ABSTRACT
Performance Metrics for Sustainable Cities provides an overview of measurement systems and tools to enable communities to self-assess and benchmark their progress along a continuum of smart, intelligent, and sustainable development.
It begins by explaining the importance of measurement and evaluation for cities and smaller communities, as well as future factors that will need to be considered and embedded into planning processes. Across 14 chapters, the book describes existing evaluation mechanisms that are being used for government funding decisions, awards of recognition, and new measurement systems to assess what makes a city smarter and more sustainable, such as broader sustainable goal targets (UN SDGs), green cities, fabrication cities, and compassionate cities. It presents examples of metrics used for important sustainability and liveability concepts for cities such as how to measure trust, engagement, compassion, circular economy, and so forth. The book ends with reflections on the feasibility of a holistic system of measurement and the implications of its implementation.
This volume will be of great interest to students, researchers, and professionals of urban sustainability, planning, smart cities, and sustainable communities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|54 pages
Measurement systems
chapter 3|18 pages
Benchmarking, profiling, and ranking of cities
chapter 4|18 pages
Intelligent Community Forum's measurement initiative
part 2|44 pages
Processes for choosing a measurement system
chapter 5|9 pages
Tracking progress towards sustainable development in cities
chapter 6|20 pages
Localizing the sustainable development goals in London, Ontario
part 3|68 pages
Measurement in new directions
chapter 9|26 pages
Models and strategies for place-based evaluations for the environment
part 4|60 pages
Implementing measurement systems