Abstract

Seven key community resources (physical, economic, biological, organisational, social, cultural and aesthetic resources) were studied in each of 22 common local urban townscape areas in 11 cities in the Baltic Sea region. A method was developed for multi-dimensional assessment of the sustainability status of the local communities according to the United Nations Habitat agenda. From an analysis of strong and weak points of the seven resources, a contextual micro-comprehensive plan for sustainable community development was outlined for each local area, comprising three components: universal, townscape-type-specific and place-specific strategies. The research also revealed unique key drivers for change for each area - either a specific problem or a vision for change. By addressing the key drivers, it is suggested that sustainable community development could be more efficiently introduced and implemented.

Keywords

infrastructure planning; sustainability; urban regeneration

Published in

Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability
2010, Volume: 163, number: 4, pages: 219-232
Publisher: ICE PUBL

SLU Authors

• Bergs, Per

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Eriksson, Tuula

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Granvik, Madeleine

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Sustainable Development Goals

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable


UKÄ Subject classification

Landscape Architecture


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/ensu.2010.163.4.219

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/47802