Special issue on addressing global challenges for a sustainable built environment

Citation

(2011), "Special issue on addressing global challenges for a sustainable built environment", International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, Vol. 3 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijlbe.2011.41103caa.002

Special issue on addressing global challenges for a sustainable built environment

Article Type: Call for papers for Construction Innovation From: International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, Volume 3, Issue 3

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  Our planet has enough for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed Mahatma Gandhi

Although Gandhi said these words in the first half of the last century, they still seem to be relevant. With the growing emphasis on reduction in CO2 emissions and ways to tackle global warming, it is just as important as ever to look at ways to meet the needs for our growth and new infrastructure development in a sustainable manner. The Construction sector has embarked on a series of high profile initiatives in an attempt to address global concerns on environment, energy efficiency, waste minimisation and reduction of carbon footprint. With challenges of global warming, climate change and increasing cost of fuel, a serious rethinking in the construction is required to ensure that we can meet our future needs without damaging the environment. This special issue call for the journal of Construction Innovation deals with research that addresses these global challenges.

High quality papers are invited for consideration in this special issue. The aim of this special issue is to provide researchers and practitioners with the latest knowledge, theories, practice, issues and challenges facing the construction sector. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, the following themes:

. Adaptation and resilience to climate change . Energy efficiency in construction . Reducing the carbon footprint of new and existing buildings . Waste minimisation in construction . Green supply chain in construction (including procurement and legal issues) . Sustainability optimisation (policies, processes, people)

Sustainable building design practices and technologies (infrastructure projects) . Sustainability drivers (socio-political/economic etc.).

Key dates

Deadline for submission of the full paper: 30 November 2011 Review process: December 2011-May 2012Deadline for submission of the final paper: 1 September 2012 Publication: April 2013

For information on how to prepare your paper, authors are advised to consult the Journal author guidelines at: www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/author_ guidelines.htm?id=ci

Please e-mail the Guest Editors directly if you have any questions. All papers should be submitted using the journal’s online submission system. Details for submitting online can be accessed via the author guidelines link above.

Guest Editors

Dr Mohammed Arif Co-Guest Editor Senior Lecturer, The School of Built Environment, University of Salford Tel: +44 161 295 6829 E-mail: m.arif@salford.ac.uk

Prof. Matt Syal Co-Guest Editor Professor, School of Planning, Design and Construction, Michigan State University Tel: +1 517 432 2951 E-mail: syalm@msu.edu