Tool summary

Name of the tool
APDD Grid (Association For Sustainable Development, France).

Description of the tool
This grid is a local tool for sustainable development, at the mixed development zone scale. It is used to assess the different dimensions of sustainable development in a project. A grid is to be completed and gives graphs that show the parts the project has to improve. It can be used as a decision making tool during the project conception or as an assessment tool. It was developed by and for the department of Loire (county, subdivision administered by a prefect).

Specific topic
Mixed Development Zones

Sector/s of use

Waste	Energy	Water	Transport	Green/Blue	Building & Land use
1	1	1	0	0	0

M - main sector, 1 - sub sector and 0 - n/a

Scale of applications

Component	Building	Neighbourhood	City	Region
0	0	1	0	0