IMPACTS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURES IN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT

OYEBODE, Oluwadare Joshua IMPACTS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURES IN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT. 17th Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE) Conference Paper 09.

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Abstract

Sustainability is a critical goal for Civil Engineers, human activity, construction projects and national development. This paper x-rays various impacts of infrastructures with special focus on the planning, maintenance and implementation of civil infrastructures that preserve natural environment. The research methodology for this study includes interaction with professionals, review of literatures; reconnaissance survey of housing units using Ado-Ekiti as a case study. Information obtained was used to get an overview of the existing Environment. The study revealed that civil engineering infrastructure development projects impacted greatly on the environment especially in areas of flooding, dilapidated roads, noise pollution, water pollution, erosion, ecological disorder, decrease in size of available land and natural hazards. In the study area, 11.0% lives in compound buildings, 4.5% lives in duplex, while 7.0% lives in storey buildings. Significant number of residents in the study area lives in rooming housing units with low income per month and as such was denied of the benefits of well furnished and quality buildings. Conclusions are provided related both to pathways for engineering sustainability and to the broader ultimate objective of sustainability. Flooding can be averted and housing units can be improved by Civil Engineering interventions. Based on the findings, recommendations were made for the elimination of the negative effects and for the achievement of sustainable construction, innovative civil engineering infrastructure, national and socio-economic development.

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