The sustainability plays an increasingly important role in evaluation of development projects. The proposed research is aimed at exploring the concept of sustainability, different areas it encompasses, and how it can be accessed and used to evaluate, change or adapt urban development projects, in order to foster environmental and social sustainability. After the extensive literature review and professional practice studies this thesis proposed initial evaluation model for urban development projects. Subsequently, a sustainability survey was conducted in order to validate this initial evaluation model. The results were integrated and interpreted through several semi-structured interviews with professionals and experts in different areas such as ecology, engineering, economics, sociology, media and communication etc. Finally, the model was applied to case study of Belgrade Waterfront Project, currently being carried out in Serbia. This colossal project has involved foreign investors for United Arab Emirates, in particular the company called Eagle Hills. The purpose of the project is turning the right bank of the Sava into a prestigious area with futuristic architectural solutions. The implementation of the project caused considerable amount of controversy and social issues that have been investigated in this study. This research showed that it is necessary to customize the indicators considered in order to identify the ones that are applicable and relevant for the project under evaluation. Another important consideration that emerged was that evaluation model should consider the interconnectedness of the sustainability aspect. Following these principles the evaluation model achieved an overall view of the project, identified possible threats and proposed remediation.
La sostenibilità sta assumendo un ruolo sempre più importante nella progettazione degli spazi urbani. La tesi di ricerca ha lo scopo di esplorare il concetto di sostenibilità nelle sue diverse declinazioni e applicazioni, proponendo così possibili approcci di valutazione da applicare in fase di adozione, modifica o adattamento dei progetti di sviluppo urbano con lo scopo di promuovere la sostenibilità ambientale e sociale. Il modello di valutazione iniziale per i progetti di sviluppo urbano proposto in questo elaborato di tesi è basato su un attento studio della letteratura e della pratica professionale. Tale modello è stato poi verificato tramite sondaggio e, con la conduzione di interviste semi strutturate, ha raccolto pareri di esperti nei settori quali l'ecologia, ingegneria, economia, sociologia, media e comunicazione, e ecc . Infine, il modello è stato applicato al progetto di Belgrade Waterfront in corso di realizzazione in Serbia. Questo importante progetto ha coinvolto gli investitori stranieri provenienti da Emirati Arabi Uniti, in particolare la società chiamata Eagle Hills. Lo scopo del progetto è trasformare la riva del fiume Sava in una zona prestigiosa con soluzioni architettoniche avveneristiche. La realizzazione del progetto sta causando polemiche e tensioni sociali; tale aspetto è stato esaminato in questo studio. Questa ricerca ha mostrato che è necessario personalizzare l’approccio di valutazione al fine di identificare gli aspetti realmente rilevanti per il progetto specifico. Un'altra considerazione importante emersa è che il modello di valutazione dovrebbe prendere in considerazione l'interconnessione dei vari aspetti legati al concetto di sostenibilità (quali per esempio quello economico e quello sociale). Seguendo queste line guida, il modello di valutazione si dimostra in grado di fornire una visione complessiva del progetto identificando possibili minacce e proponendo piani di miglioramento.
Sustainability evaluation models for urban development projects. Application on Belgrade waterfront project
RADISAVLJEVIC, SIMON
2015/2016
Abstract
The sustainability plays an increasingly important role in evaluation of development projects. The proposed research is aimed at exploring the concept of sustainability, different areas it encompasses, and how it can be accessed and used to evaluate, change or adapt urban development projects, in order to foster environmental and social sustainability. After the extensive literature review and professional practice studies this thesis proposed initial evaluation model for urban development projects. Subsequently, a sustainability survey was conducted in order to validate this initial evaluation model. The results were integrated and interpreted through several semi-structured interviews with professionals and experts in different areas such as ecology, engineering, economics, sociology, media and communication etc. Finally, the model was applied to case study of Belgrade Waterfront Project, currently being carried out in Serbia. This colossal project has involved foreign investors for United Arab Emirates, in particular the company called Eagle Hills. The purpose of the project is turning the right bank of the Sava into a prestigious area with futuristic architectural solutions. The implementation of the project caused considerable amount of controversy and social issues that have been investigated in this study. This research showed that it is necessary to customize the indicators considered in order to identify the ones that are applicable and relevant for the project under evaluation. Another important consideration that emerged was that evaluation model should consider the interconnectedness of the sustainability aspect. Following these principles the evaluation model achieved an overall view of the project, identified possible threats and proposed remediation.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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