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Evaluating Social Sustainability In Plans For Inter-Cultural Cities, Diane Faye Gapas
Evaluating Social Sustainability In Plans For Inter-Cultural Cities, Diane Faye Gapas
Theses and Dissertations
Recently, there is an increasing interest and awareness on sustainability and sustainable development. Sustainability is comprised of the three E’s: environment, economy and equity. Of these three, the equity or the social sustainability component is often overlooked. As cities become more global and demographically diverse due to immigration, diversity’s impact to the city should be addressed through policies and plans. The content analysis and evaluation of city plans, policies and urban design examines their response to accommodating and including inter-cultural diversity using identified indicators of social sustainability and equity. This study finds that the length of time a city has …