Shifting towards sustainability

Lyth, Anna; Chastel, Liz de

doi:10.1080/07293682.2007.9982581

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“…Recently, sustainability is given a high profile and it requires that decision makers should have information about the environmental, socio-cultural, economic, and institutional implications of development (Lyth and de Chastel 2007). In the same way sustainable, urban development requires major changes in managing the social, environmental and spatial effects of urban development (Roberts and Kanaley 2007).…”

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Comparison Of Urban Sustainability Using Indicators Approach In The Cities Of Bahir Dar And Hawassa (Ethiopia)

Gashu

Gebre-Egziabher

2019

Geogr. environ. sustain.

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Measuring urban sustainability remains an arena of dispute for long time. The promotion and development of urban sustainability are important to maximize the benefits of urbanization and minimize the negative externalities in urban environment and livelihoods. Each city has its strength and weakness towards sustainable urban development from different perspectives of various indicators. It is understood that assessment of sustainable city is related to identification and selection of sustainable development indicators. Therefore, in this research, we tried to develop a set of indicators, and indices for sustainability assessment in Bahir Dar and Hawassa cities in Ethiopia. The study focuses on the principal indicators, and an indicator framework has developed. The main purposes of sustainability indicators are to understand sustainability, supporting decisions, directing, involving stakeholders and empowerment. Twenty-six indicators with four main dimensions (economic, socio-cultural, environmental and institutional) have been identified. The computation of urban sustainability has to take into account all four dimensions equally. In the calculation of indicators, this study chooses a standard method [0, 1] using the minimum and maximum values for each indicator as an objective indicator. The sustainability indices calculated are 0.53 and 0.52 for Bahir Dar and Hawassa respectively, indicating that both cities have a moderate performance towards the development of a sustainable city. Aggregated data demonstrates that environmental indicators are moving towards sustainability, while economic, socio-cultural and institutional dimensions are performing relatively low in both cities, suggesting that sustainability studies need to work on all of sustainability dimensions that tend to better inform concerned bodies for policy intervention.

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Comparison Of Urban Sustainability Using Indicators Approach In The Cities Of Bahir Dar And Hawassa (Ethiopia)

Gashu

Gebre-Egziabher

2019

Geogr. environ. sustain.

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“…In the following second part, "CC impact model" displays a list of estimated CC effects. The next S3, or the "adaptation" phase, represents an early-stage climate impact assessment from the aspects of "sensitivity", "exposure" and "resilience" (adopted from: Lyth and de Chastel, 2007). In that manner structured dataset of estimated CC impact is then processed in the final S4, or the "survey" phase, for defining the "analytical model" that propose a set of general bioclimatic building strategies.…”

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Consideration of climate change effects in architectural education

Pesic

2018

VI Jornadas Sobre Innovación Docente en Arquitectura (JIDA'18), Escuela De Ingeniería Y Arquitectura De Zaragoza, 22 Y 23 De No

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12. Arquitectura en formato Olimpiada: aplicación de la metodología de Proyectos a Secundaria. Architecture in Olympiad format: applycation of the methodology of Projects to Secondary. Carcelén-González, Ricardo; García-Martín, Fernando Miguel. 13. Relaciones desde lo individual a lo colectivo. Tres ejercicios de Composición Arquitectónica. Relations from the individual to the group. Three exercises of Architecture Composition. Barberá-Pastor, Carlos; Díaz-García, Asunción; Gilsanz-Díaz, Ana. 14. Dibujo y Máquina: la aplicación de lo digital en Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Drawing and Machine: the application of the digital in Architecture and Urbanism.

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Climate Change Adaptation and Planning Education in Southern Africa

Kohima

Nel

Chirisa

2022

The Urban Book Series

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Cities in Southern Africa are experiencing a rapid rate of urbanisation, which exacerbates the impacts of climate change on cities. The recent droughts and water stress in Cape Town, South Africa and Windhoek, Namibia, impacts of Cyclone Idai that destroyed 90% of Beira city, and recurrent heatwaves are evidence of the impacts of climate change on cities in the region. Planners are responsible for the spatial configuration of spaces and places such that cities are safe, resilient, sustainable, and inclusive; hence planning for climate change is imperative. In this study, we argue that the recurrence of climate change-related disasters in Southern Africa reflects the lack of skills, knowledge and capabilities among planners to integrate climate change adaptation into urban planning processes. Like any other profession, planning practice is informed by education and training of the graduates, which influences their worldview and ideology that they take into the professional world. This study examines the contribution of planning education to climate change adaptation in Southern Africa, using the case of Zimbabwe, South Africa and Namibia. Using content analysis of course syllabi in terms of the pedagogy on climate change adaptation, the study identifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities schools impart to planning students. The study reveals that climate change is recognised as a planning dilemma, but it is yet to be integrated into the planning curriculum and is consequently marginalised.

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Shifting towards sustainability

Cited by 10 publications

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Comparison Of Urban Sustainability Using Indicators Approach In The Cities Of Bahir Dar And Hawassa (Ethiopia)

Comparison Of Urban Sustainability Using Indicators Approach In The Cities Of Bahir Dar And Hawassa (Ethiopia)

Consideration of climate change effects in architectural education

Climate Change Adaptation and Planning Education in Southern Africa

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