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Decision Support Tools
The third key characteristic of the SuNliving framework is a suite of decision support tools. These tools are techniques and devices to help decision makers understand, compare, and evaluate the anticipated value or benefit of particular design choices. A robust, well integrated toolkit is crucial for connecting issues of liveability and quality of life to issues of sustainable development and urban design. Embedded in SuNliving are a collection of tools that fall into the following categories (1).
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Engagement Tools | These tools involve project participants directly and collaboratively in the decision-making process and figure prominently throughout all steps. |
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Framing Tools | These tools logically and clearly organize sustainable neighbourhood considerations. They become more prominent once principles and themes have been established. |
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Informing Tools | These tools educate decision makers about sustainable neighbourhood issues. They play a more important role as project issue areas, goals, and targets are defined. |
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Modeling Tools | These tools reveal the performance of alternative designs against sustainable goals and targets. They figure prominently when performance assessment and strategy evaluation are required. |
The tools selected in each category will vary for a specific project. The palette of tools associated with each framework step is shown below.
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DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS |
