Komolafe, M O; Oyewole, M O and Gbadegesin, J T (2020) Stakeholders' relevance in sustainable residential property development. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 9(2), pp. 112-129. ISSN 2046-6099
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relative awareness and influence of stakeholders on sustainable residential property development in Lagos, Nigeria. This is with a view to identifying the key stakeholders pertinent to enhancing sustainable residential property development in the country. Design/methodology/approach: Data on awareness and influence of stakeholders on decisions to adopt sustainable residential property were elicited from residential property users, building contractors, property investors, estate surveyors and valuers and government regulatory agencies in Lagos residential property sector. The data were collected by using a questionnaire and analysed using mean item score and analysis of variance. Findings: The result showed that the government regulatory agencies and the building professionals were aware of sustainable buildings, as mean scores measuring their awareness were higher than 2.5 on a scale of 1–5. The level of awareness of users was, however, low (mean score of 2.39). The users and the government regulatory agencies were identified by the stakeholders as being most influential on their decisions to adopt sustainable residential property. Practical implications: Findings from this study indicate that there is need to promote the users and government regulatory agencies' activities on sustainable residential property development as the activities of these stakeholders have higher influence on sustainable residential property development decisions in the study area. Originality/value: This study particularly examines the interrelationships between the activities of stakeholders in sustainable residential property development in Nigeria. This has not been adequately studied in extant literature.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | energy conservation; environment; residential property; stakeholders; sustainability; sustainable buildings |
| Index terms: | Nigeria, residential property, building contractor, valuer, variance, investor, energy conservation, building professional, Lagos, regulatory agency, questionnaire, methodology, sustainable building |
| Subjects: | administrative law, sociology, measurement and scaling, sustainable construction, Geography, research methods, energy systems, practitioner, profession, construction type, data collection methods |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Construction Technology, Roles and Professions, Stakeholder Management, Geographical Context, Research Practice, Legal Issues |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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