Du capital social à la soutenabilité sociale : enseignements d'une démarche locale de construction d'indicateurs de bien-être soutenable

Based on the IBEST project, which focuses on the construction of sustainable territorial social indicators in the urban community of Grenoble, this communication questions the operationality and the quantification of social capital, two notions which are extensively used at the present time in the construction of alternative indicators. The analysis of the data emerging from Grenoble's area research on institutional and interpersonal social connections provides valuable material for estimating the contribution of social capital to the apprehension and characterization of various forms of sociability. Since the approach of sociability in terms of "capital" is limited, we have instead decided to adopt a social sustainability approach which could be used to improve the understanding of territorial "realities" and solidarities. This stance led us to include in our research non-monetary resources that are part of the social dimension of well-being.