| Summary: | This paper aims to identify the sustainable dimension pillars (SDP) on neighbourhood
assessment sub-criteria of community planning & design particularly in Malaysia. The
problem of the study is, do these townships assessment tools fully address sustainability? Or
it might be ‘green but not sufficient’ to be sustainable? This paper aims to evaluate the
adaptation and balance of SPD in Community, Planning and Design (CPD), which is one of
the core-criteria of Green Building Index (GBI) Township/Neighbourhood Assessment
Criteria. The objective is to identify and evaluate the SPD indicators balance towards
sustainable urban development in Malaysia. Questionaires survey and expert interview were
gathered for the SPD indicators in the CPD sub-criteria. The significant contribution of
research is that the findings will be used as references/guides for future review and
refinement GBI Township/Neighbourhood Assessment Criteria.
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