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Luke Boyle, University of Cape Town
NEIGHBOURHOOD SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT AND URBAN REGENERATION
24th May 2018
NEIGHBOURHOOD SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT AND URBAN REGENERATION Luke - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
NEIGHBOURHOOD SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT AND URBAN REGENERATION Luke - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
NEIGHBOURHOOD SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT AND URBAN REGENERATION Luke Boyle, University of Cape Town 24 th May 2018 NEIGHBOURHOOD SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOLS CRITIQUE OF NEIGHBOURHOOD SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOLS Prescriptive
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NEIGHBOURHOOD SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOLS
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CRITIQUE OF NEIGHBOURHOOD SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOLS
- Prescriptive
- Environmental Bias
- Data/Expert Reliant
- Market-Driven
- Reductionist/Simplistic
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR URBAN REGENERATION…
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PRESCRIPTIVE NATURE OF ASSESSMENT
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TOP-DOWN & DATA RELIANT
Source: @voinonen
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ENVIRONMENTAL BIAS
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MARKET-DRIVEN NATURE OF NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSESSMENT
Source: Binvested
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COMPLEXITY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Source: Johnny Miller
Sustainability cannot be achieve through developing ‘pockets’ of sustainability
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSESSMENT TOOL…
- Institutional Dimensions
- Civic-driven
- Process-oriented
- Needs-guided Assessment
- Holistic Requirements
- Adaptive, Flexible & Continuous
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LLOYD ECODISTRICT, PORTLAND
Source: Oregon Metro
- 60% Reduction in
Energy Demand
- District Energy
Plan
- 58% Reduction in
Water Demand
- District Water
Plan
- 80% Green
Infrastructure
- Planned 93%
Waste Reduction
- Car and Bike
Sharing
- Job Creation &
Investment
- LEED Certified
Buildings
- Vast network of
Stakeholders
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CONCLUDING COMMENTS
Boyle et al. (2018). A Critique of the Application of Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment T
- ols in Urban Regeneration. Sustainability, 10(4)
Is Neighbourhood Assessment teaching us the right things about urban sustainability?
Standardisation vs. Localisation Quantitative vs. Qualitative Redevelop vs. Regenerate Outcome vs. Process
Source: MyProperty
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Luke Boyle Luke.Boyle@uct.ac.za www.ureru.uct.ac.za