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Copyright © 2024 Simon Ofori Ametepey, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa and Wellington Didibhuku Thwala
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Simon Ofori Ametepey, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa and Wellington Didibhuku Thwala
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Sustainable Road Infrastructure Project Implementation in Developing Countries
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Sustainable Road Infrastructure Project Implementation in Developing Countries: An Integrated Model
BY
SIMON OFORI AMETEPEY
Koforidua Technical University, Ghana
CLINTON OHIS AIGBAVBOA
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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Wellington Didibhuku Thwala
University of South Africa, South Africa
United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China
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Contents
| List of Figures and Tables | vii |
| List of Abbreviations | ix |
| Part 1: Sustainability and Road Infrastructure Development | |
| Chapter 1: General Introduction to Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development | 3 |
| Chapter 2: Overview of Sustainable Development | 9 |
| Chapter 3: Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development | 21 |
| Part 2: Models, Theories, and Frameworks for Implementing Sustainable Road Infrastructure Projects | |
| Chapter 4: Evaluation and Assessment of the Sustainability of Infrastructure Projects | 43 |
| Chapter 5: Project Implementation Frameworks, Models, and Guidelines for Sustainable Infrastructure | 55 |
| Chapter 6: Sustainability Criteria and Indicators for Road Infrastructure Projects | 65 |
| Chapter 7: Sustainable Infrastructure Project Financing | 81 |
| Part 3: Public Participation, Climate Change Response, and Stakeholder Management in Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development | |
| Chapter 8: Public Participation in Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development | 97 |
| Chapter 9: Climate Change Response in Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development | 105 |
| Chapter 10: Stakeholder Management in Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development | 113 |
| Part 4: Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development: The Case of Ghana | |
| Chapter 11: Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development in Ghana | 121 |
| Chapter 12: The Views of Experts in Ghana Through a Delphi Research Study | 133 |
| Part 5: The ISRIPI Model | |
| Chapter 13: The Conceptual ISRIPI Model for Developing Countries | 159 |
| Index | 173 |
List of Figures and Tables
Figures
| Fig. 2.1. | The Pillars of SD. | 13 |
| Fig. 2.2. | The 5-capital Model (Inspired by Porrit, 2007). | 17 |
| Fig. 3.1. | Types of Infrastructure with Examples. | 24 |
| Fig. 3.2. | Integrating the Principles of Sustainability in Infrastructure Development. | 26 |
| Fig. 3.3. | Types of Project Stakeholders in the Road Infrastructure Sector. | 29 |
| Fig. 3.4. | Managing Stakeholders’ Interest and Sustainability Requirements. | 30 |
| Fig. 3.5. | Processes of SRID. | 32 |
| Fig. 13.1. | Integrated SRIPI Conceptualized Model (Model 1.0). | 171 |
Tables
| Table 3.1. | Principles of SID. | 28 |
| Table 6.1. | CEEQUAL Certification Framework’s Criteria. | 67 |
| Table 6.2. | CEEQUAL Certification Framework Indicators. | 68 |
| Table 6.3. | BE2ST in Highway Certification Framework’s Criteria. | 70 |
| Table 6.4. | Envision Certification System Criteria. | 70 |
| Table 6.5. | Green Guide for Roads Certification Framework Criteria. | 71 |
| Table 6.6. | Greenlites Certification Framework Criteria. | 72 |
| Table 6.7. | Greenpave Certification Tool Criteria. | 72 |
| Table 6.8. | Greenroads Certification Framework Criteria. | 73 |
| Table 6.9. | I-LAST Certification Tools Criteria. | 73 |
| Table 6.10. | Invest Certification Framework’s Criteria. | 74 |
| Table 8.1. | Public Participation Ladder. | 100 |
| Table 8.2. | Ladder of Participation. | 100 |
| Table 11.1. | Size and Condition of Road Network in Ghana. | 125 |
| Table 12.1. | SRIPs’ Main Criteria. | 137 |
| Table 12.2. | Socio-cultural Sustainability Indicators. | 138 |
| Table 12.3. | Economic Sustainability. | 140 |
| Table 12.4. | Environmental Sustainability. | 141 |
| Table 12.5. | Institutional Sustainability. | 142 |
| Table 12.6. | Health and Safety. | 143 |
| Table 12.7. | Project Management. | 144 |
| Table 12.8. | Resource Utilization and Management. | 145 |
| Table 12.9. | Engineering Performance. | 145 |
| Table 12.10. | Climate Change Response. | 146 |
| Table 12.11. | Public Participation. | 147 |
