scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Development Strategic Initiatives

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Margarita Panteleeva ◽  
Svetlana Borozdina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Strategic Initiatives ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Capital Construction ◽  
The City

In order to ensure the implementation of the “Strategy for the Development of the Construction Industry of the Russian Federation until 2030” and the implementation of the UN resolution on sustainable development, there is a need to develop new strategic management initiatives. They should allow authorities to make inter-city comparisons, considering specific cities and their objects against the background of others undergoing similar development processes. In this article, the authors propose strategic initiatives for the management of urban facilities. In particular, the authors’ approach to the assessment of the sustainable development of housing and communal service facilities in the city is proposed. According to the authors, the housing and communal city service objects mean capital construction objects in different forms of reproduction. Moreover, the article examines both residential buildings and structures, and utility networks. The authors’ approach consists in the constant assessment of the city’s housing and communal service facilities at different stages of their operation. For this, the authors use several types of analysis: ex post analysis, ex ante analysis, and foresight analysis. For each type of analysis, the authors form a set of assessment indicators and indicate the period of the analysis. The result of the study is the development of an indicator for the assessment of the level of sustainable development of housing and communal service facilities in the city, and a roadmap for their development strategy. The roadmap is formed considering the introduction of modern end-to-end technologies and digital tools into the work of state bodies. The proposed approach, on the one hand, considers the internal complexity and heterogeneity of the city’s housing and communal service facilities. On the other hand, it is a simple tool for the making of effective management decisions by power structures, as it uses data which are available on a regular basis.

Conceptual Foundations of Creating Sustainable Development Strategy of Smart Cities

2018 ◽  
pp. 27-72
Author(s):  
Olga Burmatova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Development Program ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Future Goals ◽  
Conceptual Foundations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

This chapter is devoted to the study of the role of ecological subsystem in the structure of the sustainable development program of smart city. The author suggests the logic of building the environmental strategy of the city as a long-term landmark of its sustainable development including the environmental mission, vision of the future, goals and priorities, programs and their implementation, target indicators for assessing results, and consequences of realization programs. Certain attention is paid to the city as an object of research with a focus on environmental problems. The characteristics of the factors affecting the development of the ecological situation in the city are shown. A system of criteria and indicators that can be used to assess the impact of the planned environmental activities is proposed.

THE ROLE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (0) ◽  
pp. 55-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Brdulak
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The City

To provide a good level of the quality of life of the city inhabitants, it is indispensable to follow sustainable development strategy, allowing to create social capital. This is important especially for local authorities, which should govern society by cooperating with them. Therefore, the main purpose of the article is to present implementation process and its conditions of the sustainable development strategy within the structures of local government units in Poland. Analysis is based on the authoress’ own qualitative research conducted in four voivodships in the Southern of Poland.

SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT: THE FRAMEWORK AND DIRECTORY OF ASSESSMENT METHODS

2002 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 171-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARK DEAKIN ◽  
STEVE CURWELL ◽  
PATRIZIA LOMBARDI
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Concerted Action ◽  
Agenda 21 ◽  
Environmental Capacity ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Action Programme ◽  
The City

Sustainable development is an issue that has attracted a considerable amount of academic interest since the publication of the Brundtland Report. With Agenda 21, it is an issue which has also found its way into the policy and action programmes of the European Commission. For Europe and its member states, the issue has become one of sustainable urban development and this paper reports on the interim findings of a concerted action programme undertaken to foreground the urban question, develop a framework for the analysis of sustainable development and compile a directory of methods to assess the sustainability of urban development. It classifies the assessment methods in question and goes on to map their applications across the sustainable development issues represented in the framework for analysis. Having done this, the paper goes on to set out how the said methods are being used to build the environmental capacity that is needed for the city of tomorrow to carry its cultural heritage and develop forms of human settlement which are sustainable.

scholarly journals Infrastructure and Ecology as Important Systems for Sustainable Urban Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 4219-4223
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
World Population ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
New Vision ◽  
The City

A new vision of the global needs of mankind is embodied in the concept of sustainable development, which means meeting the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability to meet their needs by future generations. Today, more than half of the world population lives in cities, the development of which is influenced by many interdependent factors, so there is a need for a clear and holistic approach to sustainable urban development. The aim of this paper is to study urban infrastructure in the aspect of its greening as an important component of the sustainable development system of the city. The paper analyzes the academic literature on the problem of greening urban infrastructure as the basis for sustainable development of the city. The determination of the main elements of green infrastructure and technologies in the field of green infrastructure in foreign countries has been carried out. Particularly significant action strategies for cities have been identified as part of a sustainable development policy.

