Title: Developing and sustaining creative cities: a sustainability tool for designers, planners, and public administrators

Authors: W. Cecil Steward, Sharon Kuska

Addresses: Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Communities, 1004 Farnam Street, Suite 101, Omaha, Nebraska 68102, USA. ' University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Architecture, 242 Architecture Hall, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, USA

Abstract: A creative city will be made up of many distinct characteristics within the five domains of sustainability: environmental qualities, socio-cultural conditions, technological applications, economic patterns and vitalities and supportive, democratic public policies. All of these characteristics are dependent upon sustainable design, sustainable planning and responsible urban administration for the creative and sustainable human habitat. Each key characteristic within these five domains is potentially a sustainability indicator that can be designed, planned and tracked over time for urban sustainability efficiency and effectiveness.

Keywords: EcoSTEP; sustainable design; sustainable planning; sustainable urban administration; five sustainability domains; creative cities; sustainable development; urban management; sustainability indicators.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2010.035095

International Journal of Sustainable Development, 2010 Vol.13 No.1/2, pp.6 - 16

Published online: 04 Sep 2010 *

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