Social Dimension of Sustainable Development: Guidance and Application
2008 (Engelska)Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)
Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
Abstract [en]
In the shift towards a sustainable society, there have been varying interpretations of what this will mean for the social sphere. Using the parameters for social sustainability presented in the framework for strategic sustainable development (FSSD), this research sought to assist sustainability practitioners in identifying and eliminating the creation of or contribution to barriers that undermine the individual’s capacity to meet their needs. In doing so, the researchers explored the processes of social systems and employed a systems thinking perspective to examine how an organization could, through the intentional structuring of its processes, work to eliminate their contributions to arriers. From this research, characteristics of processes that move an organization towards socially sustainable development were identified as cooperation, transparency, openness, inclusiveness and involvement, around which a guidebook was developed to promote organizational reflection and examination of processes in regards to these characteristics and fundamental human needs.
Abstract [sv]
This thesis aims to provide useful guidance for transforming organizational processes to better reflect a consideration of human needs. It seeks to address structures which act as barriers to the capacity of people to actualize their needs, and proposes a set of characteristics of processes that help to eliminate these barriers.
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
2008. , s. 127
Nyckelord [en]
Social Sustainability, Human Needs, Social Systems, Systems Thinking, Structural Barriers, Social Sustainable Development, Process Characteristics, Strategic Guidance
Nationell ämneskategori
Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap Sociologi
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-3431Lokalt ID: oai:bth.se:arkivex0E126E0A0728ED4BC12574F000398EE7OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-3431DiVA, id: diva2:830737
Utbildningsprogram
SLASL Magisterprogram i Strategiskt ledarskap för hållbarhet
Uppsök
samhälle/juridik
Anmärkning
andbenaim@yahoo.com.br - Andre Benaim acollins01@gmail.com - Amber C. Collins lraftis@gmail.com - Luke Raftis
2015-04-222008-10-282018-01-11Bibliografiskt granskad