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dc.contributor.authorNewton, P.
dc.contributor.authorNewman, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:36:37Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:36:37Z
dc.date.created2015-12-10T04:26:05Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationNewton, P. and Newman, P. 2015. Critical connections: The role of the built environment sector in delivering green cities and a green economy. Sustainability. 7 (7): pp. 9417-9443.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13357
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su7079417
dc.description.abstract

The green agenda for cities and the economy in general is a major focus of global institutions and is increasingly a major national and urban priority. Core issues and best practice for built environment businesses were collated from published studies and used in a survey of Australian firms to see how committed they were to the green economy. The results show high awareness of the challenges and opportunities with 85% of firms having sustainability as an established agenda with senior management and over 20% of built environment firms deriving more than 50% of their sales from green products and services. This is much higher in design firms and is globally high. Whilst recognizing the scope for more engagement by industry in transitioning to a low carbon green economy, there is doubt within the built environment sector about how to create a business case for innovative green ventures and a lack of certainty or encouragement from government about how to proceed.

dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.titleCritical connections: The role of the built environment sector in delivering green cities and a green economy
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume7
dcterms.source.number7
dcterms.source.startPage9417
dcterms.source.endPage9443
dcterms.source.issn2071-1050
dcterms.source.titleSustainability (Switzerland)
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This open access article is distributed under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

curtin.departmentSustainability Policy Institute
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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