Social Well-Being in the Yellowstone River Valley
Introduction
Our third component of sustainability, social sustainability, occurs when communities engage in “life-enhancing” practices (McKenzie 2004). Moreover, when a society provides opportunities for its members to improve their well-being, social sustainability requires that society must also ensure that the opportunities are managed fairly. As you can imagine, social sustainability questions are far-reaching, including topics such as upward mobility and access to quality education. Recent analyses evaluate factors such as personal security, individual freedom, the rule of law, and trust in government (Legatum Institute 2019). These studies disclose patterns of geographical inequalities—global, ...
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