Constructing sustainable urban futures
From models to competing pathways
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21154442 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Guy (0000-0003-1507-5067, Newcastle University), Simon Marvin (0000-0001-5538-5102, University of Salford) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 131-139 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3152/147154601781767113 |
| OpenAlex | W2263755171 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 11 |
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 coexist 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
Business · Economics · Epistemology · Futures contract · Futures studies · Management science · Political science · Sociology · Sustainable development · Computer Science · Environmental and Air Quality Management · Global socioeconomic and cultural dynamics · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy · Artificial Intelligence
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2019 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |