Week 8 - Human Capital: Agency and the Built Environment

Task 3 - Sustainable Future Community Concept Plan

Written explanation and justification drawing on course content.
Developer's definition of Sustainable Development and its influence on design.
Stakeholder identification (local community, client, residents, environment) including, values/interests/needs.
Explanation of site plan/design (residential, non-residential, infrastructure).
Explanation of how the site addresses the 5 capitals of sustainability (environmental, social, human, manufactured, economic).
Justification for focusing and excluding capitals, considering payback periods and consequences.
Consider positive/negative unintended consequences in the short/long term.
Address the 5 capitals in construction management, noting possible unintended consequences.
Define the capitals and link them to sustainability definition.
Address site constraints/requirements in the purchase agreement.

Focus on manufactured capital in relation to natural and human capital.
Includes pre-design, ESD (Ecologically Sustainable Development), location, land constraints, and legislation.
Covers demolition, construction, and the lived-in phase.
Maps and calculations primarily related to housing.
Consider “other” forms of manufactured capital to meet stakeholder needs.
Evaluates pre-design and resultant impacts on natural capital (structural) and human capital (structural during construction/demolition, and lived phase).

Define and understand the role of human capital in social, environmental, and economic capital.
Explore how the built environment can impact on human capital (both add and detract).
Investigate how developing human capital in sustainability can help evolve the profession.

Social isolation, poor education, fear of crime, disrupted family life, and unhappiness are detrimental to health.
Happy people live longer.
Poverty, joblessness, powerlessness, and economic insecurity negatively impact health and are social/economic dimensions of sustainable development.
Environmental damage (air pollution, contaminated water, poor food supplies, heavy traffic, dislocated neighborhoods, poorly designed buildings) harms health.
Coote (2005) notes that health risks disproportionately affect the poor, leading to poorer health and shorter lifespans.

Porritt (2005) defines human capital as the physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual capacities of an individual (pg 137-138).
Four elements:
- Physical
- Intellectual
- Emotional
- Spiritual

Individual level: Investing in well-being leads to a fulfilling life.
Social Level: Increasing healthy lifestyles and life expectancy increases human capital.
Organizational Level: Investing in employee physical well-being (health education, sports activities) improves productivity and emotional well-being.

Individual intelligence is measured by IQ, but includes knowledge, creativity, and linguistic ability.
IQ tests only measure rational, linear intelligence.
Organizational intelligence: Intellectual capital is a significant portion of a company's value.
Human capital is rented, not owned, requiring investment in employees for company success.

Encompasses skills like empathy, conflict management, relationship-building, and organizational awareness.
Leads to higher community participation.
Involved in creativity, emphasizing that healthy emotions make IQ more effective.
Businesses investing in emotional abilities see greater success through teamwork and customer loyalty.