Understanding socio-economic sustainability drivers of sustainable regeneration: an empirical study of regeneration practitioners in UK

Julius Akotia, Enoch Sackey

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Abstract

The construction industry has been recognized as a major driver towards the delivery of UK sustainable regeneration objectives. Several construction organizations have played various roles in their quest to deliver sustainable regeneration projects in line with sustainable development objectives. Yet, to-date the delivery of such sustainable development objectives has continued to be an on-going challenge for these organizations involved in the delivery of regeneration projects. The study adopted an exploratory research approach, using a questionnaire survey to collect data from 193 construction organizations/practitioners involved in the delivery of sustainable regeneration projects in the UK. The findings revealed that the majority of construction organizations were promoting socio-economic sustainability principles to meet their own corporate business objectives. The findings further revealed that the majority of practitioners’ organizations were integrating socio-economic sustainability principles into their business practices because they believed doing so was the best way to gain advantage over their competitors and remain relevant in their market place.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2078-2098
Number of pages20
JournalEuropean Planning Studies
Volume26
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Sept 2018
Externally publishedYes

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