Social and safety elements in green highway index

A Green Highway is an inspiration for the infrastructure to be environmentally responsible and sustainable in all aspect. It is expected to be eco friendly and significantly will reduce the emission of carbon dioxide and other green house gases. To achieve green highway standard, focus should now be...

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Main Author: Mazlan, Ain Naadia
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
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spelling my-utm-ep.332872017-09-12T08:42:48Z Social and safety elements in green highway index 2013-01 Mazlan, Ain Naadia TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering A Green Highway is an inspiration for the infrastructure to be environmentally responsible and sustainable in all aspect. It is expected to be eco friendly and significantly will reduce the emission of carbon dioxide and other green house gases. To achieve green highway standard, focus should now be on harmonizing highway needs with local ecological protection consideration. How to avoid subsequent environmental destruction and excessive resource consumption? How to incorporate sustainable development concepts into highway projects? The need for promoting sustainability and green highway construction requires an assessment system. Green highway rating provides an update current version of highway management practices. Nevertheless, the social and safety factor are often than not, been reduce significantly and in some cases is not being addresses critically. The aim of this study is to identify the adequacy and the appropriateness of social and safety element to be included in green highway criteria and therefore to be utilised in Malaysian Green Highway Index and its assessment. Data were obtained through comprehensive literature review, experts’ interviews and distribution of questionnaires. The outcomes from the interview were analysed qualitatively. Average Index Value analysis have also been utilised for the result of the questionnaire. The study resulted in 7 main criteria and 12 sub criteria have been accepted to be used for green highway index assessment. 2013-01 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33287/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33287/5/AinNaadiaMazlanMFKA2013.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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language English
topic TD Environmental technology
Sanitary engineering
spellingShingle TD Environmental technology
Sanitary engineering
Mazlan, Ain Naadia
Social and safety elements in green highway index
description A Green Highway is an inspiration for the infrastructure to be environmentally responsible and sustainable in all aspect. It is expected to be eco friendly and significantly will reduce the emission of carbon dioxide and other green house gases. To achieve green highway standard, focus should now be on harmonizing highway needs with local ecological protection consideration. How to avoid subsequent environmental destruction and excessive resource consumption? How to incorporate sustainable development concepts into highway projects? The need for promoting sustainability and green highway construction requires an assessment system. Green highway rating provides an update current version of highway management practices. Nevertheless, the social and safety factor are often than not, been reduce significantly and in some cases is not being addresses critically. The aim of this study is to identify the adequacy and the appropriateness of social and safety element to be included in green highway criteria and therefore to be utilised in Malaysian Green Highway Index and its assessment. Data were obtained through comprehensive literature review, experts’ interviews and distribution of questionnaires. The outcomes from the interview were analysed qualitatively. Average Index Value analysis have also been utilised for the result of the questionnaire. The study resulted in 7 main criteria and 12 sub criteria have been accepted to be used for green highway index assessment.
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author Mazlan, Ain Naadia
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title Social and safety elements in green highway index
title_short Social and safety elements in green highway index
title_full Social and safety elements in green highway index
title_fullStr Social and safety elements in green highway index
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granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering
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publishDate 2013
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33287/5/AinNaadiaMazlanMFKA2013.pdf
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