Tools for Measuring Progress towards Sustainable Neighborhood Environments

Sustainability

Elizabeth Karol¹ 

[1] Curtin University of Technology, Faculty of Built Environment, Department of Architecture/Interior Architecture, GPO Box U 1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia

关键词: measurement tools;    urban sustainability;    housing sustainability;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su1030612

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Various assessment tools are available to assist designers, developers and regulatory bodies to reduce the negative impacts of contemporary multi-housing subdivision projects in industrialized countries. These tools vary considerably in what and how they measure and how the measurement results are presented and interpreted. This paper is largely a desktop study of subdivision assessment tools developed in Australasia, GreatBritain and the United States of America. The paper identified a variety of themes and sub-themes that support assessment tools at both the project design phase and the project operational phase. These themes and sub-themes revolve around one or more of the three pillars of sustainability—namely the environmental, economical and social pillars. The paper firstly compares the themes and sub-themes of the assessment tools and then relates those themes to a set of sustainability targets produced for a proposed inner suburban housing subdivision in Perth, Western Australia.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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