This paper analyses the possibility of genuine sustainable urban transformation at the local level. At the beginning, the concept of an autonomous sustainable neighbourhood, which could form a new sustainable balance in an urban environment, is presented. The article also presents an innovative interdisciplinary model of autonomous sustainable neighbourhoods, which provides a basis for an analysis of the Vauban district, well known as a sustainable neighbourhood. With consideration of its local specifics, Vauban could be an example of sustainable implementation for other cities. The autonomous sustainable neighbourhood is a possible model for sustainable urbanism of the 21st century.
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