Measuring spatial configurations for spatial neighborhood sustainability assessment

Mahsa Khatibi (), Khairul Anwar Mohamed Khaidzir, Sharifah Salwa Syed Mahdzar and Ayyoob Sharifi
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Mahsa Khatibi: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Khairul Anwar Mohamed Khaidzir: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Sharifah Salwa Syed Mahdzar: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Ayyoob Sharifi: Hiroshima University

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2024, vol. 26, issue 8, No 5, 19177-19194

Abstract: Abstract Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment (NSA) has become an important topic of interest in promoting sustainable cities. It is the suitable scale of a neighborhood that allows meaningful evaluation of social, economic, and environmental impacts. Also, a neighborhood’s representation of the link between the city and an individual further adds to its popularity. In an era of growing interest in socio-spatial measures for addressing sustainable neighborhoods, this paper explores the significance of measuring spatial configurations through the Space Syntax method for NSA. The study provides a bibliometric overview of Space Syntax research and a systematic literature search to review 13 research articles that use Space Syntax as part of the NSA. The review identifies integration and connectivity as the most frequently used metrics in NSA and finds that linking Space Syntax to neighborhoods’ sustainable development, especially environmental sustainability, is a newly emerging topic. Finally, the paper concludes with a discussion on the significance and limitations of Space Syntax as a spatial assessment method.

Keywords: Sustainability assessment; Neighborhood sustainability; Spatial configuration; Space syntax; Spatial assessment; Urban planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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