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Development System Measurement Based on Dissipative Structure Theory, the Grey Entropy Method and Coupling Theory: A Case Study in Chengdu, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qunxi Gong ◽  
Min Chen ◽  
Xianli Zhao ◽  
Zhigeng Ji
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Dissipative Structure ◽  
Central City ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Structure Theory ◽  
Coupling Theory ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The City

With the rapid advancement of urbanization, the sustainable development of the city has received more and more attention. The measurement of the sustainable development of a city can provide an important reference for the development of the city. Therefore, this paper firstly constructs an index system for five dimensions: society, the economy, the environment, resources, and technology. Then, a sustainable development measurement model is established based on dissipative structure theory, grey entropy and coupling theory, and the evolution trend and coordinated development of the city are measured. Finally, Chengdu, an important central city in the western region of China, is selected for sustainable development measurement research, from which it was found that the city became more sustainable and more orderly, the development level was constantly improving, and the coordination was continuously improving, which was consistent with the actual situation and indicated that the proposed measurement model could effectively measure and evaluate sustainable urban development.

scholarly journals COMPLEX ODESSA SEA PORT ESTIMATION ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT BASIS

2018 ◽  
pp. 75-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.B. Azarova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Traffic Load ◽  
Recreational Facilities ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The City ◽  
Further Development

The publication is devoted to the problem of choosing a strategic direction for further development of the Odessa seaport territories. According to some urban planning experts, the main problem of these territories is that the development of a cargo port, handling of bulk cargoes and increasing the traffic load in the city center of Odessa inevitably leads to the degradation of the city-port system. Therefore, they raise the issue of the cargo port remove outside the city to develop these territories as a recreational facilities. But their opponents believe that the port is not only noise and dust, it is also thousands of jobs for inhabitants and the source of state revenue refill and taxes to the local budget. Sea ports are also plays an important role in state interests as a gate for export of Ukrainian products. So the aim of the study is a comprehensive assessment of the port activity based on the sustainable deve-lopment concept, which considers the sustainable development of complex systems of human settlements, states or civilization as a whole by ensuring  balanced development of the social, economic and environmental spheres of these systems. The article provides an integrated analysis of the Odessa seaport activities in the economic, social, environmental and urban planning fields. The role of this enterprise and the strategic directions of its further development in the context of transportation, the ecology of the urban environment and urban planning activity are defined. The analysis showed the complexity and ambiguity of the Odessa seaport location and its further deve-lopment in residential area in the historic center of the Odessa city. In order to reduce the environmental and traffic negative impact of the port to residential buildings, it is necessary to modernize the port and ensure the development of appropriate infrastructure, as well as eliminate impossible activities from an urban planning point of view at the port's location. As the main private investment attractor for the seaport development can be used some areas freed up after the optimization of the port activity, which will be provided under certain investment conditions for building recreational facilities. The development of a model for the comprehensive assessment of similar development projects is a promising direction for further research in this field.

scholarly journals Requalification of Residential Space in Tirana - Methodologies and Intervention Strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Etleva Dobjani
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Housing Quality ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Post War ◽  
Informal Development ◽  
The City

The city of Tirana is subject to constant physical and spatial metamorphosis. In its urban territory, the different residential typologies are well distinguished by socio-economic conditions and the technical-constructive characteristics which have been influenced by political development of the country. The multi-family residential buildings from the post-war period up to the 1990s, in addition to the problems that accompanied them from their initial construction, are found today in front of a physical degradation derived from the years they have. Problematic residential spaces are also most of the buildings constructed in the first decade after 1990, characterized by a low technological and housing quality, derived from an uncontrolled and informal development of the building sector. The building quality in this research, is focused on the applied architectural standards, the technological solutions adopted and the energy consumption derived from them. From the analysis made it has been reached in the conclusions that a renewal and requalification process is necessary to reduce the energy waste and to increase the quality of housing within residential spaces. The main objective of this research is to contribute to the sustainable development of the residential area of Tirana, referring to both the architectural and technological scale. Sustainable development in this paper is closely linked to the quality of residential spaces, which is directly related to the quality of life of the inhabitants. Due to the complexity of the urban environment and its transformations over time, the identification of light regeneration and redevelopment strategies is fundamental, minimizing demolition works. This article includes numerous European examples and a theoretical part, from which proposals for the future development of the residential areas of the city of Tirana can be extrapolated.

Conceptual Foundations of Creating Sustainable Development Strategy of Smart Cities

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-47
Author(s):  
Olga Burmatova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Development Program ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Future Goals ◽  
Conceptual Foundations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

This chapter is devoted to the study of the role of ecological subsystem in the structure of the sustainable development program of smart city. The author suggests the logic of building the environmental strategy of the city as a long-term landmark of its sustainable development including the environmental mission, vision of the future, goals and priorities, programs and their implementation, target indicators for assessing results, and consequences of realization programs. Certain attention is paid to the city as an object of research with a focus on environmental problems. The characteristics of the factors affecting the development of the ecological situation in the city are shown. A system of criteria and indicators that can be used to assess the impact of the planned environmental activities is proposed.

scholarly journals Assesment of urban sustainable development: example of Rezekne city

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Lienīte Litavniece
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Urban Sustainable Development ◽  
Mutual Relations ◽  
The City

<p>Since 90s of the 20<sup>th</sup> century sustainable development has become a global issue which is receiving increasing attention. Successful sustainable development is only possible from the bottom to the top, which means that the human and environmental mutual relations must be taken into account not only on a global scale as a whole, but also focus on the much smaller territorial units.</p><p>The role of the city as the administrative territorial unit has significantly increased in recent years, the acknowledgment for that can be found in the European Union Cohesion Policy, polycentric development policy, spatial planning policy, etc., in the figures of the rapid population growth in urban areas, about joining of separate scientific disciplines in order to study current issues in the cities.</p><p>In sustainable development studies special attention is paid to mega cities or capitals, which have the most significant impact on the environment, based on certain key indicators - CO2 emissions, the amount of municipal solid waste generated in cities, etc.</p><p>The planning documents, that provide a picture of the specific urban sustainable development priorities, play an important role in ensuring sustainable development.</p><p>The aim of the article is to explore the sustainable development strategies of the city of Rezekne for 2013-2030 in conformity with the five dimensions of sustainable development and to assess the development possibilities of Rezekne.</p><p>During the study the sustainable development strategy of Rezekne for 2013-2030 was evaluated, strategic aims, long-term priorities, and actions were established. As a result, it was concluded that they meet all five dimensions of sustainable development, but in the strategy for these actions, it is necessary to focus on the essence of the concept of sustainable development, that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs [1].</p><p>The evaluation of current performance shows that the strategy of planned targets may not materialize and as a result have a significant impact on sustainable development, so it is necessary to make appropriate adjustments in the operational plans.</p>

scholarly journals How to Contextualize SDG 11? Looking at Indicators for Sustainable Urban Development in Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Koch ◽  
Kerstin Krellenberg
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
National Level ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Global North ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

Agenda 2030 pursues a universal approach and identifies countries in the Global South and in the Global North that are in need of transformation toward sustainability. Therefore, countries of the Global North such as Germany have signed the commitment to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the SDGs need to be “translated” to the specific national context. Existing sustainability indicators and monitoring and reporting systems need to be adjusted as well. Our paper evaluates how three different initiatives translated SDG 11 (“Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable”) to the German context, given the specific role of cities in contributing to sustainable development. These initiatives included the official ‘National Sustainable Development Strategy’ of the German Government, a scientific initiative led by the ‘German Institute for Urban Affairs’, and a project carried out by the ‘Open Knowledge Foundation’, a non-governmental organization (NGO). This article aims to analyze how global goals addressing urban developments are contextualized on a national level. Our findings demonstrate that only a few of the original targets and indicators for SDG 11 are used in the German context; thus, major adjustments have been made according to the main sustainability challenges identified for Germany. Furthermore, our results show that the current contextualization of SDG 11 and sustainable urban development in Germany are still ongoing, and more changes and commitments need to be made.

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