Creating a sustainable future: Solutions for the construction waste in the Greater Cairo

Omar, Hany; Dulaimi, Mohammed

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore the causes, sources of the massive quantum of construction waste generated in the densest habitation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) which is the Greater Cairo (GC). The case study approach that the paper has adopted provided an in-depth knowledge of the contributing factors to the waste problem. Interviews with carefully selected experts, following the qualitative approach through face-to-face semi-structured interviews, have enabled the researchers to propose a set of practical solutions to the effective management of construction waste. The study findings indicate that there is a serious lack of awareness of the problem and its impact on the environment, society and the construction industry. This problem is compounded by the organizational and industry resistance to change, lack of higher management commitments to reduce the generated construction waste. This has meant that organisations were continuing to use old ways and approaches, poor technology, untrained staff and labors, the absence of construction waste management programs and the lack of strict governmental legislations and programs to motivate better practices.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: CIB-MENA 2014, Smart, Sustainable and Healthy Cities, 2014
• Start Date: Dec 14, 2014
• End Date: Dec 16, 2014
• Publication Date: Dec 15, 2014
• Deposit Date: Mar 15, 2023
• Pages: 281-305
• Book Title: Smart, sustainable and healthy cities : the first international conference of the CIB Middle East and North Africa Research Network (CIB-MENA), 2014
• ISBN: 9789948225898
• Keywords: Construction waste; Education and awareness; Egypt; Governmental support
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10332018
• Related Public URLs: https://www.worldcat.org/title/smart-sustainable-and-healthy-cities-the-first-international-conference-of-the-cib-middle-east-and-north-africa-research-network-cib-mena-2014-abu-dhabi-united-arab-emirates-december-14-16-2014/oclc/1006313757