scholarly journals Integration of urban developers with regard to social and environmental responsibility

2018 ◽  
Vol 143 ◽  
pp. 04010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Nuzhina ◽  
Maria Zolotareva ◽  
Iuliia Vasileva
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Regulation Mechanism ◽  
Environmental Friendliness ◽  
Public Preferences ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social

The aim of this study is to develop a model for institutionalizing the social and environmental responsibility of the construction business as an important factor in the modern urban development. Methods of systems, logical and comparative analysis, as well as a questionnaire survey are used in the research. Based on the situation in Tomsk (Russia), public preferences and needs for construction products have been examined taking into account environmental friendliness and the quality of the urban environment. The results of the examination are presented in this paper. The study reveals the public need for building products and shows how these needs are related to greening the construction industry and developing the social and environmental responsibility of the construction business. The green urban development needs an environmentally sustainable regulation mechanism based on appropriate methods, tools and organizational forms of interactions between stakeholders in the construction industry. A concept for managing interactions between stakeholders in urban development is proposed on the basis of the ECOURBANBUILD platform. The integration based on this platform will create additional opportunities to implement the social and environmental responsibility of the construction business in the interests of sustainable urban development.

The social imperative in sustainable urban development

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasim Randeree ◽  
Nadeem Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Markets ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Imperative

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine social sustainability effectiveness of eco-cities through the case of Masdar City’s strategy for urban sustainability in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Design/methodology/approach Using a case study approach, the paper is an exploratory, qualitative analysis, which investigates the social, environmental and economic performance of Masdar City, a purported carbon-neutral, zero-waste urban development. Findings Though Masdar City substantively contributes to innovation in sustainable urban development within environmental and economic contexts and has been effective in capital circulation in green technology markets, the impetus as a commercially driven enterprise is most evident. Successful sustainable urban development requires greater consideration for the social imperative. Practical implications Eco-city mega-projects, such as Masdar City, have the potential to fuse achievements in innovation, technology and economic enterprise with the social imperative of functional urban habitats. Originality/value Eco-cities are of increasing interest given the growing need for sustainable, energy-efficient living. This paper contributes through a novel case study, exploring how the concept of the eco-city has been developed and understood in the Masdar City context and discusses successes and deficits in its strategic implementation.

scholarly journals Perspective trends in financing of housing-and-communal services

2018 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 01050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Vasilyeva
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
The Public ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Definite Answer ◽  
The City ◽  
Public And Private Partnerships

The article is devoted to the matters of public-and-private partnerships in the field of housing-and-communal services. The author recognizes, that sustainable urban development requires effective funding with the leading role of municipal finances. At the same time, financing of housing-and-communal sector through the municipal budget only would be too burdensome, while the use of the public-and-private partnership scheme has proved to be the good solution of this problem. However, there is no definite answer: whether the housing-and-communal sector is the most developed zone of public-and-private partnership or, on the contrary, it is an obscure and ineffective zone. The author analyzes the Russian experience of use of the public-and-private partnership scheme in the field of housing-and-communal services and reveals the main problems, which prevent the attraction of the private capital to this sphere. Such rather new trends as so called "box decisions" and "pool" securitization of infrastructure projects are considered in the article. According to the author, the use of these options could contribute to the development of housing-and-communal sector and the city infrastructure as well as the urban development as whole.

Building Sustainable Cities in China: Experience, Challenges, and Prospects

2019 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 1940002
Author(s):  
Wenmei KANG ◽  
Mou WANG ◽  
Junyan LIU ◽  
Xianhong LV ◽  
Ying ZHANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Administrative Support ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Great Effort ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Environmental Friendliness ◽  
2030 Agenda

According to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the sustainable development goal 11 is to “make cities and human settlement inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. China has been making great effort in this respect. With the advancement in science and technology, the concepts of green development, environmental friendliness, and fair development are gradually moving from theories to practices, guiding the construction and development of sustainable cities in China. Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, the overall process of China’s construction of sustainable cities and development can be divided into three stages: the initial practice stage (1986–2000), the stage focusing on transformation (2001–2012), and the stage emphasizing coordinated development and social fairness (2012 to present). During the process, China has proposed and carried out a series of pilot demonstrations of sustainable cities, eco-cities, garden cities, low-carbon cities, livable cities, resilient cities, sanitary cities, sponge cities, and circular economy cities. It has achieved remarkable results with valuable experience; meanwhile, it still faces many challenges considering the current practices. With the integration of planning for the national economy and social development, rural and urban development, land use, and other aspects, as well as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, sustainable urban practices in China will receive more policy support and effective administrative support. As the largest developing country in the world, China’s practice in sustainable urban development undoubtedly has a broad demonstration effect and can contribute to global sustainable development.

