DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: THE ROLE OF SURVEYING AND GEO-INFORMATICS PROFESSIONALS TOWARDS EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS

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 professionals 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.