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Sustaining Traditionalism: an investigation into the vernacular transformation of the Khasi tribal houses of Sylhet

Monzur, Nadia; Jany, Md Rafsun - In: Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural … 17 (2022) 1, pp. 70-87

Purpose This study aims at understanding the reasons causing the decline in the practice of traditional, regional architectural methods of creating house forms in the Khasia Punji at Jaflong, Sylhet area. Design/methodology/approach Two main types of traditional and modern house forms were...

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Spatial intelligence: integration of land use to connectivity in the context of eastern urbanism

Srirangam, Sucharita; Gunasagaran, Sujatavani; Mari, … - In: Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural … 17 (2023) 1, pp. 184-202

Purpose There is an urgent need to develop a systematic tool for urban design in the cities of the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG11) proposes ideas to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. This paper approaches this goal...

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Hard and soft sustainability disclosures: Australia’s resources industry

Ong, Tricia; Trireksani, Terri; Djajadikerta, Hadrian Geri - In: Accounting Research Journal 29 (2016) 2, pp. 198-217

Purpose Although studies in corporate sustainability have been vastly growing, there has been an increasing demand for … more industry-specific sustainability reporting studies to develop a greater understanding of industry differences in … sustainability reporting practice. This study aims to measure the quality of sustainability disclosures in the current leading …

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Science and responsibility for the well-being of the global community

Forge, John - In: Annals in Social Responsibility 2 (2016) 1, pp. 99-112

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the topic of the social responsibility and the scientist from a philosophical perspective. This is a (relatively) neglected topic, as philosophers have tended to focus on moral responsibility. Nevertheless, it is important, and timely....

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Leadership and corporate responsibility: a review of the empirical evidence

Mazutis, Daina; Zintel, Christopher - In: Annals in Social Responsibility 1 (2015) 1, pp. 76-107

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consolidate the state of the empirical research to date on the relationship between leadership and corporate responsibility. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conduct a comprehensive, systematic and narrative review of all published...

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Examining how marginalized stakeholders successfully redress their issues

Shivarajan, Sridevi; DuBois, Thomas; Srinivasan, Aravind - In: Annals in Social Responsibility 1 (2015) 1, pp. 108-130

Purpose – Can marginalized stakeholders whose issues with the firm are unaddressed because of their resource and legitimacy constraints (low salience) increase their salience by capitalizing on certain inherent properties of their stakeholder environment? The purpose of this paper is to...

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Focusing megaproject strategies on sustainable best value of stakeholders

Kumaraswamy, Mohan; Wong, Kelwin Kar Wai; Chung, Jacky - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 7 (2017) 4, pp. 441-455

on the built environment and its sustainability, hence the imperative to incorporate sustainability considerations, so as …

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Application of “R” principles to enhance the efficiency of water usage in construction sites

Waidyasekara, K.G.A.S.; De Silva, Lalith; Rameezdeen, … - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 7 (2017) 4, pp. 400-412

Purpose Water conservationists have been promoting a hierarchy of measures to preserve water resources in the face of decreasing freshwater availability in the world. However, applicability of water hierarchy to the construction industry is yet to be investigated. To fill this knowledge gap, the...

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Construction sustainability of container-modular-housing in coastal regions towards resilient community

Haque, Md. Obidul; Aman, Jayedi; Mohammad, Fahim - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 12 (2021) 3, pp. 467-485

: future settlement re-arrangement, economic sustainability and environmental sustainability. To achieve the objectives, the …, sustainability and resiliency demands due to broad exposure to the natural calamities. Driving toward a “CMH” based home design has …. Originality/value Numerous research projects have focused on the environmental sustainability of CMH. However, this study focuses …

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Establishing underpinning concepts for integrating circular economy and offsite construction: a bibliometric review

Obi, Lovelin; Arif, Mohammed; Daniel, Emmanuel I.; … - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 13 (2022) 1, pp. 123-139

industry's overall performance against a myriad of sustainability-driven agenda/initiatives. There is a real opportunity to … extensive focus on sustainability, waste, life cycle assessment and building information modelling (BIM), which currently serve …

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