Figure 2.
The conceptual framework contains multiple connected text boxes and oval shapes enclosed within a large outer boundary. At the upper left, a large oval labelled Main Issue contains the statement Root Cause of Climate Change on Construction Related S D Gs Projects and Absence of Mitigating Framework in Nigeria. Beneath this heading is a bulleted list including reduce energy consumption in operation, utilise sustainable construction materials, embrace green construction, recycling practices circular economy, practice construction energy retrofitting, and government’s role should be intentional. To the upper right, a rectangular box titled Climate Change on Construction Related S D Gs lists contributing factors including fossil fuels gas oil and coal, unregulated mining, industrialisation, increase in greenhouse gas emissions, urbanisation and reconstruction tasks, absence of sustainable materials, high initial cost of sustainable materials, lax policies and regulations, lax awareness, stakeholders’ perception of climate change, lack of local research institutions, refusal to embrace alternative building technologies, resistance to change from traditional technologies, and inadequate funding. A left pointing arrow connects this box toward the Main Issue oval. In the centre, a smaller oval labelled Framework to Mitigate Climate Change on Construction Related S D Gs Projects is connected by arrows from surrounding boxes. On the lower left, a rectangular box titled Construction Stakeholders lists consultants, contracting firm management staffers, representatives from relevant government ministries, departments, agencies, and public clients. An arrow points from this box toward the central framework oval. On the lower right, a rounded rectangular box titled The Main Stakeholder lists policymaker representatives from relevant government ministries, departments, agencies, construction contracting firms, and construction consultants. An arrow points from this box toward the central framework oval. To the right of the framework oval, a rectangular box titled Climate Change Impacts on Nigeria’s Construction Related S D Gs Projects Mitigated is connected by an arrow from the framework oval.Conceptual framework to mitigate climate change on construction-related SDGs projects
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