Abstract
In order to regulate natural processes and control the scale of human activities, sustainability assessment needs to be integrated into urban planning. In this context, indicator-based sustainability assessment tools are fundamental instruments that provide information to support policy and decision-making. Indicators are necessary to monitor the implementation of the policies and provide feedback needed to accomplish the desirable state of sustainable urban development. This paper aims to explore the role of indicator-based sustainability assessment in policy and the decision-making process. Therefore, it reviews the identified sustainable development indicator initiatives and addresses the research gaps in the literature for future improvement of sustainability assessment frameworks. It concludes with a discussion that the major problem in sustainability assessment lies in the gathering of reliable and accessible data.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 1018 |
| Journal | Sustainability (Switzerland) |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Jun 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 by the authors.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Keywords
- Decision-making
- Indicators
- Policy-making
- Sustainability assessment
- Sustainable city
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