Creating strong communities - measuring social sustainability in new housing development

Publication type

Research Paper

Authors

Publication date

January 15, 2016

Summary

Tim Dixon and Saffron Woodcraft look at the importance of social sustainability (including wellbeing) for housebuilders, present a framework for its measurement, report the results of applying the framework in practice, and discuss the policy and practice implications of such an approach.

Subjects

Social Networks, Social Development, Town Planning, Well Being, Social Capital and Housing Market