Ezenduka, Chidiogo J. and Covenant University, Theses (2021) SOCIO-ECONOMIC RELEVANCE OF LEAN AND GREEN CONCEPTS IN ATTAINING SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT. Masters thesis, Covenant University Ota..
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The relevance of construction industries in any society cannot be ignored because it can bring about environmental, economic and social benefit and give building new designs. Construction industries also deal with waste management and has made recycling of waste a better thing in a a society to give the environment a good image. This study sought to investigate socio-economic relevance of lean and green concepts in attaining sustainable infrastructural development in Rivers State. Descriptive and ex-post facto research designs were adopted for this study. The target population was two hundred and thirty (230) companies (small, medium and large-scale industries). The sample size was one hundred and forty-four (144) small, medium and large-scale construction companies in the study area. Purposive sampling technique was adopted for this study. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire and was face validated by the experts with knowledge of the study. Cronbach Alpha reliability was used to test the reliability of the instrument and 0.999 was obtained. The data obtained were analysed using frequency, mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested using Chi-square statistic. The findings revealed that: the respondents are aware of Lean and Green concept application among building construction professionals; global market competition, waste reduction, pollution prevention are some of the areas of application of Lean and Green concept in attaining sustainable infrastructure; top management involvement, effective leadership, skill and expertise are some of the Lean and Green concept adoption success variables for achieving sustainable development; poor work culture among project partners, lack of good policies, lack of demand from clients, cost of investment, are some of the barriers towards implementing Lean and Green concept in Nigeria Building Construction Industry; good work culture among project partners, good working policies, incentives, construction of adequate awareness are some of the critical success factors that underlines effective Lean and Green concept application; the socio-economic relevance of lean and green concepts on the environment, economy and society include: lowering of wastes, selling more and grow the business on a much smaller base of assets, creates value for customers by maximizing productivity, reduction of solid waste, reduces costs and increase value and improves the quality of life among others. The hypotheses results revealed that: there is a statistical significant agreement among the respondents on the application of lean and green concepts in attaining sustainable infrastructure, and that there is a statistical significant relevance of Lean and Green concepts on socio-economic relevance in the provision of infrastructural facilities. Recommendation was made among others that with respect to the findings of this study that: construction companies/industries involve in building and those into waste management should keep on training and retraining her staff about the Lean and Green concept application in the construction industry. Construction companies/industries should keep on applying Lean and Green concepts in different areas that will benefits them and the society.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Socio-economic, Lean and Green Concepts, Sustainable Infrastructural Development |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TH Building construction |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2021 15:23 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2021 15:23 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/15421 |
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