Akindele, O E; Ajayi, S; Toriola-Coker, L; Oyegoke, A S; Alaka, H and Zulu, S L (2023) Sustainable construction practice in Nigeria: Barriers and strategies for improvement. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 13(4), pp. 590-609. ISSN 2044-124X
Abstract
Purpose: Amidst all solutions posited to address sustainable construction practices in Nigeria, the implementation plans are repudiated by sustainable barriers. This study examines and confirms the strategy with the most significant impacts on the identified barrier to sustainable construction practice (SCP). Design/methodology/approach: The study deployed a questionnaire survey to evaluate the perspective of 100 construction actors on the barriers and strategies of sustainable construction practice in Nigeria. Factor Analysis was employed to categorize key barriers and strategies into their underlying clusters for further analysis. Partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to confirm the construct's significant relationship and magnitude, thereby establishing the strategies with the highest impacts on the barriers to sustainable construction practices. Findings: The findings revealed three clusters of barriers and four groups of strategies to SCP, including technopolitic barrier, perception and awareness barrier and sociocultural barrier. For the significant strategies, education and training, stakeholder regulation, incentive support and government and legislative support strategies were established. Overall, education and training strategy was identified as the most dominant and effective strategy to mitigate the barriers of SCP in Nigeria. Originality/value: The paper establishes education and training as the key strategy to achieving sustainable quest in the AEC industry. The practical implication is that policymakers, educators and professional bodies can harness sustainable knowledge transfer through education and training to improve sustainable construction practices in Nigeria.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | climate literacy; Nigeria; sustainability; sustainability education; sustainable construction practice |
| Index terms: | structural equation modelling, strategy, survey, Nigeria, sustainability education, sustainable construction practice, partial least square, implementation, education and training, methodology, regulation, knowledge transfer, factor analysis, questionnaire |
| Subjects: | Geography, sustainable construction, management, research methods, statistical analysis, political science, professional education, educational innovation, research dissemination and communication, data collection methods, contractual arrangements |
| Topics: | Geographical Context, Research Practice, Business Strategy, Governance, Sustainability, Procurement, Digital Applications, Education |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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