Viability of using global standards for neighbourhood sustainability assessment: insights from a comparative case study

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-23

  Sharifi, Ayyoob ^a,b   Murayama, Akito ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

BREEAM Communities; CASBEE UD; global standards; LEED ND; neighbourhood sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; NEIGHBORHOOD; STAKEHOLDER; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 84912019520     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.866077     Document Type: Article

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