Constructing sustainable urban futures: from models to competing pathways, impact assessment and project appraisal

Guy, S and Marvin, S 2001, 'Constructing sustainable urban futures: from models to competing pathways, impact assessment and project appraisal' , Journal of the International Association for Impact Assessment, 19 (2) , pp. 131-139.

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Abstract

This paper begins to build a conceptual framework that acknowledges the multiplicity of pathways towards different sustainable futures that often co-exist within a single city. There are three stages to the argument: the shift from the concept of a singular towards multiple models of what the sustainable city might become; the rejection of the simplistic use of models and the development of competing pathways to sustainable cities; and the recognition that a wide diversity of sustainable urban futures are likely to co-exist within a single city. The analytical framework of social constructivist theory developed here usefully demonstrates the contingent and contextual nature of technological innovation and building design.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Built and Human Environment
Schools:	Schools > School of the Built Environment Schools > School of the Built Environment > Centre for Urban Processes, Resilient Infrastructures & Sustainable Environments
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of the International Association for Impact Assessment
Publisher:	Beech Tree Publishing
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	1461-5517
Depositing User:	Institutional Repository
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2011 13:04
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2022 11:51
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/16898

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