To address the gap of sustainable development in developing countries, this study conducted a sustainability assessment of multiple neighbourhood developments in Myanmar using well-known international rating systems/tools established in developed countries. The study examined three cases, each a neighbourhood development in three significant cities, using the three rating systems. First, the study content analysed the three tools to determine the effectiveness of the rating systems. Following this, evaluation performances reflected the degree of compliance of the cases with each system through different results of specific developments. The shortcomings of the selected tools and weaknesses of the case studies determined that there is no perfect tool from developed countries to demonstrate the sustainability performance of the cases in developing countries. This research successfully interpreted the strengths and weaknesses of the Myanmar case studies to strengthen sustainability in the future.
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