One of the main reasons of unsustainability of city development in Iran is that planners and mayors have not almost been able to create connections between different dimensions of a city. Sustainability indicators are evaluation tools of cities operation applicable in living environmental, economical, and social aspects. The purpose of this paper is to offer a framework including the descriptio...

submitted to the 6th International Globelics Conference “New insights for understanding innovation and competence building for sustainable development and social justice” to be held in Mexico City, 22 – 24 September, Mexico City Authors: Manuel Mira Godinho ([email protected]), UECE / ISEG.UTLisboa João Caraça ([email protected]), ISEG.UTLisboa and Gulbenkian Foundation

3D city models are important in urban planning for sustainable development. Urban planners draw maps for efficient land use and a compact city. 3D city models based on these maps are quite effective in understanding what, if this alternative plan is realized, the image of a sustainable city will be. However, enormous time and labour has to be consumed to create these 3D models, using 3D modelli...

Sustainable development is increasingly being seen as a major challenge in global terms. Operational Research (OR) has yet to be fully utilised in this area. To date, where it has been mostly used, it tends to deal with the relationships between environmental management and product supply chain and rarely focuses on the social dimension. This article seeks to discuss the potential of OR in the ...