AN ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN NIGERIA

Construction activities lead to the provision of infrastructure. However, these activities have undesirable impact on t he environment. Various management approaches have evolved to guide construction participants in achieving better sustainability performance of infrastructure project. However, me...

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Main Authors: Amadosi-Jesse EMMANUEL, Ahmed Doko IBRAHIM, Kulomri Jipato ADOGBO
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Language:English
Published: UJ Press 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation
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Online Access:https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/JCPMI/article/view/75
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Ahmed Doko IBRAHIM
Kulomri Jipato ADOGBO
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description Construction activities lead to the provision of infrastructure. However, these activities have undesirable impact on t he environment. Various management approaches have evolved to guide construction participants in achieving better sustainability performance of infrastructure project. However, methods for evaluating the sustainability performance of infrastructure project s across economic, social and environmental aspects are not covered in literature. This paper aimed to assess professionals’ perception of sustainability performance of infrastructure projects in Nigeria. The research adopted a questionnaire survey of prof essionals in the Nigerian Construction industry. 100 questionnaires were distributed and a total of 72 valid responses were obtained and used in the analysis. The research found that sustainability performance of infrastructure projects in Nigeria fall bet ween moderate performances to high performance. Some factors whose performance falls below a set standard and adversely affect sustainability performance include ozone protection, modular and standardised design, discharge of water. The study recommends t hat government policies which incorporate the assessment of proposed infrastructure across social, economic and environmental impacts should be formulated to improve sustainability performance of infrastructure projects.
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spelling doaj-art-12720e9f3cee450897a5323f9b55b68f2025-01-08T06:14:21ZengUJ PressJournal of Construction Project Management and Innovation2223-78522959-96522014-06-014Supplement10.36615/jcpmi.v4iSupplement.75AN ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN NIGERIAAmadosi-Jesse EMMANUEL0Ahmed Doko IBRAHIM1Kulomri Jipato ADOGBO2Department of Quantity Surveying, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State NigeriaDepartment of Quantity Surveying, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State NigeriaDepartment of Quantity Surveying, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria Construction activities lead to the provision of infrastructure. However, these activities have undesirable impact on t he environment. Various management approaches have evolved to guide construction participants in achieving better sustainability performance of infrastructure project. However, methods for evaluating the sustainability performance of infrastructure project s across economic, social and environmental aspects are not covered in literature. This paper aimed to assess professionals’ perception of sustainability performance of infrastructure projects in Nigeria. The research adopted a questionnaire survey of prof essionals in the Nigerian Construction industry. 100 questionnaires were distributed and a total of 72 valid responses were obtained and used in the analysis. The research found that sustainability performance of infrastructure projects in Nigeria fall bet ween moderate performances to high performance. Some factors whose performance falls below a set standard and adversely affect sustainability performance include ozone protection, modular and standardised design, discharge of water. The study recommends t hat government policies which incorporate the assessment of proposed infrastructure across social, economic and environmental impacts should be formulated to improve sustainability performance of infrastructure projects. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/JCPMI/article/view/75Built environment, Infrastructure projects, Sustainable development, Sustainability performance, Nigeria
spellingShingle Amadosi-Jesse EMMANUEL
Ahmed Doko IBRAHIM
Kulomri Jipato ADOGBO
AN ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN NIGERIA
Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation
Built environment, Infrastructure projects, Sustainable development, Sustainability performance, Nigeria
title AN ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN NIGERIA
title_full AN ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN NIGERIA
title_fullStr AN ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN NIGERIA
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title_short AN ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN NIGERIA
title_sort assessment of professionals perception of the sustainability performance of infrastructure projects in nigeria
topic Built environment, Infrastructure projects, Sustainable development, Sustainability performance, Nigeria
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