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The IntelCities community of practice. (2006)
Journal Article
Deakin, M., & Allwinkle, S. (2006). The IntelCities community of practice. International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations: Annual Review, 6, 155-162

Sets out the integrated community model of electronically enhanced governance services developed by IntelCities to represent its e-Learning platform, knowledge management system and digital library.

The IntelCities learning platform, knowledge management system and digital library for semantically interoperable e-governance services. (2005)
Journal Article
Deakin, M., Allwinkle, S., Campbell, F. H., & Wong, C. (2005). The IntelCities learning platform, knowledge management system and digital library for semantically interoperable e-governance services. International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations: Annual Review, 6, 155-162

Sets out the integrated community model of electronically enhanced governance services developed by IntelCities to represent its e-Learning platform, knowledge management system and digital library.

Learning communities: towards a suffiently place-based knowledge of the critical roles networking, innovation and creative partnerships play in governing the social capital of successful partnerships. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Allwinkle, S., & Deakin, M. (2005, October). Learning communities: towards a suffiently place-based knowledge of the critical roles networking, innovation and creative partnerships play in governing the social capital of successful partnerships. Presented at PASCAL International Conference, Making Knowledge Work: Building Sustainable Communities through Partnerships in Place

Citizens' expectations of information cities: implications for urban planning and design (2005)
Journal Article
Curwell, S., Deakin, M., Cooper, I., Paskaleva-Shapira, K., Ravetz, J., & Babicki, D. (2005). Citizens' expectations of information cities: implications for urban planning and design. Building Research and Information, 33(1), 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/0961321042000329422

The European Union has made the development of a vibrant knowledge-based economy a key policy objective, and increasingly national and local governments worldwide are seeking to harness information and communication technologies to provide government... Read More about Citizens' expectations of information cities: implications for urban planning and design.

Developing sustainable communities: ecological integrity, equity and the question of participation. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Deakin, M. (2005, August). Developing sustainable communities: ecological integrity, equity and the question of participation. Presented at ESRA: Land USe and Water Management in a Sustainable Network Society

Sustainable communities are seen as offering the opportunity to manage growth in developments that are plan-led and which are environmentally-friendly. This paper examines the development of sustainable communities in the South East Wedge of Edinburg... Read More about Developing sustainable communities: ecological integrity, equity and the question of participation..

A research roadmap for sustainable information cities. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Curwell, S., Deakin, M., Hamilton, A., Paskaleva-Shapira, K., Soubra, S., & Turner, J. (2004, October). A research roadmap for sustainable information cities. Presented at e-Challenges Conference

The BEQUEST framework: the vision and methodology of a collaborative platform for sustainable urban development. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Deakin, M., & Curwell, S. (2004, October). The BEQUEST framework: the vision and methodology of a collaborative platform for sustainable urban development. Paper presented at EnviroInfo 2004: an international conference dedicated to sh@ring

The concepts of sustainable development that have emerged in the ‘post Brundtland’ era are explored in terms of a vision and methodology of sustainable urban development (SUD). The said vision and methodology of SUD result from the activities
of an... Read More about The BEQUEST framework: the vision and methodology of a collaborative platform for sustainable urban development..

Towards community participation in rural and urban development. (2004)
Book Chapter
Deakin, M., Dixon-Gough, R., & Mansberger, R. (2004). Towards community participation in rural and urban development. In M. Deakin, R. Dixon-Gough, & R. Mansberger (Eds.), Methodologies models and instruments for rural and urban development. Ashgate Publishing

Developing sustainable communities: Edinburgh's settlement model and design solution (2003)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2003). Developing sustainable communities: Edinburgh's settlement model and design solution. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 5(4), 551-573. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333203001498

Sustainable communities are seen as offering the opportunity to manage growth in plan-led and environmentally-friendly patterns of settlement. This paper examines the settlement model put forward for the development of sustainable communities in the... Read More about Developing sustainable communities: Edinburgh's settlement model and design solution.

Developing sustainable communities in Edinburgh’s South East Wedge: The settlement model and design solution. (2003)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2003). Developing sustainable communities in Edinburgh’s South East Wedge: The settlement model and design solution. Journal of Urban Design, 8(2), 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/13574800306481

Sustainable communities are seen as offering the opportunity to manage growth in plan-led and environmentally friendly patterns of settlement. The settlement model put forward and design solution for the development of sustainable communities in the... Read More about Developing sustainable communities in Edinburgh’s South East Wedge: The settlement model and design solution..

Modelling the development of sustainable communities in Edinburgh's South East wedge. (2002)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2002). Modelling the development of sustainable communities in Edinburgh's South East wedge. Planning Practice and Research, 17(3), 331-336. https://doi.org/10.1080/026974502200005670

The on—going review of structure plans in the
United Kingdom (UK) has highlighted the attractiveness
of new settlements as an alternative
to town cramming, peripheral expansion and
urban sprawl. This paper examines the argument
for new settlemen... Read More about Modelling the development of sustainable communities in Edinburgh's South East wedge..

Sustainable urban development: the framework and directory of assessment methods. (2002)
Journal Article
Deakin, M., Curwell, S., & Lombardi, P. (2002). Sustainable urban development: the framework and directory of assessment methods. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 4(2), 171-197. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333202000978

Sustainable development is an issue that has attracted a considerable amount of academic interest since the publication of the Brundtland Report. With Agenda 21, it is an issue which has also found its way into the policy and action programmes of the... Read More about Sustainable urban development: the framework and directory of assessment methods..

A vision and methodology for integrated sustainable urban development: BEQUEST (2002)
Journal Article
Bentivegna, V., Curwell, S., Deakin, M., Lombardi, P., Mitchell, G., & Nijkamp, P. (2002). A vision and methodology for integrated sustainable urban development: BEQUEST. Building Research and Information, 30(2), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/096132102753436468

The concepts and visions of sustainable development that have emerged in the post-Brundtland era are explored in terms laying the foundations for a common vision of sustainable urban development (SUD). The described vision and methodology for SUD res... Read More about A vision and methodology for integrated sustainable urban development: BEQUEST.

The assessment of sustainable urban development. (2002)
Journal Article
Deakin, M., Huovila, P., Rao, S., Sunikka, M., & Vreeker, R. (2002). The assessment of sustainable urban development. Building Research and Information, 30(2), 95-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/096132102753436477

This paper describes the outcomes of a survey of assessment methods for sustainable urban development (SUD) undertaken by an international network called BEQUEST. It addresses aspects of good practice in terms of SUD, explores the range of methods av... Read More about The assessment of sustainable urban development..

BEQUEST: the framework and directory of assessment methods. (2001)
Journal Article
Deakin, M., Curwell, S., & Lombardi, P. (2001). BEQUEST: the framework and directory of assessment methods. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 6(6), 373-383. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02978869

This paper has outlined the areas of the Environment and Climate Programme (Economic and Social Aspects of Human Settlement) the BEQUEST project addresses. It has also examined the framework for analysis the project sets out for a common understandin... Read More about BEQUEST: the framework and directory of assessment methods..

Valuation, appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: Towards a life cycle analysis and impact assessment of their effects on the environment of cities (1999)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (1999). Valuation, appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: Towards a life cycle analysis and impact assessment of their effects on the environment of cities. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 4(2), 87-93. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02979408

Previous editions of this journal have drawn attention to the
critical role valuation plays in life cycle analysis and environmental impact assessment (see for example Volkwein and
Klopffer [1]. In particular, the critical role of valuation has
be... Read More about Valuation, appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: Towards a life cycle analysis and impact assessment of their effects on the environment of cities.