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A critical review of seven selected neighborhood sustainability assessment tools
Ayyoob Sharifi,Akito Murayama +1 more
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In this paper, the issues of sustainability coverage, pre-requisites, local adaptability, scoring and weighting, participation, reporting, and applicability are discussed using a content analysis, and the results of this study indicate that most of the tools are not doing well regarding the coverage of social, economic, and institutional aspects of sustainability.About:
This article is published in Environmental Impact Assessment Review.The article was published on 2013-01-01. It has received 480 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sustainability & BREEAM.read more
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Understanding the temporary appropriation in relationship to social sustainability
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the relevant literature about the conceptualisation of the temporary appropriation within the urban environment is presented, with a focus on the importance of temporary appropriation in relation to social sustainability.
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Macro-economic benefit analysis of large scale building energy efficiency programs in Qatar
TL;DR: In this paper, the economic, environmental, and social benefits of large-scale energy efficiency programs for new and existing buildings in Qatar were evaluated using data obtained from detailed energy audits.
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Planning for a green city: The Green Factor tool
TL;DR: The Green Factor tool has been adopted by some cities to increase the share and effectiveness of green areas as mentioned in this paper, but existing regulations challenge its use and the results show that while the tool functions well, improvements could be made in relation to monitoring, for example.
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Review of the Use of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Tools
TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic review of journal papers published between 2001-2016 to reveal the use of CSR reporting tools based on their classifications was conducted, which revealed that the GRI tool in the framework class is widely implemented, but also associated with many problems that impact CSR reports in practice.
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Indicators for evaluating sustainability in Bogota’s informal settlements: Definition and validation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a methodology that was developed to define and validate a set of indicators to evaluate sustainability in informal settlements, which became inputs in the development of neighbourhood improvement plans that are sustainable and that address the needs of the neighbourhoods' inhabitants.
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