| Table 12.12. | Stakeholder Management. | 148 |
| Table 12.13. | Factors Causing Varied Understanding of Sustainability. | 149 |
| Table 12.14. | Drivers and Motivation for SRIP Implementation. | 150 |
| Table 12.15. | Critical Factors Affecting the Implementation of SRIPs. | 151 |
| Table 13.1. | Conceptual Model Latent Features. | 163 |
List of Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACEC | American Consulting Engineers Council |
| ADB | African Development Bank |
| AER | Annual Environmental Reports |
| APWA | American Public Works Association |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| AU | African Union |
| BREEAM | Building research establishment’s environmental assessment method |
| CBA | Cost-benefit analysis |
| CCR | Climate change response |
| CEEQUAL | Civil Engineering Environmental Quality and Assessment Scheme |
| CIB | Conseil International du Bâtiment |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CSR | Corporate social responsibility |
| DFR | Department of Feeder Roads |
| DPs | Development partners |
| DUR | Department of Urban Roads |
| EA | Environmental assessment |
| EIA | Environmental impact assessment |
| EIAP | Environmental impact assessment procedures |
| EM | Environmental management |
| EMP | Environmental management plan |
| EMU | Environmental management unit |
| EnS | Environmental sustainability |
| EP | Engineering performance |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ES | Economic sustainability |
| ESA | Environmental and social assessment |
| ESMF | Environmental and social management framework |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| FSD | Forest services division |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GHA | Ghana highway authority |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GI | Green infrastructure |
| GRF | Ghana Road Fund |
| GSGDA | Ghana Shared Growth Development Agenda |
| HS | Health and safety |
| ICE | Institution of Civil Engineers |
| IDOT | Illinois Department of Transportation |
| IISD | International Institute for Sustainable Development |
| INVEST | Infrastructure Voluntary Assessment Sustainability Tool |
| IQD | Interquartile division |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| IRI | Institute of resilient infrastructure |
| IRI | International roughness index |
| IRTBA | Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association |
| IS | Institutional sustainability |
| ISI | Institute for sustainable infrastructure |
| ISRIPI | Integrated sustainable road infrastructure project implementation |
| KPI | Key performance indicators |
| KTC | Koforidua Training Centre |
| LCA | Life-cycle assessment |
| LCCA | Life-cycle cost analysis |
| LEED | Leadership in energy and environmental design |
| LID | Low-impact development |
| M&E | Monitoring and evaluation |
| MCDA | Multi-criteria decision analysis |
| MEPDG | Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide |
| MoT | Ministry of Transport |
| MRH | Ministry of Roads and Highways |
| NEAP | National Environmental Action Plan |
| NGOs | Non-governmental organizations |
| OP | Operational policies |
| PaLATE | Pavement Life-Cycle Assessment Tool for Environmental and Economic Impacts |
| PEA | Preliminary Environmental Assesment |
| PM | Project management |
| PMI | Project Management Institute |
| PP | Public participation |
| PPP | Public–-private partnership |
| RID | Road infrastructure development |
| RMRC | The Recycled Materials Resource Centre |
| RPF | Resettlement Policy Framework |
| RUM | Resource utilisation and management |
| SC | Sustainable construction |
| SCS | Social and cultural sustainability |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SD | Sustainable development |
| SDGs | Sustainable development goals |
| SEA | Strategic environmental assessment |
| SID | Sustainable infrastructure development |
| SLCAs | Social life-cycle assessments |
| SM | Stakeholder management |
| SMTDP | Sector medium-term development plan |
| SRID | Sustainable road infrastructure development |
| SRIPI | Sustainable road infrastructure project Implementation |
| SRIPs | Sustainable road infrastructure projects |
| STAG | Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance |
| TBL | Triple bottom line |
| TDR | Transfer of development rights |
| TIF | Tax incremental financing |
| TNM-Look | Traffic noise model look up |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| USA | United States of America |
| WB | World Bank |
| WCCD | World Commission on Culture and Development |
| WCED | World Conference on Environment and Development |
| WD | Wildlife division |
| WRC | Water Resources Commission |
| WSSD | World summit on sustainable development |
