Comparative sustainability assessment using three rating systems in the Myanmar context

Abstract

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.

Global South research priorities for neighbourhood sustainability assessment tools

“…Similarly, Shwe et al (2018) and Arslan et al (2016) seek an output of recognizing strengths and weaknesses but not a specific tool like Dang et al (2020). Nevertheless, instead of a particular context or case studies, they perform a series of comparative studies between NSATs.…”

“…First, to analyse the best tools to utilize according to context, then another comparative analysis between different case studies to analyse strengths and weaknesses. Shwe et al (2018) select the top three globally used tools. LEED-ND, CASBEE-UD and BREEAM communities were used to assess three case studies in the Myanmar context using a comparative analysis of the different output of the three tools.…”

“…Dang et al (2020),Cheshmehzangi et al (2020),Arslan et al (2016) andShwe et al (2018) focused on Asian context and cities. Meanwhile,Blanco (2016) was the only study focusing on South America, specifically Chile Cheshmehzangi et al (2020).…”

Exploring Solutions to Improve the Evaluation of Development of Rural Villages: A Case Study of the Application of the Evaluation for the Construction of Beautiful Villages (ECBV) in a Village in South China

“…The indicators that concern a mix of social, economic, and environmental aspects are allocated to the most relevant portion according to the credit weight or assessment criteria in Figure 9, in which the assessment of the economic aspect accounts for only 10.8% of the entire evaluation process. Meanwhile, in BREEAM Communities, the corresponding proportions are relatively even [62,63]. In the ECBV, the economic assessment indicators mainly focus on agricultural production and processing.…”

“…Sustainability 2020, 12, x FOR PEER REVIEW 14 of 24 even [62,63]. In the ECBV, the economic assessment indicators mainly focus on agricultural production and processing.…”