Sustainability assessment: An integrated approach with inhabitant participation

Our research has led us to develop a method for formulating sustainability strategies for neighborhood rehabilitation. This method is targeted to decision-makers in charge of implementing projects for the regeneration of the built environment at various levels within the urban and building scales. The methods and tools suggested here, which have been tested in collaboration with Comune di Bologna –the Bologna City Council- and ACER Bologna –the local Agency for public housing- make use of both technical/objective parameters and a participative approach to address the environmental and social sustainability requirements of citizens, local policies, and EU indications.