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Integrating sustainability into construction project management: Barriers in developing countries

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posted on 2019-01-01, 00:00 authored by A Fathalizadeh, P Ghoddousi, A A S Javid, M. Reza Hosseini, Arka Ghosh
This paper is an attempt to explore the barriers to integrating sustainability into construction project management in developing countries. To this end, a comprehensive review of the literature is conducted, as a result of which a list of 30 barriers is culled from existing studies. The list of barriers is subsequently assessed in terms of relative importance index (RII) through a survey questionnaire administered to Iranian construction industry experts, resulting in a dataset of 176 completed questionnaires. Findings bring to light the most influential barriers to incorporating sustainability in construction projects for a developing country. These were: (1) lack of understanding of the potential selfbenefits of proactivity and high economic risks that unsustainable practices may carry, (2) inadequate assessment of risks and a silo-based approach, namely, insufficient cooperation among practitioners, research institutions and environmental organisations and (3) the lack of a systematic approach to planning and acting for the fulfilment of sustainability goals. As one of the first studies in its kind, the paper offers invaluable insight for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers, in supporting the transition of construction project management practices towards fulfilling sustainable development goals.

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Event

Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques

Series

VTGU Press "Technika"

Pagination

559 - 563

Publisher

VGTU Press

Location

Vilnius, Lithuania

Place of publication

Vilnius, Lithuania

Start date

2019-05-16

End date

2019-05-17

ISBN-13

9786094761973

Language

eng

Publication classification

E1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

2019, The Authors

Editor/Contributor(s)

A Juozapaitis, A Daniūnas, L Juknevičius

Title of proceedings

Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques: MBMST 2019, Selected Papers

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