The project sought to elucidate how transformations in the broader societal context affect work cultures and scientific practices in the academic life sciences.
In the broader societal context, social sustainability refers to 'an ideal state of well-being which might be expected to occur when social, economic and environmental interactions foster inter-generational equality and longitudinal equilibrium' (Author 2013a: p2245).
This evolution is linked to a progressive widening of the scope of usage of these systems, from an initial more limited application to risk assessment, to the subsequent inclusion of functionality enabling their utilization in the context of risk management, and more recently, to their explicit casting in the broader societal context of risks and decisions, from a risk governance perspective.
In a detailed case study where coastal and marine cultural ecosystem services were set within a broader societal context, DDMV was undertaken through three iterative workshops involving a single group of participants representing local residents and different interests across the public, private and third sectors.
As a microcosm within the broader societal context in which they sit, organizations are a good example of this as we watch the economy shrink and businesses scramble to adapt.
Or take Sternberg's theory, in which your child can not only be analytically, creatively, or practically gifted (i.e., exhibiting good common sense), but can also be gifted at wisdom if he or she does a good job balancing personal needs with the interest of others, all the while taking the broader societal context into consideration.
The broader societal context will also be measured using media coverage in state, local and niche language media outlets.
