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Title: | A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF PUSH FACTORS FOR IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES |
Authors: | Opoku, De-Graft Joe Ayarkwa, Joshua Agyekum, Kofi |
Keywords: | Construction Industry Environmental Sustainability Push Factors Resilience Theory Sustainable Construction |
Issue Date: | Apr-2017 |
Publisher: | INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA |
Citation: | 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA - 12-14 April 2017, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana |
Abstract: | Sustainability has become a worldwide cliché as a
potential solution for the numerous global problems
facing the world recently. The lack of environmental
deliberations in the utilization, development and
effective management of natural resource lead to the
pollution of the environment. However, sustainable
construction is becoming increasingly more prevalent
as the construction industry continues to intensify
its awareness of the necessity to employ sustainable
construction practices and their successive benefits. In
order to enhance sustainable construction practices, it is
prudent to critically consider the push factors that create
the desire to implement these practices. This paper
sought to identify the push factors for implementing
environmentally sustainable construction practices.
Comprehensive coverage of these push factors are
systematically reviewed through literature with
the aim of identifying the drivers for sustainable
construction practices. Using the ‘Resilience Theory’,
a conceptual framework is developed to help achieve
environmentally sustainable construction. The
outcome this paper will present a basis for practitioners
as well as researchers to appreciate the need for
environmental sustainability within the construction
industry. |
Description: | 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA - 12-14 April 2017, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10936 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Architecture and Planning
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