The Role of Indicator-Based Sustainability Assessment in Policy and the Decision-Making Process: A Review and Outlook

Sustainability

Didem Dizdaroglu¹ 

[1] School of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey;

关键词: sustainable city;    sustainability assessment;    indicators;    policy-making;    decision-making;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su9061018

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In order to regulate natural processes and control the scale of human activities, sustainability assessment needs to be integrated into urban planning. In this context, indicator-based sustainability assessment tools are fundamental instruments that provide information to support policy and decision-making. Indicators are necessary to monitor the implementation of the policies and provide feedback needed to accomplish the desirable state of sustainable urban development. This paper aims to explore the role of indicator-based sustainability assessment in policy and the decision-making process. Therefore, it reviews the identified sustainable development indicator initiatives and addresses the research gaps in the literature for future improvement of sustainability assessment frameworks. It concludes with a discussion that the major problem in sustainability assessment lies in the gathering of reliable and accessible data.

【 授权许可】

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