Barriers to green cities development in developing countries: evidence from Ghana

C Debrah, DG Owusu-Manu, E Kissi… - Smart and Sustainable …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Of late, cities across the globe are taking pragmatic steps towards addressing
environmental, social and economic problems in the debate on sustainable development …

A systematic review on green practices in the Malaysian construction industry: Status, challenges, key motivations, rating systems and technology evolution

RT Masyhur, AH Alias, NA Haron, Z Zulkafli - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
The construction industry is vital to Malaysia's economic growth by contributing to the gross
domestic product, job opportunities and improving the social well-being of the society …

Understanding the drivers of green roofs and green walls adoption in Global South cities: Analysis of Accra, Ghana

B Essuman-Quainoo, CY Jim - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023 - Elsevier
Green infrastructure alternatives such as green roofs and walls (GRGW) are part of nature-
based solutions for managing complex urban environmental, health, and well-being …

[PDF][PDF] Green Building Materials Products and Service Market in the Construction Industry.

C Emmanuel Eze, RA Ugulu, SI Egwunatum - Journal of Engineering …, 2021 - ppml.url.tw
The construction industry influences and accelerates national growth and development, but
it, however, contributes to unsustainable and eco-unfriendly development which impacts on …

Attributable indicators for measuring the level of greenness of cities in developing countries: lessons from Ghana

DG Owusu-Manu, C Debrah, E Oduro-Ofori… - Journal of Engineering …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The advances in green city growth are widely discussed in extant literature. The
benefits of green cities to urban development in recent discussions of sustainability and …

Determinants of sustainable building materials (SBM) selection on construction projects

EC Eze, RA Ugulu, OP Onyeagam… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijcscm.com
The complexity and fragmented nature and the multiple stakeholders in the construction
industry often make it difficult to come up with a firm decision regarding sustainable building …

Towards a circular economy: a knowledge-attitude gap between demand and supply-side operators on green building construction in Ghana

F Dadzoe, M Addy, DYA Duah, M Adesi - Smart and Sustainable Built …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose To be able to achieve the uptake and usage of green buildings requires various
actors within the construction value chain to be engaged. Despite its global uptake, green …

[HTML][HTML] A conceptual framework for the uptake of the green building concept in Ghana

LF Anzagira, D Duah, E Badu - Scientific African, 2019 - Elsevier
Green building (GB) is receiving global acclaim as the most formidable answer to the
adverse effects brought upon the climate and environment by buildings and construction …

Exploring the socioeconomic factors affecting green cities development

ED Dzramado, RO Asiedu, DG Owusu-Manu… - Smart and Sustainable …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper explored the socioeconomic factors affecting green cities development.
Extant literature have highlighted green cities as a major path towards sustainability in the …

Implementing materials passports in the construction industry: empirical evidence from Ghana

R Gasue, S Aklashie, AMA Dompey… - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The increasing concern for waste reduction in the global construction industry has
led to diverse sustainable approaches emerging globally in the past decade. Material …