Sustainable Neighborhood Design Criteria for Afghan Cities (Paperback)

Neighborhoods in the classic sense have fallen largely out of vogue over time due to such factors as changing economies, lifestyles, and perceived associated needs. However, this has led to a stream of mutually-reinforcing negative consequences, including longer commutes to a variety of destinations, greater traffic and increased pollution, to name a few. In recent years, Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) has been considered one of the prevalent theories and policies within urban-planning literature, devoting a major portion of said literature to the subject. Tied closely to this is the idea of facilitating a resurgence of the neighborhood. The new concept of the neighborhood within SUD harkens back to some of the key facets of older neighborhoods; specifically, credence is given to the core idea that a neighborhood should meet the personal and social requirements of their respective residents. The present research is an effort towards analyzing sustainable neighborhood development aspects, in the form of a comparison between neighborhoods over time.