Assessing the outcomes of area-based initiatives using neighbourhood sustainability assessment tools: The case of Groruddalen

Eli Foss, Wiam Samir, Mansoor Sadiq and Judith Plummer
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Eli Foss: Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, UK
Wiam Samir: Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, UK
Mansoor Sadiq: Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, UK
Judith Plummer: Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, UK

Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 2022, vol. 15, issue 2, 210-223

Abstract: This paper considers the introduction of area-based initiatives to Europe to tackle urban decline. Challenges evaluating outcomes of such initiatives are uncovered through a literature review. The paper then investigates whether neighbourhood sustainability assessments tools such as Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) can successfully capture the outcomes of area-based initiatives. With the use of a case study of the Groruddalen initiative, this study seeks to uncover the applicability of neighbourhood assessment tools to measure the performance of area-based initiatives. The results reveal that these tools can capture the outcomes of area-based initiatives to some extent. If these tools were to be developed further, however, they can prove to be an effective indicator of the performance of area-based initiatives.

Keywords: area-based initiatives; Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM); Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED); sustainability assessment tools; sustainable neighbourhoods; sustainable communities. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R00 Z33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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