Daniel, E I; Oshineye, O and Oshodi, O (2018) Barriers to sustainable construction practice in Nigeria. In: Gorse, C and Neilson, C J (eds.) Proceedings of 34th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2018, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
Abstract
The construction industry consumes large amounts of resources (renewable and non-renewable) and emits greenhouse gasses annually. The greenhouse emissions have been associated with the rise in global temperature. The increase in global temperature is principally responsible for the rise in natural disasters which is being experienced in most coastal cities around the world. Information gleaned from literature suggests that the adoption of sustainable construction practices would results in significant reduction in greenhouse emission from the construction sector. While the call for sustainability practice in the built environment sector has received much attention from clients, contractors, small and medium scale companies, researchers, social enterprises, Government and its regulatory bodies in countries such as the UK, USA, New Zealand, Australia among others. There is limited study that has examined sustainable construction practice in developing country such as Nigeria. Additionally, the barriers to its adoption in Nigeria still remain unclear. The key question therefore is<em>; what are most significant barriers to sustainable construction practice in Nigeria?</em> The aim of the current research is to assess the barriers to the adoption of sustainable construction practices in Nigeria. A total of 150 questionnaires were disseminated to major construction industry stakeholders based in Abuja, Nigeria. The study found that lack of expertise, lack of strategy to promote sustainable construction and lack of demand are the most significant barriers to the adoption of sustainable construction practice in Nigeria. Further analysis revealed that the identified barriers can be grouped into two main groups: internal and external grouping. Addressing these barriers would improve the use of sustainable construction practices in Nigeria and other similar developing countries.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | barriers; construction industry; construction practices,developing countries; sustainability. |
| Index terms: | construction sector, construction industry, Abuja, questionnaire, built environment, strategy, Nigeria, Australia, developing country, natural disaster, social enterprise, sustainable construction practice, New Zealand, sustainable construction |
| Subjects: | organization, data collection methods, sustainable construction, development economics, Geography, management, environmental hazards, infrastructure and transport systems, industry analysis |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Business Strategy, Geographical Context, Research Practice, Organizational Design, Urban Studies, International Construction |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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