Social Sustainability A Multilevel Approach to Social Inclusion [Hardcover]

How can we raise the standard of living of the worlds poor and maintain high levels of social health and well-being in the developed world, while simultaneously reducing the environmental damage wrought by human activity? The social dimension of sustainability is becoming recognized as a necessary if not sufficient condition for attaining economic and environmental sustainability. The requisite dialogue requires inclusion at multi-levels. This collection of works is an ambitious and multi-disciplinary effort to indemnify and articulate the design, implementation and implications of inclusion. Included are theoretical and empirical pieces that examine the related issues at the local, national and international levels. Contributors are grounded in Sociology, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Health, Psychology, Anthropology, Social Work, Education, and Natural Resource Management.

1. Introduction to Social Sustainability: A Multilevel Approach to Social Inclusion  Jesse Dillard, Veronica Dujon, and Eileen M. Brennan  Part I: The Economic Sector  2. Social Business Enterprise: A Necessary Alternative  Jesse Dillard, Mellie Pullman, Joshua Bernard, and Aaron Scarborough  3. Social Sustainability and the Oil Sands Industry: Life in the Middle of Wealth but on the Margins of Well-Being  Veronica Dujon  4. Strong Communities: Integrating Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability  Keith James, Adam Murry, and Desir?e Pacheco  5. Regulatory Barriers to Social Sustainability: Overcoming Environmental Health Policy Pitfalls  Amy Lubitow and Jennifer H. Allen  Part II: Health and Well Being  6. Social Sustainability and the Social Determinants of Health: Understanding the Connection  Matthew J. Carlson and Ml£6