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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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Assessing the Social Sustainability Indicators in Vernacular Architecture—Application of a Green Building Assessment Approach
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an assessment of the social sustainability of residential vernacular architecture through the application of a proposed Social Criteria of Green Building Assessment Tool (SCGBAT) assessment method, which proposes eight sets of social criteria categories namely; health and safety; participation and control; education; equity, accessibility and satisfaction; social cohesion; cultural values; physical resilience and also, 37 indicators for the evaluation of social sustainability.
Sustainability assessment methods of urban design: a review
TL;DR: In this article, a critical review and comparison among six assessment tools from the UK, USA, Japan, Portugal, UAE and Qatar is presented, focusing on finding out the strengths, weaknesses, the content use, weighting, scoring, certificates rating and context of the assessment tools.
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Certifications systems as independent and rigorous tools for assessing urban sustainability
TL;DR: This analysis aims to uncover how dependent USCs are on other RsSP and how compatible are the geographic domains of both and refute the rigour of LEED-ND's assessment in terms of compactness and connectivity.
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Engendering Liveable Low-Carbon Smart Cities in ASEAN as an Inclusive Green Growth Model and Opportunities for Regional Cooperation
TL;DR: In this paper, the status, opportunities, and modalities for engendering liveable low-carbon smart cities in ASEAN as an inclusive green growth model and the opportunities for regional cooperation are discussed.
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