Purpose: Mixed gender groups perform better, this makes the construction business more effective. Statistically speaking, there is no gender equality in the construction industry. A lot of different changes have been made, for example in plans for work environment, but despite this the development has stopped and the division in gender is 8,6% women in the whole construction industry. There is an existing macho culture in the construction industry and the culture is one of the reasons for accidents on the construction site. The purpose of this study is to investigate the social sustainability on the construction site from a gender perspective. This to be able to distinguish the gender equality that is sought on the construction site. Method: The study has been performed qualitatively by doing interviews. Six people, with different professions, were interviewed and their companies were medium sized to large size. A literature study was performed to receive information to create a foundation for the study and to phrase questions for the interviews. Document analysis was executed on policy documents from some of the companies that were interviewed. Findings: The main result is that there are several different approaches of working with social sustainability and there are legislations to further help with the subject. One common denominator are the staff appraisals and that the companies are working for a strong solidarity between all co-workers. Management systems help companies regulate the social sustainability. These regulatory systems are OHSAS 18 001, Povel and Navet which are specific for handling the social sustainability in the companies. The macho culture is predicted to fade out in the future due to, for example the work different actors in the business perform. Implications: The existing macho culture in the construction industry has started to fade out during the last couple of years and will probably continue to fade in the future. This due to the companies work in the matter and that younger generations contribute with a fresh approach. Social sustainability in this study, in this case gender equality, can be achieved by team buildings and internal networks. There are several management systems to modulate the social sustainability. Limitations: The study is limited to being performed as a case study and only investigate gender equality within the concept of social sustainability on a construction site. An exclusively small part of the active companies in the construction industry market have been interviewed. The participated companies are active in and around the county of Småland. This makes the study focus on and map the problems on a smaller scale. The answers from the interviews are the main material that will be analysed and will therefor lead to results in the study. The study is only focusing on the production phase which therefore makes the results invalid for generalization of the whole construction process. / Syfte: Könsblandade grupper presterar bättre, detta gör branschen mer effektiv. Statistiskt sett är byggbranschen inte jämställd. Många förändringar har gjorts, bland annat i arbetsmiljöplaner men trots detta har utvecklingen inte kommit längre och fördelningen är 8,6% kvinnor i byggbranschen. Det finns en machokultur i byggbranschen och kulturen är en av anledningarna till olyckor på jobbet. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att utreda den sociala hållbarheten på byggarbetsplatsen ur ett genusperspektiv. Detta för att särskilja den jämställdhet som eftersträvas på arbetsplatsen. Metod: Studien har genomförts kvalitativt i form av intervjuer med sex personer. Dessa personer har olika roller på medelstora till stora företag inom byggbranschen. Litteraturstudie genomfördes för att få information till grunden för studien samt för att formulera intervjufrågor. Dokumentanalys genomfördes på policydokument från några av de berörda företagen. Resultat: Det huvudsakliga resultatet från analyserna är att det finns flera sätt att arbeta med social hållbarhet och att det även finns lagkrav som är menade till att främja utvecklingen. En tydlig nämnare är de medarbetarsamtal som hålls med alla medarbetare och att det är viktigt att skapa gemenskap inom företagen. Ledningssystemen som finns på företagen hjälper till att reglera den sociala hållbarheten. Dessa ledningssystem är OHSAS 18 001 samt Povel och Navet och dessa används för att reglera den sociala hållbarheten på företagen. Machokulturen anses avta i framtiden, bland annat tack vare arbetet från olika parter i byggbranschen. Konsekvenser: Machokulturen som finns i branschen har avtagit under de senaste åren och kommer förmodligen fortsätta fasas ut i framtiden med hjälp av arbete från företag. Intervjusvaren visar även att yngre generationer kommer in med ett nytt synsätt. Social hållbarhet i denna studie, främst jämställdhet, kan uppnås med hjälp av bland annat "team-building", även interna nätverk på företaget kan främja den sociala hållbarheten. Ledningssystem finns för att hjälpa till att reglera social hållbarhet. Begränsningar: Arbetet är begränsat till att genomföras i form av en fallstudie och enbart utreda jämställdhet ur ett socialt hållbart perspektiv på byggarbetsplatsen. Endast en liten del av de aktiva företagen på marknaden intervjuas. Företagen som har medverkat har kontor i närheten av och i Småland vilket gör att analysen fokuserar på problemen inom ett kartlagt område och i en mindre skala. Intervjusvaren är det huvudsakliga materialet som analyseras för att få fram resultaten i studien. Arbetet riktar sig till produktionsfasen och resultaten är därför inte generaliserbara för hela byggprocessen.

