Solutions to enhance effectiveness of waste management in construction sector
Abstract
Construction industry contributes a large portion of waste to environment. Effective management of construction related waste is crucial to achieve the goal of national sustainable development. This paper presents a literature review of existing waste management strategies, carries out analysis of data collected from interviews with experts to identify barriers, and as a result, it suggests several solutions to improve effectiveness of waste management in the specific context of Vietnamese construction industry.
Keywords: Demolition and construction waste management; construction industry; barriers.
Received: September 1st, 2017; revised: September 18th, 2017; accepted: September 26th, 201
Downloads
1. The Author assigns all copyright in and to the article (the Work) to the Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (JSTCE) – Hanoi University of Civil Engineering (HUCE), including the right to publish, republish, transmit, sell and distribute the Work in whole or in part in electronic and print editions of the Journal, in all media of expression now known or later developed.
2. By this assignment of copyright to the JSTCE, reproduction, posting, transmission, distribution or other use of the Work in whole or in part in any medium by the Author requires a full citation to the Journal, suitable in form and content as follows: title of article, authors’ names, journal title, volume, issue, year, copyright owner as specified in the Journal, DOI number. Links to the final article published on the website of the Journal are encouraged.
3. The Author and the company/employer agree that any and all copies of the final published version of the Work or any part thereof distributed or posted by them in print or electronic format as permitted herein will include the notice of copyright as stipulated in the Journal and a full citation to the Journal as published on the website.
