Evaluating social sustainability in Jordanian residential neighborhoods: a combined expert-user approach

Neighborhood sustainability has assumed a pole position as a topic of interest in the past years, addressed through dedicated strands of most of the globally adopted sustainability rating tools, such as LEED and BREEAM. Considering sustainability assessment, the social sustainability of neighborhood...

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Published in:City, territory and architecture territory and architecture, 2022-06, Vol.9 (1), p.1-25, Article 17
Main Authors: Sharif, Ahlam Ammar, Alshdiefat, Ala’a Saleh, Rana, Muhammad Qasim, Kaushik, Amit, Oladinrin, Olugbenga Timo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AHP
Context
Delphi technique
Earth and Environmental Science
End users
Evaluation
Geography
Green buildings
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
Local context
Neighborhood
Neighborhoods
Public Policy
Rating system
Renewable and Green Energy
Research Article
Residential areas
Social sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Urban Ecology
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Summary:Neighborhood sustainability has assumed a pole position as a topic of interest in the past years, addressed through dedicated strands of most of the globally adopted sustainability rating tools, such as LEED and BREEAM. Considering sustainability assessment, the social sustainability of neighborhoods assumes a certain particularity, not only in terms of its high context dependence pertaining to its locality, but in its means of assessment as well, with people as a key potential evaluator for matters that are not bound to quantitative aspects. This research focused on developing a framework for rating social sustainability in neighborhoods, utilizing a quantitative approach that builds upon insights obtained by an extended group of experts and end users. It combines the Delphi and AHP techniques along with the case study approach to develop a framework that suits the Jordanian local context, where a particular neighborhood, Dahiyat Al Hussein in Amman, is used for validation. The research revealed that rating the social sustainability of neighborhoods is not only highly guided by the local context it addresses, but is also reliant on the level of understanding and adoption of the concept itself as attained by the people.
ISSN:2195-2701
2195-2701
DOI:10.1186/s40410-022-00162-5