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Abstract
Rapid urbanization and redevelopment have become an urgent concern, particularly in Global South cities, necessitating the implementation of effective assessment tools to ensure sustainable and liveable cities —a goal underscored by the UN-SDGs. Despite several worlds actions to develop sustainability assessment tools on neighbourhood scale, none have adequately addressed redevelopment assessment for existing urban forms. Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessment Tools (NSATs) were initially designed for new urban developments, hence, lack of methods to assess existing urban forms within the Global South on neighbourhood scale poses a critical gap in research. This gap hinders the evaluation of redevelopment plans against sustainability indicators and ensuring a comprehensive and systematic implementation of sustainable urban form objectives. This research embarks on a crucial exploration: the application of NSATs in the existing neighbourhoods of the Global South, with a specific focus on categories related to urban form sustainability.
The methodology unfolds across two major phases encompassed within five chapters, excluding the introduction and conclusion: analytical and empirical. The initial analytical phase employs the PRISMA technique for bibliometric analysis, to identify research and geographic NSATs priorities in the Global South. This analytical focus then narrows down to the MENA region, where the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is applied to develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for green neighbourhood efforts in the region, which becomes the basis for empirical test design.
Transitioning to the second phase, the empirical testing of NSATs delves into three critical dimensions: normative, systematic, and procedural. A diverse array of methodologies is deployed, including comparative analysis, deduction methods, relational mapping, Multi Criteria Analysis, qualitative comparative analysis, and sectoral-based assessments using cross-evaluation.
The findings stemming from the empirical testing demonstrate the applicability of specific tools, namely LEED-ND, PCRS, and GSAS Districts, within the MENA context and, notably, the Egyptian context. However, the call for further testing in regionally varying contexts emerges, aiming to broaden the understanding and applicability of these tools. The study investigated applicability, performance, suitability, and adaptability of the tools in Egyptian context. Testing results concluded acceptable tools’ performance levels in Egyptian neighbourhoods’ context and verified the tools’ applicability. Empirical testing developed a decision model based on three major issues of question: data availability, the assessors’ degree of expertise and skills, and, crucially, the urban form priorities of the redevelopment project. The model also defines adaptable indicators not well suited for Egyptian context proposing alternative indicators.
The distinctive value of this research lies in the development of a novel decision model. This model, crafted to identify the most suitable NSATs for use in the Egyptian context, represents a departure from conventional approaches. The research’s originality is further accentuated by the unique testing technique employed, ensuring the utilization of existing, tested NSATs instead of the creation of new, untested tools. The model is especially important for future prospects in urban redevelopment applications, since it enables Egypt’s urban planners and policymakers towards a more comprehensive and informed redevelopment and regeneration decisions for existing urban form.
Despite the comprehensive nature of the study, limitations are acknowledged and discussed at each phase. These limitations encompass the scale and number of scenarios tested, reinforcing the study’s focused approach on urban form-related categories of NSATs to yield purposeful and productive results.
In conclusion, this research contributes significantly to the discourse surrounding NSATs, providing insights and methodologies that are not only applicable in the Egyptian context but also hold broader implications for sustainable urban development in the Global South.