All Outputs (6)

Navigating safety by design education: A framework of diffusion and implementation barriers (2024)
Book Chapter
Umeokafor, N., Windapo, A., Umar, T., & Ibrahim, C. K. I. C. (in press). Navigating safety by design education: A framework of diffusion and implementation barriers. In Drivers of Continuous Improvement in Construction Health, Safety, and Wellbeing. Taylor and Francis

In this study, a framework of the barriers to design for safety (DfS) education and training diffusion in architecture engineering and construction has been developed using the literature review, and some improvement strategies are outlined This stem... Read More about Navigating safety by design education: A framework of diffusion and implementation barriers.

The role of the built environment in addressing the global challenges (2024)
Book Chapter
Opoku, A., Umar, T., & Amudjie, J. (2024). The role of the built environment in addressing the global challenges. In The Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals (44-57). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035300037.00011

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... Read More about The role of the built environment in addressing the global challenges.

The built environment’s contribution to the progress of the sustainable development goals (2024)
Book Chapter
Umar, T., Opoku, A., Umeokafor, N., & Ahmed, S. (2024). The built environment’s contribution to the progress of the sustainable development goals. In A. Opoku (Ed.), The Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals. Edward Elgar Publishing

It is now more than six years since the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed to be achieved by all member countries by 2030. While the deadline is approaching fast, still much of the counties are not on track to achiev... Read More about The built environment’s contribution to the progress of the sustainable development goals.

Barriers to big data techniques application in construction safety, health and wellbeing (2023)
Book Chapter
Umeokafor, N., & Umar, T. (2023). Barriers to big data techniques application in construction safety, health and wellbeing. In P. Manu, G. Shang, P. Jorge Silva Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well- being in the Industry 4.0 Era (169-179). London: Taylor & Francis

The adoption of digital technologies such as big data analytics (BDA) for health, safety, and wellbeing (HSW) improvement in construction has increased but continues to experience challenges. Reviewing extant literature, this chapter identifies and d... Read More about Barriers to big data techniques application in construction safety, health and wellbeing.

Impact of industry 5.0 on sustainable development with machine learning and the role of internal audit: Literature review (2023)
Book Chapter
Rehman, A., Umar, T., & Hashim, F. (in press). Impact of industry 5.0 on sustainable development with machine learning and the role of internal audit: Literature review. In J. Żywiołek, . J. Rosak-Szyrocka, A. Nayyar, & M. Naved (Eds.), Modern Technologies and Tools Supporting The Development of Industry 5.0 (1-62). Taylor & Francis

This chapter delves into the potential impact of Industry 5.0 on sustainable development and associated risks. It emphasizes the importance of mitigating these risks while taking into account the interests of all stakeholders involved. The chapter ai... Read More about Impact of industry 5.0 on sustainable development with machine learning and the role of internal audit: Literature review.

A comparative study of MSW to emery in Oman (2020)
Book Chapter
Umar, T. (2020). A comparative study of MSW to emery in Oman. In Biomass [Working Title]. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93745

The adverse impact of the energy production from fossil fuels is now well recognized globally; therefore, the move toward renewable and sustainable energy has become an integral part to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).... Read More about A comparative study of MSW to emery in Oman.