Neighborhood sustainability in urban renewal: An assessment framework. Issue 5 (September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zheng, Helen W; Shen, Geoffrey QP; Song, Yan; Sun, Bingxia; Hong, Jingke
• Is Part Of: Environment & planning. Volume 44:Issue 5(2017)
• Page Start: 903
• Page End: 924
• Publication Date: 2017-09
• Subjects: Decision making -- urban renewal -- sustainability assessment -- neighborhood; City planning -- Periodicals; Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Periodicals; 307.11605
• DOI: 10.1177/0265813516655547
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2399-8083

Abstract

Urban renewal provides valuable opportunities for sustainable development. Sustainability assessment is considered a useful tool in ensuring sustainable development in practice. Although a number of studies have been conducted to evaluate the potential of urban renewal, studies on sustainability assessment in urban renewal at a neighborhood scale are often ignored. However, urban renewal is normally accompanied by many social, economic, and environmental conflicts among various stakeholders. The present paper proposes a framework for assessing neighborhood sustainability to support urban renewal decision making in high-density cities such as Hong Kong. This framework includes two components: (1) sustainability and building condition and (2) a decision-making matrix for urban renewal strategies. A case study was conducted to illustrate how this framework can be applied in the decision-making process of urban renewal projects. The results are expected to provide references for urban renewal decision making in high-density cities.