Evaluating livability and perceived values of sustainable neighborhood design: New Urbanism and original urban suburbs

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 47, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Stanislav, Andrew ^a   Chin, Jae Teuk ^b  

^a University of Memphis ^*  (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

LEED ND certification; Neighborhood sustainability assessment; New Urbanism; Participatory design; Perception of space

Indexed keywords

REGIONAL PLANNING;

AESTHETIC CHARACTERISTICS; DESIGN ATTRIBUTES; DESIGN COMPONENT; DEVELOPMENT TOOLS; NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN; NEIGHBORHOOD SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS; NEW URBANISMS; PARTICIPATORY DESIGN;

URBAN GROWTH;

EID: 85063614365     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101517     Document Type: Article

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