in Digital Fabrication for Development in the Global South
… to create lasting impact. It is put forward that social sustainability is currently lacking and that this is limiting the success of DF4D. Despite recognition that social sustainability is the foundation for sustainable development, it is a challenging concept that is often neglected in mainstream …
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Transportation performance management for livability and social sustainability: developing and applying a conceptual framework
… related to the concepts of livability and social sustainability. Public-sector agencies are charged with promoting the well-being (i.e. QOL) of the public, and they often must work within a complex inter-organizational context, with overlapping and intersecting jurisdictions and …
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Community-driven initiatives for the social sustainability of e-centres in the Western Cape
… to disadvantaged communities. E-centres face sustainability challenges in their operations, which hamper their digital inclusion agenda. Literature was reviewed to identify factors that contribute to sustainability. A few case studies were evaluated to identify factors contributing to their …
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Sustainability in the Leather Industry: Exploring the relationship between Social Sustainability Drivers, Practices and Indicators
Although the importance of sustainability is being increasingly recognised by business, in the leather industry the focus has been on environmental sustainability rather than the social aspect. This research has purposely looked to explore that gap by investigating the social sustainability …
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"Social sustainability and mobility in Curitiba: bus rapid transit in the ""green city"" of Brazil"
… without considering new solutions to its social justice shortcomings. This work contributes to scholarly and public discussions about urban and social sustainability policy, and environmentalism in Latin America, and globally."
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Exploring Architectural Implications on Social Sustainability: The case of extended family dwellings in contemporary Bahraini households
… The constantly shifting and transforming social and political climate created significant pressures on the welfare mechanism, which then placed citizens on twenty-years-long waiting lists for social housing services. To alleviate the burden, many families opted to provide housing for their …
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'A piecemeal way to save the world': Investigating social sustainability in the UK's conventional food supply
This thesis addresses a gap in knowledge of sustainability in relation to food – namely how the social ‘pillar’ is being interpreted and acted on, and by whom, in the UK’s conventional food supply. Sustainability is widely seen to have three pillars (environmental, economic and social), with the …
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Fostering social sustainability through housing sustainability for Bangladeshi people in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms
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The emergence of social sustainability in the development of Olympic parks: the case of Sydney Olympic Park
… idea and begs another level of enquiry— the social. This thesis questions how and to what extent social sustainability emerges in the development of Sydney Olympic Park (SOP), considered a representative case of urban spectacle for the global city. The research established an analytical …
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An analysis of urban form as an approach to social sustainability: a comparative study of contrasting housing developments
… aims to determine the impact of urban form on social sustainability. Definitions of urban form vary in the literature. One of the definitions describe urban form as spaces that enhance the sense of community, healthy communities and place attachment, while promoting environmental mitigation and …
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A study of the impact of technological innovations on the social sustainability of facilities management employees in South Africa
… impact of technological innovations (TIs) on the social sustainability of facilities management (FM) employees in South Africa. The rationale for the study is that no empirical evidence shows how the adoption of TIs impacts the social sustainability of FM employees. The study adopts the sequential …
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