DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: THE ROLE OF SURVEYING AND GEOINFORMATICS TOWARDS EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS
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2019-05
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Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Ilorin Kwara State Nigeria
Abstract
Built environment sustainability has become an issue of national concern, owing to the constant threat
posed by its negative impacts on the survival of man. This has made it necessary for a study on how there
can be collaboration for sustainable development in the built environment, in order to reduce or completely
eliminate its negative impacts (such as climate change, environmental degradation, desert encroachment,
etc.). This paper proposes the identification of the role of professionals in the design and implementation
of built environment, as a means of enhancing effective collaboration for sustainable development in the
built environment. The roles of Surveying and Geo-informatics in design and implementation stage of the
built environment were investigated through a review of literature, after which a research questionnaire
was issued to professionals in the built environment to seek their assessment on how each role could serve
as a collaborative support towards achieving sustainable development in the built environment. Descriptive
statistics (mean score) was used to analyze and gain an overview of the data obtained. The results showed
that all the roles of Surveying and Geo-informatics at the design and implementation stage of built
environment would support and enhance effective collaboration for sustainable development in the built
environment.
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Built Environment,, Sustainability,, Surveying and Geoinformatics,, Design,, Implementation,, Collaboration