Social dimension of sustainability integration into construction project management practices: Ghanaian project managers’ view
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2021-06-15
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Abstract
The call for sustainable development has increased the awareness of the construction
industry to support the sustainable development agenda by including social
considerations throughout the entire construction project life cycle: planning, design,
construction, operation, and deconstruction. This study discovered ways of integrating
social sustainability into project management practices in Ghana. In pursuing this aim,
three objectives were set out. These includes, identification of areas of impact of social
sustainability on the practices of construction project management, identification of the
critical success factors to integration of social sustainability into project management
practices and identification of the difficulties associated with social sustainability
integration into project management practices. A quantitative research method was used
for the study. A structured survey was developed to collect primary data from project /
site managers in Accra Metropolis. The sampling technique used for the study is a
convenient sampling technique. The study reveals that all the areas under project
management practices are very important for the incorporating social sustainability.
However, among the areas, recognition of the context of the project was rated high
followed by identification of stakeholders through to project handover which was rated
last. Also, with the critical success factors top management support, competent project
team, adequate project planning were very critical for the integration of social
sustainability into project management practices. More importantly, it is interesting to see
that, external factors like, lack of government supports, lack of the effective coordination
between key players and issue of time are still key obstacles to promoting industrial
innovations toward social sustainable developments.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, College of Art and Built
Environment, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Award of Master of Science.
Keywords
Sustainable development, Social considerations, Project management, Stakeholder