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Table 6.2 Examples of sustainable development aspects within each modality for the built
environment.

Modalities Issues of the built environment

Numerical Population (human), amount of various resources available, number of

species and their population levels, census statistical office, information.

Spatial Layout, shape, building footprint, location, proximity, terrain shape - flat,

mountainous, etc., neighbourhood area, urban area, district area, etc.

Kinematics Infrastructures, roads, motorway, railways, cycling roads, pedestrian streets,

car parking, transport and mobility, wildlife movement, mobility, accessibility.

Physical Energy for human activity, energy for biotic activity, physical environment,

structure of ground on which to build, building materials, components,
buildings, districts, settlements.

Biological Food, shelter, housing, air and air quality, water and water quality, hygiene,

green areas, pollution, soil quality, biodiversity, habitat diversity and quality,
resilience of ecosystem (ability to recover from imbalances), health and health
services, hospitals, gyms.

Sensitive Feelings engendered by living there, feeling of well-being, comfort, fitness,

noise, security, safety, privacy, provision of peaceful surroundings, e.g.,
motorway noise that makes birdsong inaudible, counselling services,
asylums, housing for domestic animals.

Analytical Clarity with which issues are aired in the community, letting people clearly

know facts and issues, quality of analysis for planning and evaluation,
diversity, functional mix, knowledge, tendency to understand rather than react
to issues, schools, universities, education services, research.

Historical Encouraging creativity in the community, innovation, heritage, history of the

community and area, technology employed, museums, archives, built heritage.

Communicative Ease of communication in the community, quality of communication (e.g.

truthfulness), lingual networking, symbols, information provision, monuments,
signs, advertising, the media.

Social Social relationships and interaction, recreational places, social climate,

cohesion, plurality, competitiveness, collaboration, authority structure, social
register, clubs and societies.

Economic Use of land, use and replacement of renewable resources, use of non-

renewable resources, recycling schemes, attitude to finance, efficiency, financial
institutions, offices, banks, stock markets, industrial plants, employment.

Aesthetic Beauty, visual amenity and landscape, architecture and design, architectural

style decoration, social harmony, ecological harmony and balance, art
galleries, theatres.

Juridical Laws and law-making with regard to property, ownership, regulation and

other policy instruments, contracts for building, rights, responsibilities,
inequities, property-market interests, democracy, participation, tribunals,
administrative offices, legal institutions, political structure.

Ethical General demeanour of people towards each others, goodwill, neighbourliness,

solidarity, sharing, equity, morality, health of the family, voluntary centres.

Credal Loyalty to the community, general level of morale, shared vision of what we are

(e.g. 'I shop, therefore I am', 'I am responsible to God'), aspirations (e.g. to car
ownership), shared vision of the way to go (e.g. 'science-technology-
economics will solve our problems'), religious institutions, churches, synagogues.