دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی کارخانه های شهری و سهم بالقوه آنها در توسعه پایدار شهرها - الزویر 2018

Abstract

More than half of the world's population lives in cities today with the rate of urbanization further increasing. In urban areas the challenges of sustainable development are concentrated. The importance of sustainable cities and communities are recognized in the sustainable development goals by the United Nations, as are sustainable industrial development and responsible production. Industrial production and urban factories are an essential part of growing cities, though commonly associated with a negative environmental impact. To identify the potential contribution of urban factories to the sustainable development and growth of the cities around the world, the characteristics of urban production systems and their surroundings are matched to the sustainable development goals and their targets. Based on this analysis, the potentials are derived identifying the key action areas in which urban production can support economically, ecologically and socially sound cities of the future.

Summary and outlook

Sustainable development is one the main challenges for humankind, which is very evident in urban areas. Urban factories as part of cities can contribute to the goals of sustainable development set by the United Nations. To identify the potential contribution of urban factories to the sustainable development and growth of cities, their characteristics and potential influence were matched to all targets of each sustainable development goal. The findings indicate that the potential contribution of urban factories varies across the specific goals. Naturally, a high contribution potential can be identified for the goals addressing the economic dimension. Urban factories are a key player in cities for reaching productive employment, decent work, and economic growth, build resilient infrastructure and foster innovation. High contribution potential also exits for promoting responsible consumption and production patterns. This could be used to positively influence urban development. The assessment methodology based on examining each target proved to be functional for the identification of the potential contribution of urban factories. Challenges and limitations were encountered in transferring the SDG to the system boundaries of urban space. Some of the targets address global relationships that are out of scope for urban factories. Others are focused on matters that are out of the functional scope of industrial value creation, such as providing healthcare. In these cases no or very low contribution potential was found by single urban factories, as for example for achieving zero hunger or establishing peace. There are high uncertainties on how actual implementations of urban factories will influence urban systems. Eventually the identification of areas with high contribution potential enables the next steps of evaluating these areas regarding (i) the comparative evaluation with consideration of alternative utilizations of urban space and (ii) the investigation on negative impacts connected to other goals of sustainable development and how these interact, counteract or neutralize the overall potential.