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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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Urban sustainability assessment in Geneva: Relevance of the local neighbourhood unit
Abstract: The physical characteristics of an urban system are typically heterogeneously expressed, creating distinct neighbourhoods shaped by specific local features. Hence, spatially explicit expression of sustainability across the urban system is expected and should not be ignored. In this paper, we present an empirical study that explicitly accounts for the spatial heterogeneity of local-scale urban form features and the significance of a neighbourhood in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Our work first established a typology of urban form features, followed by the definition of local-scale functional neighbourhood boundaries using well-established criteria across the study area. An assessment of the sustainability of the resulting neighbourhoods revealed that significant differences can be observed between the different neighbourhood types across various components of urban sustainability. These results highlight the relevance, and argue for the importance, of incorporating local-scale approaches for more effective urban sustainability assessment to support urban planning and policymaking in the transition towards sustainability.
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The extent of inclusion of smart city indicators in existing urban sustainability assessment tools
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors examined the extent of inclusion of smart city incubators in existing tools for assessing sustainability at the neighborhood and city scales, and found that smart environment and smart living have been better included in the sustainability assessment tools than the smart economy and smart people dimensions.
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Assessing urban adaptability: The key is in the land use plan
TL;DR: In this article , an evaluation tool for assessing (anti-adaptability) in urban regeneration plans, measuring the degree to which they enhance an existing urban structure and provide better chances for spontaneous regeneration in the future.
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Analyzing the Shearing-Layer Concept Applied to Urban Green System
Svetlana Pushkar,Oleg Verbitsky +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a more consistent point allocation system for urban building standards by using six different lifetime shearing layers: Site, Structure, Skin, Services, Space, and Stuff, each reflecting distinct environmental damages.
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Systematic review of critical success factors for developing an Afro-centric neighbourhood sustainability assessment framework
TL;DR: In this article , the authors address the lack of local neighbourhood sustainability assessment (NSA) frameworks to improve the inclusivity, sustainability and connectivity of communities in South Africa and propose a structure of four categories and 86 CSFs for the Afro-centric NSA framework that can address the challenges encountered in South African marginalised communities.
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