IPTU Progressivo no Tempo: Desenvolvimento Urbano Sustentável e a (In) Eficácia de sua Aplicação

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 211-228
Author(s):  
Bento Herculano Duarte Neto ◽  
Jane Weyne Ferreira de Menezes ◽  
Welma Maria Ferreira de Menezes
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Structural Support ◽  
Federal Constitution ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The City ◽  
Over Time

This research aimed to analyze the effectiveness or not of the application of progressive IPTU (Urban property and land tax) over time in the implementation of sustainable urban development. This is a bibliographic research, made from primary and secondary sources, such as the Federal Constitution of 1988, the infra-constitutional legislation, jurisprudences and bibliographies relevant to the subject matter. With this, paths were taken that lead to the possibility of such an instrument of urban policy being considered a tribute with environmentally sustainable purposes capable of achieving sustainable urban development. In view of the legislative, doctrinal and jurisprudential analysis, its ineffectiveness of application was revealed, realizing the need for regulation and application consistent with the constitutional normative system and the City Statute, as well as structural support and capitation of civil servants, in addition to greater social participation in its control.

scholarly journals Towards sustainable urban development: the social acceptability of high-rise buildings in a Ghanaian city

GeoJournal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 1317-1329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix S. K. Agyemang ◽  
Elisabete Silva ◽  
Prince Aboagye Anokye
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Social Acceptability ◽  
High Rise ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE 5 : 2016

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malaysia University Malaya
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Labour Supply ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Care Facilities

Today, with more than half of the world population residing in urban areas, urban development has become an extremely significant global phenomenon and this trend continues. Due to the scale and speed, the urban development offers both opportunities and challenges. Through the phenomena such as the concentration of population, buildings, infrastructures, innovation and industry, cities and urban growth centres significantly produce economic growth and offer vast majority of employment opportunities, which subsequently contributes to poverty reduction. Cities are also the centres of modern living where indicators of general health and wellbeing, literacy, technological advancement, culture and social mobility are typically highest. The growth, however, has been not without challenges. Urban development brings congestion and pollution, social segregation and traffic gridlock. It also escalates the environmental and social risks. Today, cities consume 80% of the energy generated worldwide and are responsibility for around 85% of global GHG emissions. Due to this significance, for the first time, sustainable urban development becomes one of the key agendas in the newly announced SDGs (#11).This special issue of Planning Malaysia gathers a total of thirteen articles contributed by the scholars from rich range of the Built Environment disciplines to address and shares the issues and possible solutions contributing to the sustainable development of urban future. For that, we divide them into six broad themes, which include urban environment as its core, demographic-focused studies on the elderly, sectoral research into housing and labour supply in construction industry, mobility for urban living with different groups of community, building level sustainability and conservation as part of urban development resiliency.The urban environment theme consists of three articles with different focus. "Sustainable urban development through urban consolidation policy in Shiraz, Iran" highlights the initiatives at policy level, followed by "An initiative based assessment frame for smart city" which outlines the measurable indicators for a smart city. The authors of "Environmental psychology: The urban built environment impact on human mental health" on the other hand, explores the psychological dimensions of built environment impact.The second theme is the demographic study with special attention given to the elderly group. "Elderly policy framework and active ageing in Malaysia" reviews the policy required for active ageing and sustainable neighbourhood design for elderly while the distribution of existing health care facilities for elderly is addressed in "Elderly and community health care facilities: A spatial analysis".Sectoral research papers included in this special issue are "Sustainable housing affordability in East Malaysia" where the authors focus on the trade-off of building affordability housing in the case of Sabah, and "The challenge of labour shortage for sustainable construction" brings up the factors influencing the labour supply in construction industry and the possible solutions.

scholarly journals ALGORITHM FOR PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE RELIABILITY OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY UNDER UNCERTAINTY

2021 ◽  
pp. 141-148
Author(s):  
O.A. Tuhai ◽  
◽  
T.V. Vlasenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Level Of Involvement ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Theory Of Fuzzy Sets

Abstract. The construction industry is exposed to high risks, which cannot be ignored in case of large investments. The choice of a reliable investment and construction project is important for the success of the investor. A reliable choice of investment and construction project requires taking into account many uncertainties for decision-making. The investor has to be aware of the risks related to the implementation of investment and construction projects, as well as the level of involvement of all the uncertainties in the overall risk of investing in a particular project. These factors may be related to the economic environment, the public policy, mood of the social environment, the market, etc. Accordingly, factor-based decision-making is a vital process that should be considered when alternative investment and construction projects are being assessed. As the construction industry is characterized by long investment cycles, it is a dynamic, complex system with uncertain, incomplete data, as a consequence of a fundamental practical problem when applying investment-selection models construction projects are to determine the distribution of uncertainties to calculate the reliability of the projects. More recently, most approaches to pre-selection investment and construction projects have been presented using linguistic estimates instead of numerical values. This article presents a multi-criteria decision-making methodology for analysis and selection of the most reliable investment and construction project under the conditions of risk and uncertainty. This approach is based on the theory of fuzzy sets, which has the advantage of using linguistic estimates and precise for qualitative and quantitative assessments respectively.

scholarly journals Commitment to non-commitment: The role of a foundation in configuring a cross-sector collaborative space

Politik ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Grand Challenges ◽  
Collaborative Spaces ◽  
Third Sector Organisations ◽  
Collaborative Space

Cross-sector collaborative spaces have been suggested to provide a way of organising collaboration between the public, private, and third sector to address so-called grand challenges. However, due to the complexity and uncertainty of grand challenges, establishing collaborative spaces is associated with considerable risks. Innovation policy scholars disagree whether public or third sector organisations are better suited to take these risks. Based on the case of Copenhagen-based BLOXHUB, this paper investigates the role of a third sector organisation in interweaving actors across sectors to configure a collaborative space in the field of sustainable urban development.

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