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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Alex Opoku has assembled an impressive array of experts in sustainability in the built environment. Collectively, they have analysed forensically the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting key underpinning literature and research. This makes compelling reading for everyone committed to making a material difference to the world in which we live.’ -- Peter Hansford CBE FREng, Emeritus Professor of Construction and Infrastructure Policy, University College London, UK
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword I: The cutting edge of built environment sustainability research – theoretical development and application of the Sustainable Development Goals xviii Chris Gorse Foreword II xxi Peter Guthrie 1 Introduction to The Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals 1 Alex Opoku PART I THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 2 From the MDGs to the SDGs: The role of construction 20 George Ofori 3 The role of the built environment in addressing the global challenges 44 Alex Opoku, Tariq Umar and Judith Amudjie 4 The built environment’s contribution to the progress of the sustainable development goals 58 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 84 Andrew Ebekozien, Clinton Aigbavboa, Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan and Radin Badaruddin Rabin Firdaus 6 Urban green spaces for urban farms and the sustainable development goals 104 Alex Opoku, Judith Amudjie, Moohammed Wasim Yahia and Victoria Maame Afriyie Kumah 7 Equitable productive urban green spaces as a goal towards sustainable development 121 Amritha Palakkadavath Kumarankutty 8 Advancing the sustainable development goals through the promotion of health and well-being in the built environment 137 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 158 Alex Opoku, Edna Twumwaa Frimpong, Samuel Ekung and Renee Etokakpan 10 Education for sustainable development, the built environment, and the sustainable development goals 178 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 196 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 217 Nutifafa Geh, Fidelis Emuze and Ericsson Mapfumo 13 Circular economy in the built environment: A catalyst for achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 231 Alex Opoku, Kofi Agyekum, Iva Bimpli and Ellen Amoh 14 Contributions of environmental management systems (ISO 14001) towards the delivery of sustainable development goal 12 250 Rosemary Horry, Colin A. Booth and Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu 15 Impact of construction and demolition waste on the realisation of the sustainable development goals 265 B R Viswalekshmi, Deepthi Bendi, Alex Opoku and Godwin Kugblenu 16 Construction procurement and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 280 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 294 Alex Opoku, Ayomikun Solomon Adewumi, Ka Leung Lok (Lawrence) and Ellen Amoh 18 Climate change, the built environment, and the sustainable development goals 315 Yaning Qiao 19 Biodiversity conservation, the built environment, and the sustainable development goals 330 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 353 Timothy J. Dixon 21 Social value, the built environment, and the sustainable development goals 372 Ani Raiden, Andrew King and Alex Opoku 22 The built environment and industry/construction 4.0 technologies towards achieving SDGs 387 Aseel A. Hussien and Ayomikun Solomon Adewumi 23 The role of infrastructure in achieving the sustainable development goals in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) 404 Alex Opoku, Peter Guthrie, Yaning Qiao, Moohammed Wasim Yahia and Kwabena Opoku-Ntim 24 Traditional architectural knowledge systems and the sustainable development goals 420 Athira Sushama Bhaskaran, Amritha Palakkadavath Kumarankutty and Chithra Kurukkanari 25 Sustainable facility management practices and the sustainable development goals 439 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 457 Sulafa Badi and Mohamed Alhosani 27 Organisational learning and stakeholder engagement in construction towards the realisation of the SDGs 481 Samuel Ekung, Alex Opoku and Isaac Odesola 28 The contribution of project management to the sustainable development goals 500 Alex Opoku, Georgios Kapogiannis, Kelvin Saddul and Dickson Osei-Asibey 29 Contemporary issues in construction affecting the realisation of the SDGs in developing countries 523 Samuel Ekung, Alex Opoku and Christian Asuquo 30 The emerging trends in built environment research and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 540 Kenneth Otasowie, Clinton Aigbavboa and Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke
