Browsing by Subject "Sociology--Social capital"

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    Cultural aspects of sustainable development
    (2009-11) Fithian, Cody; Powell, Ashleigh
    The history of humanity's struggle for survival has produced a mindset that values production and consumption. But it has become increasingly obvious that this mindset has become outdated as the planet's population threatens to outgrow and deplete the world's resources. This is true for both material resources and cultural resources, or "social capital": as world economies become more global, cultural values are lost to commodification and displacement. This paper examines these problems and possible strategies for shifting to a new paradigm of sustainability. Based on research by Niklaus Kohler and his team.
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    Lecture 4: Foundations of sustainable design: Cultural aspects of sustainable development
    (2009-09-29) Kohler, Niklaus
    Dr. Kohler discusses culture as a form of "intangible capital", and the difficulties in trying to preserve cultural resources in the face of many factors of social change, including globalization and a growing population attempting to cope with depletion and scarcity. He discusses various ways that societies may deal with these difficulties, and how architects may consider issues of cultural conservation in the context of sustainable architectural design.