Fostering sustainable urban renewal at the neighborhood scale with a spatial decision support system

This paper presents a new spatial decision support system (SDSS): URBIUS, specifically developed for urban renewal projects at the neighborhood scale. It provides an assessment based on six sustainability objectives for existing neighborhoods. In addition, it offers assessment thresholds are adaptable for each neighborhood through a dynamic approach taking into account the actual situation of the neighborhood and its expected long-term evolution. Finally, URBIUS is tested on a case study, “Les Moulins” neighborhood in Switzerland, showing its potential to foster sustainable urban renewal at the neighborhood scale.