The role of the built environment in addressing the global challenges

Opoku, Alex; Umar, Tariq; Amudjie, Judith

Abstract

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs), the Paris Agreement, the New Urban Agenda (NUA), and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), are the global frameworks and policies that are now in use in relation to disaster risk reduction and urban development. The built environment plays a pivotal role in the advancement of socio-economic development but the current global challenges such as climate change, natural disasters, pandemics, rapid population increase, and urbanization has affected the contributions made negatively. Addressing these global challenges requires the design and construction of a sustainable built environment supported by appropriate management strategies and regulatory frameworks that address issues of sustainable development of our society. This chapter explores the role of the built environment in addressing the current global challenges. The research reveals that a sustainable built environment underpinned by circular principles has a vital role to play in mitigating the current challenges facing the globe.

• Online Publication Date: Feb 8, 2024
• Publication Date: Feb 8, 2024
• Deposit Date: Feb 21, 2024
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Pages: 44-57
• Book Title: The Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals
• ISBN: 9781035300020
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035300037.00011
• Keywords: Built environment; Disaster risk reduction; Global challenges; SDGs; Urban development
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11733973
• Publisher URL: https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781035300037/book-part-9781035300037-11.xml
• Contract Date: Jan 5, 2024