Sustainability Assessment on an Urban Scale: Context, Challenges, and Most Relevant Indicators

The concept and practice of sustainability in urban planning have gained worldwide significance since the early 2000s become increasingly mainstream policymaking process. Adopting global frameworks, such as United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ISO standards, for sustainable communities provides an opportunity to build more sustainable, innovative, equitable towns cities, with regard natural resources biodiversity. However, attaining requires addressing many fundamental issues at various levels, achieving goals objectives poses a significant challenge all segments society. Several methods assessing environment been established recent years. Therefore, compiling short comprehensive list indicators broad has arisen challenge. This research reviews four assessment tools—BREEAM-C, LEED-ND, iiSBE SBToolPT Urban, SNTool—to identify clear set key priorities. study aims highlight consistent that are considered most aspects priorities within analysed methods, allowing common understanding important principles must be design areas compatible standardization targets. end product this includes proposal assess environmental, social, economic implement environments, independent local context.