Social Sustainability of Compact Neighbourhoods Evidence from London and Berlin

Autor: Ramin Keivani, M. Reza Shirazi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 2340, p 2340 (2021)
Sustainability; Volume 13; Issue 4; Pages: 2340
ISSN: 2071-1050
Popis: This article revisits social sustainability of compact urban neighbourhoods based on first-hand evidence from four case studies in London and Berlin. It suggests a working definition for socially sustainable neighbourhoods, develops a tripartite integrative evaluation framework for measuring social sustainability of urban neighbourhoods, and applies it to four case studies in London and Berlin. Findings of this research are in line with some dominant arguments made in favour of social sustainability of compact urban form, but challenges some others. Research findings suggest that compact urban form is not an urban orthodoxy, but has multiple and contrasting social meanings and perceptions in different contexts and places.
Databáze: OpenAIRE