dc.contributor.author | Openyto, Benjamin Joseph | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-30T13:47:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-30T13:47:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-12-14 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Openyto, Benjamin Joseph. (2021). Applicability of integration of life cycle assessment into environmental impact assessment of buildings in Uganda. (Unpublished undergraduate dissertation) Makerere University; Kampala, Uganda | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/15100 | |
dc.description | A final year project report submitted to the department of Geomatics and Land Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a degree Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying of Makerere University. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Life cycle thinking instead of determining the building impacts on the environment at a
particular stage of construction is crucial to further the sustainability agenda of the built
environment. This dissertation presents the applicability of the integration of Life Cycle
Assessment (LCA) into environmental impact assessment of buildings in Uganda. Semi-
structured questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data from construction
professionals.
Findings show that Environmental and Social Impact Assessment is the predominant method
used for EIA. However, quite a number of professionals are aware of LCA for buildings and
use it to for EIA with the major challenge being poor knowledge about LCA and how to
calculate the impacts. Majority of the respondents agreed that integration of LCA in EIA of
building projects in Uganda could enhance sustainable construction.
Recommendations of integrating of LCA in the EIA of buildings in Uganda are also provided.
These include taking the necessary steps to increase awareness on life cycle thinking and
sustainable construction, implementation of a pilot program in a selected area in Uganda and
further research to capture more opinions from other stakeholders.
Overall, this study shows that the adoption of LCA in developing countries is possible and a
potential way of achieving this is through promoting life cycle thinking in the EIA of
prospective buildings. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
dc.subject | Life cycle assessment | en_US |
dc.subject | Environmental impact | en_US |
dc.title | Applicability of integration of life cycle assessment into environmental impact assessment of buildings in Uganda | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |