Comparative study of city-level sustainability assessment standards in China and the United States

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:251

Article

Dang, Xianxian^1,2  Zhang, Yu^2,3  Feng, Wei²  Zhou, Nan²  Wang, Youwei⁵  Meng, Chong^4,5  Ginsberg, Mark⁶ 

[1] Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Dept Architecture, Xian, Shanxi, Peoples R China

[2] Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, 1 Cyclotron Rd,MS90-2121, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[3] Southeast Univ, Sch Architecture, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

[4] China Acad Bldg Res, Beijing, Peoples R China

[5] China Soc Urban Studies, China Green Bldg Council, Beijing, Peoples R China

[6] US Green Bldg Council, Washington, DC USA

关键词: Sustainability assessment standards;    City-level;    Green buildings;    Rating system;    Comparative study;    China;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119622

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

In analyses of urban environments, city-level sustainability assessments standards have received a lot of attention. Many countries, particularly in the developed world, have developed the standards to measure the performance of neighborhoods, districts, and cities in achieving sustainable development goals. In this study, four standards from China and the United States were selected and analyzed within the scope of green and sustainable development. China's new Assessment Standard for Green Eco-districts (ASGE) targets to support China's New-type Urbanization Plan from the conceptual stage to the concrete implementation. LEED (R) rating systems are one of the important references for the development of ASGE. By comparing ASGE with the advanced standards it draws from, this study aimed to evaluate ASGE's work in adapting to China's national conditions; pointing out the strengths and weaknesses and proposing improvements. The study results indicate that the rating systems of ASGE are in line with China's national conditions, and that some non-technical indicators are forward-looking, but that there is still room for improvement in terms of implementation paths, weight assignment, number of indicators, and index system. Based on these explorations, this study provides suggestions for aspects of principles and methods that could be used for the construction of similar standards in developing countries. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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