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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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Integration of Sustainability Issues into the Regeneration of Urban Wasteland: From Theoretical Framework to Operational Monitoring Tool
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present how a strategic integration of sustainability issues into urban wasteland regeneration projects can answer these targets, and the resulting tool aims to concretely facilitate the regeneration of urban wastelands into sustainable neighborhoods.
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A New Urban Greening Scheme Approach: Increasing Quantity and Quality of Urban Green Space
TL;DR: In this paper , a descriptive-qualitative study was conducted to find a new paradigm in defining green open spaces through benchmarking methods based on selected cities' strategic and practical policies, and the study results found the term "green space" in general as a response to the spatial problem that does not limit the function and utilization of the space, such as the condition of being open or closed by a tree canopy, owned by public or private, or furnished with vegetation and/or hardscape elements.
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Living heritage sites in the M'zab valley (Algeria): community and continuity
Naimeh Rezaei,Abdelaziz Khouadja +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors used the concept of living heritage sites as an analytical framework to discover why, despite the formation of new residential areas, these settlements have been able to survive and maintain their original functions.
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