There is a lack of theoretical and empirical studies regarding social sustainability. The
literature reveals that the “social” was integrated late into debates on sustainable …

Sustainability is often conceived of as an attempt to balance competing economic,
environmental and social priorities. Over the course of three decades of scholarship …

Social sustainability gained formal and international repute following the World Commission
on Environment and Development (WCED) report to the United Nations (UN), which …

The lifestyle of industrialized countries and economic growth in the decades of the 1960s
and 1970scaused a serious weakness in the balance between ecology, economic stability …

There is a fragmented approach to social sustainability in the literature, and this paper aims
to contribute to a better understanding of the meanings and interpretations of that concept …

Since publication of the Brundtland Report in 1987, the notion of sustainable development
has come to guide the pursuit of environmental reform by both public and private …

In recent years the social dimension (or 'social sustainability') has gained increased
recognition as a fundamental component of sustainable development, becoming …

Since the emergence of widespread concerns over environmental degradation in the 1960s,
a great deal of work has been put into the concept of environmental 'sustainability': how can …

In recent years social sustainability has gained increased recognition as a fundamental
component of sustainable development. Previous research on sustainability has been …

The purpose of our paper is to characterize the social pillar using the three criteria of social
cohesion, equity and safety. Alongside this characterization we develop a policy framework …