Sholanke, Anthony Babatunde and Senkoro, E. A. and Olukanni, D. O. (2025) Challenges of implementing biophilic design principles in hospital infrastructure development: A review. In: Development and Investment in Infrastructure in Developing Countries. Tailor & Francis, pp. 22-30. ISBN 978-1-032-77048-2
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Abstract
The implementation of biophilic design principles and strategies has become a popular and acceptable idea in both developed and developing economies. While studies acknowledge the potential of biophilic design in hospital settings, the implementation of biophilic principles in developing healthcare infrastructure faces numerous challenges that are neither highlighted nor well documented. This study examined important issues that typically limit the use of biophilic features, based on a review of published literature. The study identified regulatory compliance and cost constraints as the main categories of challenges faced in the implementation of biophilic design. The study recommends awareness and engagement of all stakeholders from the design stage to the implementation stage and post occupancy evaluations, as well as financial incentives to encourage the adoption, innovation and development of specialized skills and business ventures in biophilic design and sustainable infrastructure development.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biophilic Design Principles, Biophilic Design Challenges, Hospital Infrastructure, Built Environment, Review |
| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NA Architecture T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering T Technology > TH Building construction |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Art |
| Depositing User: | Patricia Nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2025 12:47 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2025 12:47 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/18740 |
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