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informal processes; systems; structures; and relationships actively support the capacity of current

and future generations to create healthy and liveable communities. Socially sustainable

communities are equitable, diverse, connected and democratic and provide a good quality of

life.” – WACOSS, Western Australia Council of Social Services.
Social sustainability is “a process for creating sustainable successful places that promote

wellbeing, by understanding what people need from the places they live and work. Social

sustainability combines design of the physical realm with design of the social world –
infrastructure to support social and cultural life, social amenities, systems for citizen engagement,

and space for people and places to evolve.” – Social Life, a UK based social enterprise specializing

in place-based innovation (What is Social Sustainability? | Definition of Social Sustainability |

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ADEC ESG Solutions .
The concept also promotes maintaining and improving social quality with concepts such as
cohesion, reciprocity and honesty and the importance of relationships amongst people.

Economic Sustainability

People across the globe can maintain their independence and have access to the resources that

they require, financial and other, to meet their needs. Economic sustainability refers to practices

that support long-term economic growth without negatively impacting the social, environmental,

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and cultural aspects of our communities and societies . Further, economic sustainability aims to
maintain the capital intact. If social sustainability focuses on improving social equality, economic

sustainability aims to improve the standard of living. The concept implies a system of production

that satisfies present consumption levels without compromising future needs (Lobo, Pietriga, &

Appert, 2015). Three main activities that are carried out in an economy are production,
distribution, and consumption but the accounting framework used to guide and evaluate the

economy regarding these activities grossly distorts values and this does not augur well for society

and the environment (Cao, 2017). Economic sustainability, therefore, requires that decisions are

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