There are several aspects which need to be considered while planning a building to achieve sustainable environment for people's well-being. One of the significant aspects is social sustainability which is largely about promoting everyone regardless of the circumstances. In a socially sustainable city, there should be access to meeting places to improve social life. The Park Paradiset and the Broparken in Vallastaden were designed to improve socializing between people. The parks in this work are examined based on social aspects; interaction and identity. In addition, a park should be designed based on different aspects to suit different people. This work considers aspects such as recreation/ leisure, cultural identity, accessibility and safety. Beyond these aspects, the stormwater management in the parks is also studied. These studies were conducted with systematic literature studies, site visits, survey and qualitative interviews. A site visit was in Vallastaden, where the authors explored the district and handed out survey to the resident. The interview for the Park Paradise was conducted with Ulrika Gunnman from White Arkitekter and the interview for the Broparken was conducted with Lina Moström from 02landskap. The result shows that the architects worked differently to achieve the social aspects. It can be concluded that Park Paradiset fulfills the aspects better than the Broparken based on survey results, site visits and the interviews. The results further show that the stormwater management for the parks consists of open systems. Open systems have even been current in the Park Paradiset. The open ditches in the park leads the water in the transverse dikes to a longitudinal dike. It can be concluded that the architects utilized stormwater management better in Broparken compared to the Park Paradiset, when the architects transformed the ordinary ditch into something attractive and gave the park a character.

The aim of this study is to investigate how densification can be used to increase social and ecological sustainability in an urban area. This study focuses on the visions of the municipality of Sundsvall, a city located on the east coast of central Sweden, from a social and ecological sustainable development perspective and whether these visions are achievable for the densification of its urban centre. Additionally, this study considers how densification fulfils the social and ecological urban development of the city of Sundsvall. Given the possibility of both positive and negative impacts occurring through densification it is prudent to consider these impacts and to determine whether these impacts can be reduced by a socioecological urban developing perspective. To determine this, this study uses both quantitative and qualitative methods, such as GIS analysis, personal interviews and municipality resources to establish a sustainable, social and ecological outcome for the urban centre. Sundsvall aims to achieve a higher population density within its city centre. Increase accessibility to the waterfront and improve public transport options, therefore reducing the need for private vehicles and promoting environmentally sustainable alternatives. The aims of the municipality are certainly attainable, however due to certain factors specific to Sundsvall, these can only be achieved to a certain extent. Given the city’s location between two mountains, issues like sunlight, limited space for public service and the inability for smog to easily disperse creates a plethora of issues discussed in this study.

