Outputs (10)

Making future floating cities sustainable: A way forward (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2020). Making future floating cities sustainable: A way forward. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 173, 214-237. https://doi.org/10.1680/jurdp.19.00015

It is expected that by 2030, 5 billion of the earth's population will live in cities. This growth in urbanisation results in significant challenges pertaining to environmental and social sustainability. Most of the cities are located near coastal are... Read More about Making future floating cities sustainable: A way forward.

Applications of drones for safety inspection in the Gulf Cooperation Council construction (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2021). Applications of drones for safety inspection in the Gulf Cooperation Council construction. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 28(9), 2337-2360. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-05-2020-0369

Purpose: construction industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries is at the peak as the region is in the stage of developing its infrastructures. Apart from some positive sign of this boost, several other issues have also been dev... Read More about Applications of drones for safety inspection in the Gulf Cooperation Council construction.

An integrated sustainability-management approach for universities (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2020). An integrated sustainability-management approach for universities. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 173(7), 344-355. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.19.00014

Sustainability has become a recognised important sector and a main concern in modern life. The attention towards sustainability was particularly increased when the UN set the target of achieving 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The role of u... Read More about An integrated sustainability-management approach for universities.

UAE's commitment towards UN Sustainable Development Goals (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T., Egbu, C., Ofori, G., Honnurvali, M. S., Saidani, M., Shibani, A., …Goh, K. (2020). UAE's commitment towards UN Sustainable Development Goals. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 173(7), 325-343. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.19.00036

In 2015, the UN member countries, on mutual understanding, identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be achieved by 2030. According to several reports, some countries are reflecting good progress, but overall, no country is on track towa... Read More about UAE's commitment towards UN Sustainable Development Goals.

An assessment of health profile and body pain among construction workers (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T., Egbu, C., Honnurvali, M. S., Saidani, M., & Al-Mutairi, M. (2020). An assessment of health profile and body pain among construction workers. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 173(3), 125-135. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.18.00019

Construction is one of the most hazardous and complex industries worldwide, which may result in the most fatal accidents and occupational illnesses. It is also regarded as a major industry not only in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries but also... Read More about An assessment of health profile and body pain among construction workers.

Potential regions in the Persian Gulf to deploy offshore floating photovoltaic systems (2020)
Journal Article
Vali, M. S. H., Gupta, N., Goh, K., & Umar, T. (2020). Potential regions in the Persian Gulf to deploy offshore floating photovoltaic systems. Proceedings of the ICE - Energy, 173(3), 94-100. https://doi.org/10.1680/jener.19.00061

Generating energy by means of renewable sources is a vital strategy for all the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Photovoltaic (PV) systems in the GCC have been a primary choice among renewable sources due to regional weather and high levels... Read More about Potential regions in the Persian Gulf to deploy offshore floating photovoltaic systems.

Safety climate factors in construction - A literature review (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2020). Safety climate factors in construction - A literature review. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety, 18(2), 80-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/14773996.2020.1777799

It is an established fact that a mature safety climate and a rich safety culture contribute to achieving a safe workplace. This paper aims to explore and to make explicit the existing safety climate assessment tools and dimensions and suggests the le... Read More about Safety climate factors in construction - A literature review.

Frameworks for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from municipal solid waste in Oman (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2020). Frameworks for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from municipal solid waste in Oman. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 31(4), 945-960. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-11-2019-0231

Purpose: The Gulf Cooperation Council member countries not only generate the highest quantity of municipal solid waste (MSW) per capita when compared globally, but also in most of these countries, such waste is just dumped at different landfill stati... Read More about Frameworks for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from municipal solid waste in Oman.

Challenges towards renewable energy: An exploratory study from the Arabian Gulf region (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T., Egbu, C., Ofori, G., Honnurvali, M. S., Saidani, M., & Opoku, A. (2020). Challenges towards renewable energy: An exploratory study from the Arabian Gulf region. Proceedings of the ICE - Energy, 173(2), 68-80. https://doi.org/10.1680/jener.19.00034

Considering the importance of energy for social and economic development, access to clean, affordable and reliable energy has been adopted as one of the United Nations sustainable development goals that all countries aim to achieve by 2030. However,... Read More about Challenges towards renewable energy: An exploratory study from the Arabian Gulf region.

Heat stress, a hidden cause of accidents in construction (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T., & Egbu, C. (2020). Heat stress, a hidden cause of accidents in construction. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 173(1), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.18.00004

Extreme heat stress has a deep impact on physiological reactions, which results in occupational injuries and deaths. In this paper, an attempt is made to understand the impact of heat stress on construction accidents in Oman. A literature review on h... Read More about Heat stress, a hidden cause of accidents in construction.