Abstract:The present paper deals with the role of sustainability assessment tools in tackling the increasing complexity and uncertainty of urban and territorial systems. Urban metabolism is ever more under the attention of Decision Makers and policy makers to deal with the current planning challenges, where climate change, environmental quality, social equity and justice, and governance represent very topical issues.The paper focuses particularly on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and the family of Multicriteria Decision A… Show more
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