The assessment of sustainable urban development

M. Deakin; Pekka Huovila; S. Rao; M. Sunikka; R. Vreeker

doi:10.1080/096132102753436477

The assessment of sustainable urban development

M. Deakin
, Pekka Huovila
, S. Rao
, M. Sunikka
, R. Vreeker

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Edinburgh Napier University
Building Research Establishment
Delft University of Technology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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Abstract

This paper describes the outcomes of a survey of assessment methods for sustainable urban development (SUD) undertaken by an international network called BEQUEST. It addresses aspects of good practice in terms of SUD, explores the range of methods available and explains the classification used in the directory of methods included in the BEQUEST Toolkit available on the web.
An exercise undertaken to map the range of assessment methods to the various sustainability issues and development activities is described. The strengths and weakness and other deficiencies in current forms of sustainability assessment are explored.
The key gaps in sustainability assessment are identified for further research and the importance of greater integration in assessment and evaluation, across professional and subject boundaries is emphasized.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-108
Journal	Building Research and Information
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/096132102753436477
Publication status	Published - 2002
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

classification of assessment methods
evaluation
good practice protocol
sustainability assessment
sustainable urban development
urban planning

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