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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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An Integrated Green Building Assessment Tool for Low-Cost Housing Development in Zambia
TL;DR: In this paper, an analytical hierarchy process (AHP) was used to select methods and criteria for assessing green low-cost housing in Zambia from literature review and interviews with building practitioners.
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The role of integrated performance model in sustainable envelope design and assessment
TL;DR: In this article, an integrated performance model (IPM) was developed to aid the sustainable design of the residential building envelope, reduce the carbon emission and the whole residential building energy consumption, thereby ensuring sustainable performance of the building envelope and building sustainability.
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National Climate Change Adaptation Case Study: Early Adaptation to Climate Change through Climate-Compatible Development and Adaptation Pathways
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Including local actors' perspective in neighborhood sustainability assessment: evidence from Dubai's sustainable city
TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigate how the expectations and use values of the professionals and residents involved in developing, designing, managing and living in a sustainable neighborhood can shape sustainability indicators that affect progress towards project goals.
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