An introduction to neighborhood sustainability assessment tool (NSAT) study for China from comprehensive analysis of eight Asian tools
In comparison to city-level and building-level sustainability research, neighborhood-level sustainable urban development is less studied. One of the ways of achieving sustainability at this level is the use of the Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment Tool (NSAT), which focuses on the sustainable u...
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| description | In comparison to city-level and building-level sustainability research, neighborhood-level sustainable urban development is less studied. One of the ways of achieving sustainability at this level is the use of the Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment Tool (NSAT), which focuses on the sustainable urban development of districts, communities, and neighborhoods. NSAT is comprised of urban sustainable indicators and associated points ascribed towards achieving specific urban agendas, called headline sustainability indicators (HSIs) and themes. In China, neighborhood-level sustainability agenda has just been recently established in 2017. Hence, there is an immediate need for NSAT development of multiple cities responding to specific regions of different climate zones in China. As an example, this study utilizes the case of Ningbo City, located in east China, for such NSAT development. This paper provides a comprehensive analytical and comparison study of eight Asian NSATs to highlight compatibilities and extract specific indicators for a new NSAT development for China. The results from this comparative and analytical study, developed through a multidimensional approach of sustainable pathway model (SPM) inform a new NSAT development in a new context. This novel contribution is significant in a context where neighborhood sustainability measures are recently developed. This study serves as the starting point for future research of NSATs in China and other countries. |
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| spelling | nottingham-608572020-06-11T00:50:18Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/60857/ An introduction to neighborhood sustainability assessment tool (NSAT) study for China from comprehensive analysis of eight Asian tools Cheshmehzangi, Ali Dawodu, Ayotunde Song, Wangyang Shi, Yuzhu Wang, Yuwei In comparison to city-level and building-level sustainability research, neighborhood-level sustainable urban development is less studied. One of the ways of achieving sustainability at this level is the use of the Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment Tool (NSAT), which focuses on the sustainable urban development of districts, communities, and neighborhoods. NSAT is comprised of urban sustainable indicators and associated points ascribed towards achieving specific urban agendas, called headline sustainability indicators (HSIs) and themes. In China, neighborhood-level sustainability agenda has just been recently established in 2017. Hence, there is an immediate need for NSAT development of multiple cities responding to specific regions of different climate zones in China. As an example, this study utilizes the case of Ningbo City, located in east China, for such NSAT development. This paper provides a comprehensive analytical and comparison study of eight Asian NSATs to highlight compatibilities and extract specific indicators for a new NSAT development for China. The results from this comparative and analytical study, developed through a multidimensional approach of sustainable pathway model (SPM) inform a new NSAT development in a new context. This novel contribution is significant in a context where neighborhood sustainability measures are recently developed. This study serves as the starting point for future research of NSATs in China and other countries. 2020-03-20 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/60857/1/sustainability-12-02462-v2.pdf Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Dawodu, Ayotunde, Song, Wangyang, Shi, Yuzhu and Wang, Yuwei (2020) An introduction to neighborhood sustainability assessment tool (NSAT) study for China from comprehensive analysis of eight Asian tools. Sustainability, 12 (6). p. 2462. ISSN 2071-1050 NSAT; sustainability; neighborhood planning; sustainable urban development; assessment tools; neighborhood sustainability http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12062462 doi:10.3390/su12062462 doi:10.3390/su12062462 |
| spellingShingle | NSAT; sustainability; neighborhood planning; sustainable urban development; assessment tools; neighborhood sustainability Cheshmehzangi, Ali Dawodu, Ayotunde Song, Wangyang Shi, Yuzhu Wang, Yuwei An introduction to neighborhood sustainability assessment tool (NSAT) study for China from comprehensive analysis of eight Asian tools |
| title | An introduction to neighborhood sustainability assessment tool (NSAT) study for China from comprehensive analysis of eight Asian tools |
| title_full | An introduction to neighborhood sustainability assessment tool (NSAT) study for China from comprehensive analysis of eight Asian tools |
| title_fullStr | An introduction to neighborhood sustainability assessment tool (NSAT) study for China from comprehensive analysis of eight Asian tools |
| title_full_unstemmed | An introduction to neighborhood sustainability assessment tool (NSAT) study for China from comprehensive analysis of eight Asian tools |
| title_short | An introduction to neighborhood sustainability assessment tool (NSAT) study for China from comprehensive analysis of eight Asian tools |
| title_sort | introduction to neighborhood sustainability assessment tool (nsat) study for china from comprehensive analysis of eight asian tools |
| topic | NSAT; sustainability; neighborhood planning; sustainable urban development; assessment tools; neighborhood sustainability |
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