Benchmarking sustainability in cities: The role of indicators and future scenarios

Boyko, Christopher T.; Gaterell, Mark; Barber, Austin; Brown, Julie; Bryson, John R.; Butler, David; Caputo, Silvio; Caserio, Maria; Coles, Robert; Cooper, Cary L.; Davies, Gemma; Farmani, Raziyeh; Hale, James; Hales, A. Chantal; Hewitt, C. Nicholas; Hunt, Dexter V. L.; Jankovic, Ljubomir; Jefferson, Ian; Leach, Joanne M.; Lombardi, D. Rachel; MacKenzie, A. R.; Memon, Fayyaz Ali; Pugh, Thomas A. M.; Sadler, John; Weingaertner, Carina; Whyatt, J. Duncan; Rogers, C. D. F.

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.10.004

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“…Urban Future, a toolkit developed in the UK context, is to facilitate the evaluation of urban renewal performance. The toolkit comprises a series of indicators and a list of characteristics that describe four future scenarios (Boyko et al, 2012). Caputo et al (2012) applied this toolkit in assessing three energy conservation strategies for a flagship regeneration project.…”

Section: Approaches For Evaluating Sustainable Urban Renewalmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Both are concerned with future scenarios, which are recognized as a helpful tool to facilitate thinking about and visualizing the future (Boyko et al, 2012), as well as scrutinizing existing plans and potential alternatives (Buegl, Stauffacher, Kriese, Pollheimer, & Scholz, 2012). It is suggested that this future-based method be applied more in the future with scientific support to help navigate a better development track (Buegl et al, 2012).…”

Section: Evaluation Of Sustainable Urban Renewalmentioning

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A review of recent studies on sustainable urban renewal

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Urban renewal and sustainable development are two popular issues in both policy agenda and academia. Although their importance has been increasingly recognized, an integrated review covering sustainability, planning, and urban renewal has yet to be produced. Based on 81 journal papers, this paper presents a critical review of recent studies on sustainable urban renewal over the period 1990 to 2012. The review focuses on the planning sub-system and the social sub-system of urban renewal in terms of the evaluation of sustainability. The complexity of achieving sustainable urban renewal is emphasized and discussed.To better clarify the mechanism behind the urban renewal process and improve urban sustainability, recommendations of future research directions are also provided.

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Section: Approaches For Evaluating Sustainable Urban Renewalmentioning

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Section: Evaluation Of Sustainable Urban Renewalmentioning

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A review of recent studies on sustainable urban renewal

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Wang

2014

Habitat International

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“…In the same manner UF research is about considering implications for the resilience of 'sustainability solutions' -that is, solutions that are adopted now in the name of sustainability (Boyko et al, 2012;Hunt et al, 2010aHunt et al, , 2010bHunt et al, , 2011, Using scenarios to explore urban futures, in preparation). These scenarios refined for the UK urban situation are listed below:…”

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Urban futures and the code for sustainable homes

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Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering

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A 6?6 ha (66 000 m 2 ) regeneration site, commonly referred to as Luneside East, is to be turned from a run down, economically under-achieving area of Lancaster, UK, into a new, distinctive, vibrant, sustainable quarter of the city. As a result several aspects of water planning for 350 new homes and 8000 m 2 of workspace needed to be considered before any infrastructure investment was undertaken. This included assessment of the future capacity requirements (i.e. inflows and outflows) for water infrastructure (i.e. mains water supply, wastewater disposal, rainwater storage and stormwater disposal) much of which will be located underground. This paper looks at the implications of various water management strategies on the Luneside East site (e.g. water-efficient appliances, greywater recycling and rainwater harvesting) in line with current policy measures that focus on technology changes alone (e.g. the code for sustainable homes). Based on these findings this paper outlines some basic implications for technological resilience discussed in the context of four 'world views' -that is, the urban futures scenarios considered in this special issue.Conclusions are drawn as to how far this can take engineers, planners and developers in understanding and planning for resilient water infrastructure within a development like Luneside East.

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“…As a general framework, the SDG also recommends to "build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development". Such measurements, necessary to understanding and assessing specific management processes, are increasingly being carried out with the help of local stakeholders via participatory processes [27][28][29][30][31][32]. Essential to more genuine participation is unrestricted access to all available information on local systems.…”

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From Indicators to Policies: Open Sustainability Assessment in the Water and Sanitation Sector

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A water and sanitation sustainability index (WASSI) was developed and estimated in four cities of the province of Salta, in northern Argentina. The index was built with nine descriptors and fifteen indicators that covered all essential aspects of the sustainability of local water and sanitation management systems. Only one of the cities studied obtained a sustainability value above the acceptability threshold adopted (50 of 100 points). Results indicate that the water company needs to address some environmental and social issues to enhance the sustainability of the systems studied. The WASSI was conceptually robust and operationally simple, and could be easily adapted to the case studies. The index can be followed and updated online on a web site specially developed for this project. This website could be useful to promote participatory processes, assist decision makers, and facilitate academic research. According to local stakeholders, a more open sustainability assessment based on sustainability indices and supported by virtual tools would be relevant and highly feasible. It would help decision makers improve the sustainability and transparency of water and sanitation management systems, and promote more sustainable water policies in the region and beyond. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 14538

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Benchmarking sustainability in cities: The role of indicators and future scenarios

Cited by 115 publications

References 35 publications

A review of recent studies on sustainable urban renewal

A review of recent studies on sustainable urban renewal

Urban futures and the code for sustainable homes

From Indicators to Policies: Open Sustainability Assessment in the Water and Sanitation Sector

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