The Elgar companion to the built environment and the sustainable development goals / edited by Alex Opoku (Associate Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, UAE).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Opoku, Alex, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar Companions to the Sustainable Development Goals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable urban development.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (600 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2024.

Summary:

"Exploring the link between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the built environment, this erudite Companion provides a comprehensive overview and critical examination of key topics and complex research issues. Structured around the 5Ps of the SDGs - people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnerships - the Companion suggests potential routes for the future direction of research within this multidisciplinary field of study. Featuring thought-provoking contributions from an array of acclaimed scholars, the Companion analyses seminal literature and outlines up-to-date definitions for key concepts such as climate change, vulnerability, disaster risk, climate finance, and their connections to the built environment. Providing an examination of the theoretical dimensions of the field, it also explores the historical, current and future trends towards the realisation of the SDGs. Chapters further recognise the crucial role of the sustainable built environment in achieving the 17 SDGs as set out in the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, presenting original expert analysis on key topics across these 17 goals. Innovative in its approach, this timely Companion will prove essential for researchers and students interested in construction and project management, industry, innovation and infrastructure, sustainable cities and communities, and urban and regional studies. It will also serve as a main source of reference for practitioners and decision-makers, acting as a guiding document for the built environment sector"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Foreword i: The cutting edge of built environment sustainability research - theoretical development and application of the sustainable development goals.Chris Gorse

Foreword ii / Peter Guthrie

1. Introduction to the elgar companion to the built environment and the sustainable development goals / Alex Opoku

Part I: The built environment and the sustainable development goals

2. From the mdgs to the sdgs: The role of construction / George Ofori

3. The role of the built environment in addressing the global challenges / Alex Opoku, Tariq Umar and Judith Amudjie

4. The built environment's contribution to the progress of the sustainable development goals / Tariq Umar, Alex Opoku, Nnedinma Umeokafor and Sa'id Ahmed

Part II: People, built environment, and the sustainable development goals

5. Regenerating urban slums for the sustainable development goals in developing countries / Andrew Ebekozien, Clinton Aigbavboa, Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan and Radin Badaruddin Rabin Firdaus

6. Urban green spaces for urban farms and the sustainable development goals / Alex Opoku, Judith Amudjie, Moohammed Wasim Yahia and Victoria Maame Afriyie Kumah

7. Equitable productive urban green spaces as a goal towards sustainable development / Amritha Palakkadavath Kumarankutty

8. Advancing the sustainable development goals through the promotion of health and well-being in the built environment / Alex Opoku, Francis K. Bondinuba, Nana Yaw Barimah Manaphraim and Godwin Kugblenu

9. Gender equality in the built environment towards the 2030 agenda for sustainable development / Alex Opoku, Edna Twumwaa Frimpong, Samuel Ekung and Renee Etokakpan

10. Education for sustainable development, the built environment, and the sustainable development goals / Alex Opoku, Samuel Ekung, Godwin Kugblenu and Emad S. N. Mushtaha

Part III: Planet, built environment, and the sustainable development goals

11. Net-zero energy buildings and the sustainable development goals / Vian Ahmed, Sara Saboor, Hessa Ahmed Alshamsi, Fatima Ahmed Almarzooqi, Mariam Abdalla Alketbi and Fatema Ahmed Al Marei

12. Retrofitting buildings towards the realisation of the sustainable development goals / Nutifafa Geh, Fidelis Emuze and Ericsson Mapfumo

13. Circular economy in the built environment: A catalyst for achieving the sustainable development goals (sdgs) / Alex Opoku, Kofi Agyekum, Iva Bimpli and Ellen Amoh

14. Contributions of environmental management systems (iso 14001) towards the delivery of sustainable development goal 12 / Rosemary Horry, Colin A. Booth and Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu

15. Impact of construction and demolition waste on the realisation of the sustainable development goals / B R Viswalekshmi, Deepthi Bendi, Alex Opoku and Godwin Kugblenu

16. Construction procurement and the sustainable development goals (sdgs) / Brandsford Kwame Gidigah, Kofi Agyekum, Bernard Kofi Baiden and Edward Ayebeng Botchway

17. Lean construction and sdgs: Delivering value and performance in the built environment / Alex Opoku, Ayomikun Solomon Adewumi, Ka Leung Lok (Lawrence) and Ellen Amoh

18. Climate change, the built environment, and the sustainable development goals / Yaning Qiao

19. Biodiversity conservation, the built environment, and the sustainable development goals / Alex Opoku and Benjamin Baah

Part IV: Prosperity, built environment, and the sustainable development goals

20. Urban futures, localisation, and the role of sustainable development goals / Timothy J. Dixon

21. Social value, the built environment, and the sustainable development goals / Ani Raiden, Andrew King and Alex Opoku

22. The built environment and industry/construction 4.0 technologies towards achieving sdgs / Aseel A. Hussien and Ayomikun Solomon Adewumi

23. The role of infrastructure in achieving the sustainable development goals in sub-saharan Africa (ssa) / Alex Opoku, Peter Guthrie, Yaning Qiao, Moohammed Wasim Yahia and Kwabena Opoku-Ntim

24. Traditional architectural knowledge systems and the sustainable development goals / Athira Sushama Bhaskaran, Amritha Palakkadavath Kumarankutty and Chithra Kurukkanari

25. Sustainable facility management practices and the sustainable development goals / Ka Leung Lok (Lawrence), Alex Opoku, Andrew J. Smith and Ka Lam Cheung

Part V: Partnership, built environment, and the sustainable development goals

26. Public-private partnerships (ppps) for the realisation of the sustainable development agenda in the built environment / Sulafa Badi and Mohamed Alhosani

27. Organisational learning and stakeholder engagement in construction towards the realisation of the sdgs / Samuel Ekung, Alex Opoku and Isaac Odesola

28. The contribution of project management to the sustainable development goals / Alex Opoku, Georgios Kapogiannis, Kelvin Saddul and Dickson Osei-Asibey

29. Contemporary issues in construction affecting the realisation of the sdgs in developing countries / Samuel Ekung, Alex Opoku and Christian Asuquo

30. The emerging trends in built environment research and the sustainable development goals (sdgs) / Kenneth Otasowie, Clinton Aigbavboa and Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035300037 (e-book)

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