Reviewing the negative impacts of building construction activities on the environment: The case of congo

Mbuyamba Mbala; Clinton Aigbavboa; John Aliu

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-94199-8_11

Reviewing the negative impacts of building construction activities on the environment: The case of congo

Mbuyamba Mbala
, Clinton Aigbavboa
, John Aliu

Construction Management and Quantity Surveying

University of Johannesburg

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10 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The construction industry plays a significant role in the provision of physical infrastructure to meet the yearning needs of the society. It is well known that mankind has continually manipulated the natural environment in a bid to improve standard of living by the creation of amenities including buildings, highways, bridges amongst others. This paper investigates the major impacts of building construction activities on the environment in the Democratic of Congo, Kinshasa. Several possible impacts of construction activities on the environment were identified from extant literatures. Through a structured questionnaire survey, the views of respondents were elicited. The sample for this study consisted of one hundred and thirty-four (134) respondents drawn from professionals in the construction industry. The study revealed that dust generation from machinery, air pollution, land pollution, waste generation and noise pollution are among the major impacts of construction activities on the environment in Congo. This paper therefore recommends that the government alongside stakeholders in the industry are to come up with certain standards, codes or legislations relating to sustainable construction practices specific to Congo’s construction environment to ensure its proper and effective implementation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure - Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, 2018
Editors	Christianne Falcao, Jerzy Charytonowicz
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	111-117
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9783319941981
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94199-8_11
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	AHFE International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, 2018 - Orlando, United States Duration: 21 Jul 2018 → 25 Jul 2018

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	788
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357

Conference

Conference	AHFE International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	21/07/18 → 25/07/18

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Congo
Construction activities
Construction industry
Environment
Impact

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
General Computer Science

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Mbala, M., Aigbavboa, C., & Aliu, J. (2019). Reviewing the negative impacts of building construction activities on the environment: The case of congo. In C. Falcao, & J. Charytonowicz (Eds.), Advances in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure - Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, 2018 (pp. 111-117). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 788). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94199-8_11

Mbala, Mbuyamba ; Aigbavboa, Clinton ; Aliu, John. / Reviewing the negative impacts of building construction activities on the environment : The case of congo. Advances in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure - Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, 2018. editor / Christianne Falcao ; Jerzy Charytonowicz. Springer Verlag, 2019. pp. 111-117 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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Mbala, M, Aigbavboa, C & Aliu, J 2019, Reviewing the negative impacts of building construction activities on the environment: The case of congo. in C Falcao & J Charytonowicz (eds), Advances in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure - Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 788, Springer Verlag, pp. 111-117, AHFE International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, 2018, Orlando, United States, 21/07/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94199-8_11

Reviewing the negative impacts of building construction activities on the environment: The case of congo. / Mbala, Mbuyamba; Aigbavboa, Clinton; Aliu, John.
Advances in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure - Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, 2018. ed. / Christianne Falcao; Jerzy Charytonowicz. Springer Verlag, 2019. p. 111-117 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 788).

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Mbala M, Aigbavboa C, Aliu J. Reviewing the negative impacts of building construction activities on the environment: The case of congo. In Falcao C, Charytonowicz J, editors, Advances in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure - Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, 2018. Springer Verlag. 2019. p. 111-117. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-94199-8_11

Reviewing the negative impacts of building construction activities on the environment: The case of congo

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