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2016-03-30T15:22:59Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) CAPA DURA - Dissertação - Juliana Roberta 21-10.pdf: 3282346 bytes, checksum: 65ca194b2f1f5b5b160f1565d3f82479 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-30T15:22:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) CAPA DURA - Dissertação - Juliana Roberta 21-10.pdf: 3282346 bytes, checksum: 65ca194b2f1f5b5b160f1565d3f82479 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-05-28 / A finalidade dessa investigação foi analisar a sustentabilidade social em destino turístico de base comunitária por meio de indicadores de sustentabilidade, a fim de se constatar, ou não, a existência de ganhos sociais. O arcabouço teórico consultado foi guiado pela relação conceitual existente entre sustentabilidade social e o turismo de base comunitária, além da necessidade da construção de indicadores sociais de sustentabildade que permitissem averiguar empiricamente a existência de ganhos sociais em destinos turísticos dessa natureza. A Prainha do Canto Verde, localizada no Município de Beberibe-CE, caracterizada como uma comunidade de pescadores, representa o lócus de estudo escolhido. A abordagem deste trabalho é qualitativa. Os métodos empregados foram pesquisa bibiográfica e estudo de caso descritivo. Para coleta de dados foram realizadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas, observação direta e levantamento bibliográfico. Os principais resultados da pesquisa são: i) a identificação de 6 categorias de análise: saúde, educação, trabalho, coesão social, protagonismo e valorização da cultura local; ii) o desenvolvimento de um conjunto de 38 indicadores construídos a partir da literatura sobre indicadores de sustentabilidade para destinos turísticos, e a contrução de parâmetros de análise que permite classificar o indicador como ganho social, ou não; e iii) saúde, protagonismo e valorização cultural são as categorias de análise que apresentaram mais ganhos sociais. Por fim, embora as disputas existentes após a criação da Reseva Extrativista tenha originado focos de disputa na localidade, este trabalho aponta para um retrato positivo acerca dos ganhos sociais na Prainha do Canto Verde, conforme exposto nos resultados deste trabalho. / The goal of this research is to analyze social sustainability in community-based tourist destinations by means of sustainability indicators in order to confirm the existence (or not) of social gains. The consulted theoretical framework was guided by the conceptual relationship existing between social sustainability and community-based tourism and also by the need to establish social sustainability indicators that enable the empirical assessment of social gains in tourist destinations of this nature. Prainha do Canto Verde (Canto Verde Beach), located in Beberibe municipality, in the State od Ceará (CE), a fishermen community, represents the location chosen for this study. The approach of this work is qualitative. The employed methods are bibliographical research and descriptive case study. The methods used fo data collection include semi-structured interviews, direct observation and bibliographical survey. The main results of the research are i) identification of 6 categories for analysis: health, education, work, social cohesion, social leadership and appreciation of local culture; ii)development of an assemble of 38 indicators based on the existing literature about sustainability indicators for tourist destination and the establishment of analysis parameters which allow the indicators as social gain or not; and iii) health, social leadership and cultural appreciation are the analysis categories that present most social gains. Finally, even though the creation of the Extractive Reserve generated disputes within the area, this work points towards a positive portrait of the social gains in Prainha do Canto Verde, according to the results of this work.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:01:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Anna Paula Poncio.pdf: 1987498 bytes, checksum: 5b331fd464f76dcbb434f65ddb63378a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-07-24 / In times of increased preoccupation with environmental issues, this research aims to verify which are the actions that legitimize the idea of Environmental Education as stimuli for individual and collective environmental attitudes. For that, we look to approach the formation of present society (which fundaments in the marketization and consumption culture) as a practice and the concept of ecological subject (defended by Carvalho, 2001), as a theoretical parameter. As such, we can affirm that currently the behaviour of people is influentiated by the so called unnecessary necessities, and, against that logic, the Environmental Education comes as an instrument capable of modifying the pattern of social and environmental relations, by effecting the established actions at the concept of environmental citizenship, next to the concept of environmental subject. This citizen blooms as a being capable of acting to the rules presented by the ruling system, empowered by the libertary pretension of the existing borders, constituting itself as a part of a new perspective to the environmental and political act in place. So being, the practical part of the work was performed (em português o resumo foi alterado, precisa alterar aqui também) in the city of Céu Azul/PR, by Survey, with the application of 2.345 questionnaires, with 24 closed questions. The choosing of this city happened intentionally, once this town presents an environmental