Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals

Edited by Alex Opoku, Professor of Sustainable Built Environment, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, UAE

• Contents:Foreword I: The cutting edge of built environment sustainability research – theoreticaldevelopment and application of the Sustainable Development Goals xviiiChris GorseForeword II xxiPeter Guthrie1 Introduction to The Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and theSustainable Development Goals 1Alex OpokuPART I THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND THE SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT GOALS2 From the MDGs to the SDGs: The role of construction 20George Ofori3 The role of the built environment in addressing the global challenges 44Alex Opoku, Tariq Umar and Judith Amudjie4 The built environment’s contribution to the progress of the sustainabledevelopment goals 58Tariq Umar, Alex Opoku, Nnedinma Umeokafor and Sa’id AhmedPART II PEOPLE, BUILT ENVIRONMENT, AND THE SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT GOALS5 Regenerating urban slums for the sustainable development goals in developing countries 84Andrew Ebekozien, Clinton Aigbavboa, Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan andRadin Badaruddin Rabin Firdaus6 Urban green spaces for urban farms and the sustainable development goals 104Alex Opoku, Judith Amudjie, Moohammed Wasim Yahia andVictoria Maame Afriyie Kumah7 Equitable productive urban green spaces as a goal towards sustainable development 121Amritha Palakkadavath Kumarankutty8 Advancing the sustainable development goals through the promotion of healthand well-being in the built environment 137Alex Opoku, Francis K. Bondinuba, Nana Yaw Barimah Manaphraim andGodwin Kugblenu9 Gender equality in the built environment towards the 2030 agenda forsustainable development 158Alex Opoku, Edna Twumwaa Frimpong, Samuel Ekung and Renee Etokakpan10 Education for sustainable development, the built environment, and thesustainable development goals 178Alex Opoku, Samuel Ekung, Godwin Kugblenu and Emad S. N. MushtahaPART III PLANET, BUILT ENVIRONMENT, AND THE SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT GOALS11 Net-zero energy buildings and the sustainable development goals 196Vian Ahmed, Sara Saboor, Hessa Ahmed Alshamsi, Fatima Ahmed Almarzooqi,Mariam Abdalla Alketbi and Fatema Ahmed Al Marei12 Retrofitting buildings towards the realisation of the sustainable development goals 217Nutifafa Geh, Fidelis Emuze and Ericsson Mapfumo13 Circular economy in the built environment: A catalyst for achieving thesustainable development goals (SDGs) 231Alex Opoku, Kofi Agyekum, Iva Bimpli and Ellen Amoh14 Contributions of environmental management systems (ISO 14001) towards thedelivery of sustainable development goal 12 250Rosemary Horry, Colin A. Booth and Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu15 Impact of construction and demolition waste on the realisation of thesustainable development goals 265B R Viswalekshmi, Deepthi Bendi, Alex Opoku and Godwin Kugblenu16 Construction procurement and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 280Brandsford Kwame Gidigah, Kofi Agyekum, Bernard Kofi Baiden andEdward Ayebeng Botchway17 Lean construction and SDGs: Delivering value and performance in thebuilt environment 294Alex Opoku, Ayomikun Solomon Adewumi, Ka Leung Lok (Lawrence) andEllen Amoh18 Climate change, the built environment, and the sustainable development goals 315Yaning Qiao19 Biodiversity conservation, the built environment, and the sustainabledevelopment goals 330Alex Opoku and Benjamin BaahPART IV PROSPERITY, BUILT ENVIRONMENT, AND THE SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT GOALS20 Urban futures, localisation, and the role of sustainable development goals 353Timothy J. Dixon21 Social value, the built environment, and the sustainable development goals 372Ani Raiden, Andrew King and Alex Opoku22 The built environment and industry/construction 4.0 technologies towardsachieving SDGs 387Aseel A. Hussien and Ayomikun Solomon Adewumi23 The role of infrastructure in achieving the sustainable development goals inSub-Saharan Africa (SSA) 404Alex Opoku, Peter Guthrie, Yaning Qiao, Moohammed Wasim Yahia andKwabena Opoku-Ntim24 Traditional architectural knowledge systems and the sustainabledevelopment goals 420Athira Sushama Bhaskaran, Amritha Palakkadavath Kumarankutty andChithra Kurukkanari25 Sustainable facility management practices and the sustainable development goals 439Ka Leung Lok (Lawrence), Alex Opoku, Andrew J. Smith and Ka Lam CheungPART V PARTNERSHIP, BUILT ENVIRONMENT, AND THESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS26 Public-private partnerships (PPPs) for the realisation of the sustainabledevelopment agenda in the built environment 457Sulafa Badi and Mohamed Alhosani27 Organisational learning and stakeholder engagement in construction towardsthe realisation of the SDGs 481Samuel Ekung, Alex Opoku and Isaac Odesola28 The contribution of project management to the sustainable development goals 500Alex Opoku, Georgios Kapogiannis, Kelvin Saddul and Dickson Osei-Asibey29 Contemporary issues in construction affecting the realisation of the SDGs indeveloping countries 523Samuel Ekung, Alex Opoku and Christian Asuquo30 The emerging trends in built environment research and the sustainabledevelopment goals (SDGs) 540Kenneth Otasowie, Clinton Aigbavboa and Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke

‘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.’