SUSTAINABLE-DRIVEN ADAPTIVE REUSE: EVALUATION OF CRITERIA IN A MULTI-ATTRIBUTE FRAMEWORK
Price
Free (open access)
Transaction
Volume
217
Pages
9
Page Range
29 - 37
Published
2018
Size
269 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/SDP180031
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
DESPO PARPAS, ANDREAS SAVVIDES
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, the strong connection between adaptive reuse and sustainable development is addressed; the economic, cultural, and environmental contributions of adaptive reuse could be successful proponents of sustainability-driven development, or redevelopment, of the built environment. Second, within this framework, some criteria emanating from the foundations of sustainability, which are included in the analysis of potential adaptively reused units, are discussed. The paper concludes by outlining the statistical importance of the specific criteria concerning such analyses, the knowledge of which could be valuable to decision makers and involved stakeholders aiming to achieve successful sustainable adaptations. Although the majority of the findings presented in this paper derive from the application of multiple regression analysis in the context of empirical research based on the specific region of Cyprus, the implemented methodology could be applied to a broader context, hence leading to more universal observations.
Keywords
adaptive reuse, sustainability-driven development, multi-criteria analysis