Tools for evaluating the sustainability of urban design: A review

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Urban Design and Planning

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 311-325

  Gil, Jorge ^a   Duarte, José Pinto ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Environment; Sustainability; Town and city planning

Indexed keywords

PLANNING; URBAN GROWTH;

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS; BUILDING ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION METHODS; EVALUATION TOOL; EX ANTE EVALUATION; POLICY OBJECTIVES; SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; NEIGHBORHOOD; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOWN PLANNING; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 84896517337     PISSN: 17550793     EISSN: 17550807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/udap.11.00048     Document Type: Review

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