Zoning’s Centennial: A Complete Account of the Evolution of Zoning into a Robust System of Land Use Law—1916-2016 (Part IV) [PDF]
Fracking is happening and local governments are subjected to many of its associated risks. They either need to act, or know—clearly and convincingly—why they should not. The federal government has stopped far short of comprehensive regulation of fracking;
Nolon, John R
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Abstract The built environment, even at its “greenest,” inevitably entails changing ecosystem structure and function. Multiple sustainable development tools and approaches are available to reduce environmental harm from built development. However, the reality that society exists within fully integrated socioecological systems, wholly interdependent on ...
Ben Cianchi +4 more
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Proposta de indicadores de avaliação de sustentabilidade urbana para países latino-americanos [PDF]
É indiscutível que o processo de desenvolvimento da sociedade contemporânea foi construído alicerçado em conceitos insustentáveis, pelo qual se observa uma evidente demanda na busca de soluções que atenuem os problemas já verificados. É também amplamente
Alvarez, Cristina Engel de +2 more
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Housing indicators for sustainable cities in middle-income countries through the residential urban environment recognized using single-family housing rating systems [PDF]
This study presents a comparative analysis of the housing indicators used by the single-family housing rating systems (SHRSs), in which the residential urban environment (RUE) influences buildings’ certification scores, emphasizing the relationships of ...
Arredondo Rea, Susana Paola +5 more
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Building Environmentally Sustainable Communities: A Framework for Inclusivity [PDF]
Reviews literature on past inequitable and unsustainable urban development and visions for linking sustainability, opportunity, and inclusion.
Aaron Yowell +8 more
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Estudio de 5 edificios de la administración pública basado en un certificado Norte Americano (LEED-EB) [PDF]
El proyecto del estudio de cinco edificios de la administración pública basado en un certificado Norte americano LEED-EB se ha analizado primeramente el tipo de certificación LEED-EB para edificio de operaciones y mantenimiento contrastándolo con ...
Garcia Navarro, Miquel +1 more
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The evolution of the sustainability assessment tool SBToolPT: from buildings to the built environment [PDF]
This paper analyses the current trends in sustainability assessment. After about 15 years from the launch of sustainability assessment tools, focused on buildings evaluation, the paradigm of sustainability assessment tools is changing from the building ...
Bragança, L. +1 more
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Urban environment quality assessment using a methodology and set of indicators for medium-density neighbourhoods: a comparative case study of Lodi and Genoa [PDF]
One of the main issues in urban sustainability and environmental assessment relates to the selection of indicators (SOCCO, 2000), as there are already many international and recognised core sets (DELSANTE, 2007; LEE; CHAN 2009).
Delsante, Ioanni
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ObjectiveThe research on carbon neutrality, in an ecological – environmental perspective, is a major mission of the landscape architecture discipline. In the global pursuit of low-carbon urban development, communities play a pivotal role in advancing low-
Yao WU, Chuan WANG, Yacheng SONG
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Regeneration Strategies for Traditional Old City Neighborhoods Inspired by Green Assessment Tools
ObjectiveUrban regeneration has become a critical component of sustainable urban development, especially as Chinese cities transform from large-scale expansion to stock-based optimization.
Sisi LIANG, Congcong YUAN
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