Assessing urban social sustainability with the Place Standard Tool: Measurement, findings, and guidance
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Assessing urban social sustainability with the Place Standard Tool : Measurement, findings, and guidance. / Mouratidis, Kostas; Hofstad, Hege; Zeiner, Hilde Hatleskog; Sagen, Stine Busborg; Dahl, Christel; Følling, Kjersti Eline; Olsen, Bent Olav.
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T1 - Assessing urban social sustainability with the Place Standard Tool
T2 - Measurement, findings, and guidance
AU - Mouratidis, Kostas
AU - Hofstad, Hege
AU - Zeiner, Hilde Hatleskog
AU - Sagen, Stine Busborg
AU - Dahl, Christel
AU - Følling, Kjersti Eline
AU - Olsen, Bent Olav
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This study introduces the Place Standard Tool as an instrument for assessing urban social sustainability. The Place Standard Tool was developed in Scotland as a simple framework to evaluate physical (e.g., buildings, public spaces, transport system), social (e.g., social interaction, identity and belonging, safety), and procedural (e.g., public participation, sense of control) aspects concerning places, neighborhoods, and districts. The tool was tested in three cities in Norway – Kristiansand, Stavanger, and Fredrikstad – through a transdisciplinary collaboration between researchers, municipalities, and local stakeholders. We first present the methodology we applied for testing the tool and then report some indicative findings. Next, municipal advisors present their qualitative assessment of the tool discussing its usefulness for urban planning and local governance. Finally, researchers offer theoretical and methodological guidance: they theoretically discuss the relevance of the tool for urban social sustainability, present its strengths and weaknesses, and provide methodological recommendations for future applications.
AB - This study introduces the Place Standard Tool as an instrument for assessing urban social sustainability. The Place Standard Tool was developed in Scotland as a simple framework to evaluate physical (e.g., buildings, public spaces, transport system), social (e.g., social interaction, identity and belonging, safety), and procedural (e.g., public participation, sense of control) aspects concerning places, neighborhoods, and districts. The tool was tested in three cities in Norway – Kristiansand, Stavanger, and Fredrikstad – through a transdisciplinary collaboration between researchers, municipalities, and local stakeholders. We first present the methodology we applied for testing the tool and then report some indicative findings. Next, municipal advisors present their qualitative assessment of the tool discussing its usefulness for urban planning and local governance. Finally, researchers offer theoretical and methodological guidance: they theoretically discuss the relevance of the tool for urban social sustainability, present its strengths and weaknesses, and provide methodological recommendations for future applications.
KW - Built environment
KW - Health and well-being
KW - Place Standard Tool
KW - Social equity
KW - Urban quality of life
KW - Urban social sustainability
U2 - 10.1016/j.cities.2024.104902
DO - 10.1016/j.cities.2024.104902
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85186751021
VL - 148
JO - Cities
JF - Cities
SN - 0264-2751
M1 - 104902
ER -
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