A need for balanced approach to neighborhood sustainability assessments: A critical review and analysis

A Komeily, RS Srinivasan - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2015 - Elsevier
With over 70% of the world population projected to live in urban areas by 2030, the role of
cities in sustainable development is gaining greater momentum. Creating healthy and …

Urban regeneration in the light of social innovation: A systematic integrative literature review

YD dos Santos Figueiredo, MA Prim, GA Dandolini - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The growth of the urban population has generated unequal access to basic infrastructure
and creates heterogeneous spaces in the urban fabric. In this sense, it is necessary to …

The critical role of the construction industry in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs): Delivering projects for the common good

W Fei, A Opoku, K Agyekum, JA Oppon, V Ahmed… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
In 2015, the United Nations (UN) adopted the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development,
which set out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 169 targets and 231 unique …

[HTML][HTML] Regeneration towards suitability: A decision-making framework for determining urban regeneration mode and strategies

Y Liu, L Shen, Y Ren, T Zhou - Habitat international, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban regeneration has become a popular research topic globally against the critical
challenges that cities face with the decay of urban function, urban fabric, and residents living …

Understanding green infrastructure: the development of a contested concept in England

H Wright - Local Environment, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The idea of “green infrastructure” has experienced a quick emergence in planning policy
with little opportunity to reflect on the meanings attached to the concept by different interests …

Urban regeneration in the UK: Boom, bust and recovery

P Jones, J Evans - 2013 - torrossa.com
URBAN REGENERATION Page 1 URBAN REGENERATION in the UK 2nd edition PHIL
JONES and JAMES EVANS 2e U R B A NR EG EN ER A T IO N in the U K P H IL JO N E S an d …

Neighborhood sustainability assessment in action: Cross-evaluation of three assessment systems and their cases from the US, the UK, and Japan

A Sharifi, A Murayama - Building and Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
As the building blocks of cities, neighborhoods play a major role in hel** to achieve global
sustainability. In the past decade, several assessment tools worldwide have been …

Sustainability-as-density and the return of the social: The case of Vancouver, British Columbia

N Quastel, M Moos, N Lynch - Urban Geography, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Urban planning policy in North America is increasingly dominated by the ideal of"
sustainability-as-density"—the promotion of walkable neighborhoods containing high …

A framework of decision-making factors and supporting information for facilitating sustainable site planning in urban renewal projects

H Wang, Q Shen, B Tang, C Lu, Y Peng, LY Tang - Cities, 2014 - Elsevier
Urban renewal is an emerging issue in almost all developed cities with a long history. To
revitalize the landscape and functions of old areas in these cities, many urban renewal …

Neighborhood sustainability in urban renewal: An assessment framework

HW Zheng, GQP Shen, Y Song… - … and Planning B …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Urban renewal provides valuable opportunities for sustainable development. Sustainability
assessment is considered a useful tool in ensuring sustainable development in practice …