Research on a connotation and assessment index system of eco-communities

ABSTRACT

Eco-communities integrate construction and management with a comprehensive view of the environment and can be reflected through the aspects of ‘harmony,’ ‘comfort,’ ‘conservation,’ and ‘intelligence.’ In this study, relevant assessment indices were sorted and summarized to develop an eco-community evaluation system (ECES) based on basic principles of science, management, and operation. ECES assesses communities based on four parameters: outdoor environment, indoor environment, resource consumption, and operation and management. The main goal of ECES is to guide the sustainable development of eco-communities.

KEYWORDS:

• Eco-community
• eco-community evaluation system
• ECES
• assessment index
• sustainable development

Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation Key Project: [Grant Number 71533003] of China. The authors are grateful to all the people who helped complete this research and the anonymous reviewers for their suggestions on the manuscript.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation Key Project of China: [Grant number 71533003]