Social Sustainability of Compact Neighbourhoods Evidence from London and Berlin

M. Reza Shirazi and Ramin Keivani
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M. Reza Shirazi: School of the Built Environment, Headington Campus, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK
Ramin Keivani: School of the Built Environment, Headington Campus, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-20

Abstract: This article revisits social sustainability of compact urban neighbourhoods based on first-hand evidence from four case studies in London and Berlin. It suggests a working definition for socially sustainable neighbourhoods, develops a tripartite integrative evaluation framework for measuring social sustainability of urban neighbourhoods, and applies it to four case studies in London and Berlin. Findings of this research are in line with some dominant arguments made in favour of social sustainability of compact urban form, but challenges some others. Research findings suggest that compact urban form is not an urban orthodoxy, but has multiple and contrasting social meanings and perceptions in different contexts and places.

Keywords: social sustainability; compact urban form; compact neighbourhood; London; Berlin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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