EXPLORATION OF SYNERGIES BETWEEN ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND ACTUAL PRACTICE FOR IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
RANA RAB NAWAZ AHMED ◽  
XUEQING ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Actual Practice ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Academic Practices ◽  
The Republic

With the increase in the construction waste generation rates in recent times, concerns related to the attainment of global sustainability triggered as well. Consequently, issues related to the effective management of construction waste have got the attention of waste management researchers more than ever before. Governments worldwide allocate massive funds into research and development (R&D) to make focused policies for protecting the environment and conserve their limited resources. Hong Kong, a special administrative region (HKSAR) of the Republic of China, like many other advanced regions in the world, also faces serious challenges to protect the environment and achieve sustainability. In order to arrive at sustainable solutions through the implementation of well-designed strategies, exploration of synergies between academic research and the actual practice has become more crucial now. To address this, the research method considers an exploratory approach to investigate the 1) academic research being conducted in the area of construction waste management; 2) actual practice by exploring the waste management infrastructure support system, construction waste generation, reuse and disposal trends, and the implemented policies; and 3) exploration of synergies between the actual and academic practices for improved construction waste management in Hong Kong. For scope purposes, this study considers 20 years period, i.e., 2001-2020. Recommendations highlighting the need for bridging the gap between academic research and actual practice are also delineated for future researchers.

scholarly journals Strategies for Effective Waste Reduction and Management of Building Construction Projects in Highly Urbanized Cities—A Case Study of Hong Kong

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Ann T. W. Yu ◽  
Irene Wong ◽  
Zezhou Wu ◽  
Chi-Sun Poon
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Waste Management Practices

Hong Kong is a densely populated city with high-rise developments, and as in other metropolitan cities, the amount of waste generated from construction projects in the city is increasing annually. The capacity of existing landfills is expected to be saturated by the 2020s. Construction waste management has been implemented for years but the performance is still not satisfactory. The aim of this research paper is to explore and formulate strategies and measures for effective construction waste management and reduction in highly urbanized cities such as Hong Kong. A desktop study on construction waste management practices was carried out for a preliminary understanding of the current situation in Hong Kong. Semistructured interviews and focus group meetings were further conducted to shed light on how to improve construction waste reduction and management in Hong Kong. The main contributions of this research study are the potential short-term, medium-term, and long-term strategies, which are related to the design stage, tender stage, construction stage, and government support. The five major strategies recommended are financial benefits to stakeholders, public policies in facilitating waste sorting, government supports for the green building industry, development of a mature recycling market, and education and research in construction waste minimization and management.

COMPARATIVE SUBNATIONAL FOREIGN RELATIONS LAW IN THE CHINESE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 953-968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric C Ip
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Foreign Relations ◽  
Comparative Law ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Actual Practice ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Legal Rules ◽  
Subnational Governments

AbstractThe increasing importance of subnational governments in interstate affairs calls for international and comparative law scholars to take subnational foreign relations law more seriously. This article conceives this law as the legal rules that regulate the vertical allocation of foreign relations powers within and across States, and constructs an analytical framework that addresses the questions of why any sovereign would grant extensive foreign relations powers to constituent entities and how such an arrangement plays out in actual practice. This study takes a comparative approach to case studies of the Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China: Hong Kong and Macau, which are known for their unusually extensive paradiplomatic powers, which not only defy conventional categories but also surpass those of other substates.

Unele aspecte ale managementului deșeurilor în Republica Moldova

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantin Bulimaga ◽  
◽  
Nicolae Bodrug ◽  
Valentina Budeanu ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
National Bureau ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
Development Region ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Development And Environment

The dynamics of waste generation (according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, period 2013 - 2018) was evaluated which showed that 41% in the Northern Development Region, the Center Development Region -36% and the South Development Region - 23% from the total amount of waste per republic). According to the Inspectorate of Environmental Protection, on the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment of the Republic of Moldova during the year 2018, 1,339 municipal landfills were exploited, occupying a total area of 1224 ha. It has been shown that the Republic of Moldova has the legal and normative framework harmonized in the European Union, necessary to ensure the implementation of waste management. For the implementation of a WM, it is necessary to definitively create the infrastructure throughout the territory of the Republic according to the provisions of the Waste Management Strategy, an important element of which is the strict management record: generation, collection, transport, storage, neutralization and capitalization of the quantities of waste.

scholarly journals Use of construction waste in the Republic of Belarus.

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsiana Krukouskaya ◽  
Sviatlana Baitava ◽  
Nataliia Zhuravska
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
The State ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Quantitative Parameters ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Education Indicators

The analysis of the state and prospects of recycling construction waste in the Republic of Belarus has been carried out. Aspects of the current waste management system of construction activities, including the features of terminology and classification of waste, qualitative and quantitative parameters of education, indicators of use, have been studies.

DRIVING FACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION WASTE MINIMIZATION: EMPIRICAL STUDIES IN HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 155-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zezhou Wu ◽  
Ann T.W. Yu ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Yigang Wei ◽  
Xiaosen Huo
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Driving Factors ◽  
Waste Minimization ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Affecting Factors ◽  
Construction Waste

Effective waste management is an important aspect of green building development. However, a number of studies find that construction waste minimization actions are not satisfactorily performed in practice. Thus, it is of significance to identify the driving factors that influence construction practitioners' waste minimization behavior. This paper aims to explore the driving factors by comparing the affecting factors and construction waste minimization behavior between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Firstly, through a comprehensive literature review, potential affecting factors were categorized into five groups: background information variables, construction waste minimization intentions, economic viability, governmental supervision, and project constraints. Based on the identified factors, a questionnaire was initially designed and then refined through a focus group meeting with three experienced experts. A total of 166 questionnaires were collected and non-parametric tests (Mann-Whitney U Test and Kruskal-Wallis Test) were conducted to investigate the underlying driving factors. Results revealed that background information variables play insignificant roles in construction waste minimization. Compared with other affecting factors (i.e., waste minimization intentions, governmental supervision, project constraints), economic viability is the most important driving factor that determines construction waste minimization. Results suggested that local governments should make policies that increase practitioners' profit, rather than just increasing their intentions or regulating waste management behavior.

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