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Abstract
There is currently great interest in the creation of sustainable and liveable cities, both in the UK and globally. While it can be argued that good progress is being made in thinking about the needs of future cities, meeting these needs and aspirations in practice poses major challenges of understanding and measurement (what is meant by these terms and how can progress towards their achievement be measured?), complexity (cities are complex systems of systems with many interacting parts) and resilience (will interventions made today be relevant and effective in the future?). The Liveable Cities research programme created a systematic decision-making method for improving urban sustainability and liveability: the Liveable Cities Method (LCM). The LCM prioritises four criteria - individual and societal well-being, resource security, resource efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions as a proxy for environmental harm - in an interconnected framework and assesses the need for, and the resilience of, interventions designed to move cities towards improved sustainability and liveability. This paper illustrates the LCM through an example intervention made to the city of Birmingham, UK, and highlights how addressing sustainability and liveability in this way offers unique opportunities for the UK civil engineering profession to lead thinking among urban professionals.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1800028 |
Pages (from-to) | 8-19 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Institution of Civil Engineers. Proceedings. Engineering Sustainability |
Volume | 173 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 3 Jan 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Leach JM, Rogers CDF, Ortegon-Sanchez A and Tyler NThe Liveable Cities Method: establishing the case for transformative change for a UK metro.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Engineering Sustainability,
https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.18.00028
Keywords
- town & city planning
- infrastructure planning
- sustainability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
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From Citizen to Co-innovator, from City Council to Facilitator: Integrating Urban Systems to Provide Better Outcomes for People (BOP)
Bryson, J., Braithwaite, P., Christian, J., Freer, M., Hunt, D., Lee, P., Mohan, J., Rogers, C., Sadler, J. & Tight, M.
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/06/16 → 30/11/17
Project: Research Councils
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i-BUILD: Infrastructure Business models, valuation and innovation for local delivery (Newcastle lead)
Rogers, C., Baker, C., Bryson, J., Coaffee, J., Jefferson, I., Metje, N., Quinn, A. & Tight, M.
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/08/13 → 31/03/18
Project: Research Councils
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Transforming the Engineering of Cities to deliver Societal and Planetary Wellbeing
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/05/12 → 31/12/17
Project: Research Councils
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Resilience Through Innovation: Critical Local Transport and utility Infrastructure
Rogers, C., Baker, C., Barber, A., Bryson, J., Chapman, D., Chapman, L., Coaffee, J., Jefferson, I. & Quinn, A.
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/11/10 → 30/04/12
Project: Research Councils
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Sustainable Regeneration: From Evidence-Based Urban Futures to Implementation
Rogers, C., Barber, A., Bryson, J., Sadler, J., Gaterell, M. & Jefferson, I.
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/05/08 → 30/04/12
Project: Research Councils
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An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Urban Redevelopment: Birmingham Eastside as a National & International Demonstrator
Rogers, C., Barber, A., Gaterell, M., Jefferson, I., Bryson, J. & Sadler, J.
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/12/06 → 31/08/08
Project: Research Councils
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An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Urban Redevelopment: Birmingham Eastside as a National Demonstrator
Rogers, C., Barber, A., Bryson, J. & Sadler, J.
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/11/04 → 31/12/06
Project: Research Councils