twist, the presence of the Iguacu National Park in 72% of its territory. The collected data was analysed statistically with the help of Microsoft Office Excel® (2007) and IBM SPSS® Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (version 21) and by the Content Analysis technique, in which objective was to averigate the consumption pattern imposed by the capitalist economical system that is drenched in the choosing population. Parting from the collected information, we can conclude that the population cares with the environmental issues surveyed; but doesn t apply them or completely get involved. In this sense, we defend in this study the necessity of changes in behaviour and practices development for the sake of the environment and the environmental preservation by its participants, because the damages are still seen as not an individual responsibility issue. / Em tempos de crescente preocupação com a questão ambiental, esta pesquisa procurar verificar quais são as ações que legitimam a ideia da Educação Ambiental como estimuladora de atitudes ambientais individuais e coletivas na sociedade contemporânea. Para tanto, procuraremos abordar a formação da sociedade contemporânea (que se fundamenta na mercantilização e na cultura do consumo) como prática e o conceito de sujeito ecológico (defendido por Carvalho, 2001), como parâmetro teórico. De pronto, podemos afirmar que atualmente o comportamento das pessoas é influenciado pelas chamadas necessidades desnecessárias e, contra esta lógica, a Educação Ambiental (EA) surge como instrumento capaz de modificar o padrão das relações socioambientais, por meio da efetivação das ações estabelecidas no conceito de cidadania ambiental, próximas às do conceito de sujeito ecológico. Este cidadão desponta como um ser capaz de atuar frente às regras conferidas pelo sistema vigente, empoderados pela pretensão libertária das fronteiras existentes, constituindo-se como parte de uma nova perspectiva para a ação política ambiental em exercício. Assim, o estudo foi realizado no Município de Céu Azul/PR, por meio da pesquisa Survey, com aplicação de 2.345 questionários, com 24 perguntas fechadas. A escolha desse município ocorreu de forma intencional, uma vez que o local apresenta um diferencial ambiental que é a presença do Parque Nacional do Iguaçu em 72% do seu território. Os dados coletados foram analisados estatisticamente com o auxílio dos Softwares Microsoft Office Excel® (2007) e IBM SPSS® Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (versão 21) e por meio da técnica de Análise de Conteúdo, cujo objetivo foi averiguar se o padrão de consumo imposto pelo sistema socioeconômico capitalista está arraigado na população escolhida. A partir das informações coletadas, podemos concluir que a população se preocupa com as questões ambientais pesquisadas; mas, não as reflete e nem se envolve por completo. Neste sentido, defendemos neste estudo a necessidade de que haja mudança no comportamento e no desenvolvimento de práticas realizadas em prol do ambiente e da preservação ambiental pelos participantes, pois, os danos causados ao ambiente ainda são vistos como um problema alheio à responsabilidade de cada um.

This research proposes a socially sustainable impact sourcing model (SSISM), pertinent to the field of socially responsible outsourcing and offers recommendations for integrating immigrants in Sweden by using this model. The model brings businesses, communities and people together to create benefits for all stakeholders in a sustainable way.   Sweden has a long history of accepting immigrants, yet, has a comparably low success rate of integrating non-Swedish people into society. If SSISM is applied in Sweden, there is a potential for businesses to save money, for challenges like the integration problem to be mitigated, and for communities to benefit from an increased tax base as well as building stronger, more diverse communities.   The universal model for SSISM was developed through the analysis of existing practices and the use of the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD), a sustainability planning tool. The research process included informal interviews with businesses, communities and government agencies, formal interviews with businesses, and a survey with immigrants. The interviews and survey helped maintain relevance to the Swedish context and identified potential obstacles and enablers for implementation. From the results, recommendations on how to best apply the model for integrating immigrants into Sweden were developed in the discussion.

Organisations and especially multinational companies play a key role in addressing social sustainability challenges as they significantly influence the wellbeing of millions of people across borders. The term “social sustainability” has become a common topic in the last decades, however clear guidance on how to implement it in a holistic and strategic way is still lacking in the organisational context. This research analyses how multinational companies can implement social sustainability strategically. In collaboration with a case study company, the authors evaluate the current reality using the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development. Building on their findings, the authors developed a five-phase guidance to support the case study company in implementing social sustainability. Based on the challenges that literature on social sustainability within companies identifies, the designed guidance might also support other multinational companies in tackling the social sustainability challenge and help them contribute to move the social system towards a sustainable future.

This paper is a conclusion of a four-month-long research project. Aging and lifestyle diseases pose a massive challenge for sustainability of societies of the developed countries. The aim of the study was creation of a set of guidelines and actions that would facilitate interaction between primary health care and wellness organisations in Sweden in a manner conducive to achievement of social sustainability in the area of public health. The theoretical part provides insights into significance of public health for sustainability. It explores systematic barriers for achievement and maintenance of optimal health within health system and social system. Research was conducted through interviews with professionals working at the Blekinge Health Arena, doctors and nurses. The results were framed within FSSD to ensure compliance with Social Sustainability Principles. The guidelines and actions promote health through lifestyle change, community empowerment, holistic perspective of the patient and close collaboration between primary health care and wellness organisations. The authors believe the results may be widely implemented within Sweden, helping transition towards sustainability. / <p>Lúcia Timóteo: ana.l.timoteo@gmail.com Natalia Matuszak: natalia.matuszak@gmail.com Vaiva Indilaitė: vaivaindilaite@yahoo.com</p>

Efforts around the world to transition to more sustainable societies are afoot, and companies have a major role to play in this transition.  This research analyzed how multinational cocoa processing companies can strategically contribute to social sustainability of cocoa farmers. The authors present the cocoa challenge as a socially imbalanced system that cannot be continued indefinitely. In collaboration with a case study company, the authors evaluated how the sustainability program of the case study company incorporates social sustainability to determine what the gaps are in contributing to improving social sustainability of cocoa farmers and make use of the Framework for Strategic Development (FSSD). Building on their findings the authors offer guidance on how to implement strategic sustainable development in multinational cocoa processing companies to realize socially sustainable cocoa.

Le soja est l'un des produits alimentaires les plus importants et en croissance rapide sur le marché mondial. Grace à l'introduction de variétés de soja GM, l'Argentine est devenue le troisième producteur mondial, ce qui a entraîné des impacts relevant au niveau environnemental, social et économique. Objectif de l'étude est d'évaluer la résilience sociale des communautés rurales cultivant du soja en Argentine et d'évaluer la durabilité actuelle du système du soja. Au même temps, l'analyse de l'expansion de la production de soja de l’Amérique latine vers les pays africains représente un élément de continuité dans l'évaluation du phénomène au niveau mondial. Le cas d’étude du système de soja en Argentine - fortement influencé par l'introduction des OGM et par les changements qui en découlent dans l'utilisation des terres, la modernisation et l'organisation du travail - avec son accent particulier sur les communautés rurales, souligne que la résilience sociale et la résilience écologique sont étroitement interconnectées pour garantir la durabilité sociale, qui, à son tour, est en corrélation étroite avec la durabilité environnementale et économique. Le secteur agricole argentin a montré une bonne capacité d'adaptation et de réorganisation démontrant être économiquement performant, mais les coûts sociaux et environnementaux qui en découlent sont lourds, consistant en une perturbation profonde de la structure originaire des communautés rurales et de l'écosystème naturel. Le système du soja est extrêmement rigide - en raison de la hyper spécialisation et de la dépendance marquée de l'exportation - ce qui le rend très vulnérable aux changements de la demande internationale de soja. Le système actuel est fortement critiqué par la société civile, le blâmant d'être la cause de problèmes environnementaux et de risques pour la santé humaine. Pour contraster efficacement les conséquences négatives du modèle du soja, un rôle important doit être joué par les politiques, qui devraient définir des mesures de développement durable pour améliorer la résilience des communautés rurales et favoriser une transition vers des systèmes de production alimentaire plus durables / Soy is one of the most important and fast growing food commodities in the global market. Thanks to the introduction of GM soy varieties, Argentina has become the third producer in the world, what entailed significant impacts at environmental, social and economic level. Objective of the study is to assess the social resilience of the rural communities cultivating soy in Argentina and to evaluate the current sustainability of the soy system. At the same time, the analysis of the expansion of the soy production from Latin America to African countries represents an element of continuity in the evaluation of the phenomenon at global level. The case study of the soy system in Argentina – strongly influenced by the introduction of GMOs and the consequent changes in land use, modernization and work organization – with its specific focus on rural communities, highlights how strongly social and ecological resilience are intertwined in the identification of mechanisms to guarantee social sustainability, which, in turn, is strictly interrelated with environmental and economic sustainability. The agricultural sector showed a good capacity of adaptation and reorganization demonstrating being economically performing, but social and environmental costs were heavy, consisting in a deep disruption of the original rural communities structure and of the original natural ecosystem. The soy system appears extremely rigid – because of the hyper specialization and the marked dependence on export – what makes it very vulnerable to changes in the international demand for soy. The current system is strongly criticized by the civil society, blaming it to be the cause of environmental problems and of health risks. To effectively contrast the negative consequences of the soy model, a significant role must be played by policy makers, who should define sustainability policies to enhance the resilience of the rural communities and to move towards more sustainable food production systems.