"Social sustainability is an essential pillar of organizational success; lack of social sustainability is often an element of organizational failure. This study examined the interpersonal elements of social sustainability through two lenses and approaches. The first was a comparative case study on the interpersonal elements of social sustainability in six intentional communities, three located in Israel and three in Thailand. The comparative case...

"As a contribution to decolonizing discourses, this dissertation examines narratives of place attachment in colonized space as shared by individuals confronting forced displacement, militarized violence, and environmental injustice on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. This study investigates emergent themes in place-based resilience, examining indicators associated with place dependence, social connection, place-based identity, and nature connection...