Enhancing Livability: A Systematic Review of Sustainable Neighborhood Facilities and Their Perspectives in China

Lei Qi, Yong Adilah Shamsul Harumain () and Melasutra Md Dali
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Lei Qi: Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Yong Adilah Shamsul Harumain: Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Melasutra Md Dali: Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-22

Abstract: Neighborhood facilities received global attention in sustainability implementation because they meet the daily needs of residents and represent the relationship between them, neighborhoods, and cities. This study aims to reveal the factors influencing sustainable facilities in Chinese neighborhoods under rapid urbanization through a systematic review of relevant empirical studies and the Chinese context. This review looks through the Scopus and WoS databases for 59 papers published between 1981 and 2025 on the implementation of sustainable neighborhood facilities; additional evidence was collected from neighborhood sustainability assessments (NSAs) conducted around the world and China’s current relevant regulations in neighborhood facilities for the literature review. The findings indicate that the influencing factors of sustainable neighborhood facilities are an intersubjective structure of providers, recipients, and coordinating mediators. This study extends the current knowledge and literature on sustainable neighborhood facilities and deepens our understanding of how sustainability implementation standards and decision-making influence these facilities to improve livability in China. Meanwhile, it also provides a perspective on four aspects, including the compilation of influencing factors, the development of assessment tools, the categorization assessment, and the development of a framework of sustainable neighborhood facilities in China. In addition, it further enriches sustainable cities and neighborhoods in applications worldwide.

Keywords: neighborhood facilities; sustainability; livability; China; systematic review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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