Toli, AM; Murtagh, N; (2017) Environmental sustainability indicators in decision-making analysis on urban regeneration projects: the use of sustainability assessment tools. In: Proceedings of 33rd Conference on Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) - Working Papers. (pp. pp. 166-175). Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM): Cambridge, UK.

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A topical focus in research and policy shows that sustainability has emerged as one of the most critical aspects of urban regeneration, due to increasing problems related to human population, energy demand and climate change. However, the practical implementation of environmental sustainability is still inadequate. Urban regeneration projects require elaborate decision-making approaches, due to their complex and demanding context. The study explores the potential for established sustainability tools to be used as indicators in decision-making analysis frameworks on such projects. A survey was conducted with 36 expert stakeholders involved in construction projects in the UK. Sustainability assessment tools were viewed by a third of participants as ineffective in evaluating sustainability. Nonetheless, most participants valued universal assessment tools. The findings show that Sustainability Assessment Tools are suitable as environmental sustainability indicators in decision-making analysis for urban regeneration projects, but further development is indispensable in order to resolve the need for greater flexibility and context customization.

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