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Sustainable cities: problems of integrated interdisciplinary research

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  • Stanislav E. Shmelev
  • Irina A. Shmeleva

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This paper explores the problem of integrated interdisciplinary research in the field of sustainable cities. The problematique of urban sustainability is studied in the historical and international context. Current research in the field is reviewed, and major gaps in interdisciplinary analysis are identified. The paper makes first steps towards the development of an innovative methodology for the analysis of interdisciplinary linkages among various sustainability dimensions in the urban context. The dimensions taken into consideration are: sustainable energy, sustainable transport, material flows and waste management, quality of life, health, psychology of interaction with the environment, green space, biodiversity, preservation of the natural and cultural heritage, landscape architecture, ecodesign and democratic participation. Two large European cities, London and St Petersburg, are analysed from the point of view of integrative policies and instruments applied in the field of sustainable urban development. The two cities are compared using a panel of sustainability indicators.

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  • Stanislav E. Shmelev & Irina A. Shmeleva, 2009. "Sustainable cities: problems of integrated interdisciplinary research," International Journal of Sustainable Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 12(1), pages 4-23.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijsusd:v:12:y:2009:i:1:p:4-23
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    1. Mohammed Abdulfattah Bay & Mohammed Mashary Alnaim & Ghazy Abdullah Albaqawy & Emad Noaime, 2022. "The Heritage Jewel of Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Analysis of the Heritage Management and Development Activities in the At-Turaif District in Ad-Dir’iyah, a World Heritage Site (WHS)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-24, August.
    2. Stanislav Edward Shmelev (ODID), "undated". "Multi-criteria Assessment of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: New Dimensions and Stakeholders in the South of France," QEH Working Papers qehwps181, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford.
    3. Stanislav E. Shmelev & Nathan Lefievre & Nadim Saadi & Irina A. Shmeleva, 2023. "Interdisciplinary Linkages among Sustainability Dimensions in the Context of European Cities and Regions Research," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-28, October.
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    5. Miguel Amado & Evelina Rodrigues, 2019. "A Heritage-Based Method to Urban Regeneration in Developing Countries: The Case Study of Luanda," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(15), pages 1-20, July.
    6. Chun-Fa Cheng & Kuo-Tai Cheng, 2018. "Evaluation of the sustainability of Hakka villages in the Lui–Tui area of Taiwan via emergy analysis," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 20(6), pages 2831-2856, December.
    7. Luisa Errichiello & Roberto Micera, 2018. "Leveraging Smart Open Innovation for Achieving Cultural Sustainability: Learning from a New City Museum Project," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-23, June.
    8. Sergey Mityagin & Nikita Kopyt & Irina A. Shmeleva & Sofia Malysheva & Ekaterina Malysheva & Aleksandr Antonov & Aleksey Sokol & Nikita Zakharenko & Tatiana Churiakova & Semen A. Budennyy & Alexander , 2023. "Green Spaces in Urban Environments: Network Planning of Plant Species Composition," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-22, October.
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