A contribution to the structural model of autonomous sustainable neighbourhoods: new socio-economical basis for sustainable urban planning

The Failure of Eco-Neighborhood Projects in the City of Madrid (Spain)

“…but also to achieve the necessary coordination of sectorial institutions and policies, in addition to the participation and social cohesion that are essential in these proposals [9]. The concretion in the neighborhood from the city, in the planning of the sustainability [10,11], has allowed substantial advances in different essential subjects, especially related to energy, water and waste. However, some authors criticize its false effect of "island of sustainability", which moves problems (traffic, pollution, housing) to peripheral areas.…”

Sustainable Cities: A Reflection on Potentialities and Limits based on Existing Eco-Districts in Europe

“…Each action in Table 2 reports a code that refers to the indicators identified later in Figures 2-5. The four dimensions, instead, have been recognized as the pillars of urban sustainability, focusing on desirable neighborhoods characteristics, green policies, sustainable features and design elements [37]. In addition, these pillars are strictly in line with the "Sustainable Development Goals" adopted by all United Nations Member States [54] and, more generally, with the three dimensions of sustainability (social, economic and environmental dimensions).…”

“…The analysis of scientific databases such as Scopus shows us many articles in wh primary topic is the investigation of sustainable models of (energy) transition, both related to erimental investigation of new theoretical models of transformation of parts of a city, and als analysis of existing case studies known to be examples of eco-districts or sustaina hborhoods. With regard to the latter group, the analysis of the literature showed a predomina Medved (2016, 2018) [37,38] gave an extensive list of the most cited leading examples ainable neighborhoods (from Northern and Western Europe). The search for scientific docume he Scopus database using the keywords "eco district" OR "sustainable neighborhood" stainable district", allowed the integration of Medved's research with new case studies repor he literature, also considering examples from Southern Europe.…”

“…It has to be noted that all of the selected examples refer to recently comple jects. Medved (2016, 2018) [37,38] gave an extensive list of the most cited leading examples of sustainable neighborhoods (from Northern and Western Europe). The search for scientific documents in the Scopus database using the keywords "eco district" OR "sustainable neighborhood" OR "sustainable district", allowed the integration of Medved's research with new case studies reported in the literature, also considering examples from Southern Europe.…”

“…The main elements characterizing the theoretical discourses on such sustainable and smart models at a district scale were then further investigated in European case studies present in the relevant academic literature, using an analytical framework that combined findings coming from different approaches [34,37]. In line with the relevant literature on sustainability development [1,16,54,[59][60][61][62], different dimensions have been taken into account simultaneously for the analysis of the considered experiences, that range from environmental impacts to social aspects, from energy performance to economic benefit.…”