Infrastructure Projects’ Assessment through SDG Targets: Towards a Comprehensive Framework
Conference paper
Mansell, P., Van Rooyen, D., Philbin, S. and Sabini, L. (2020). Infrastructure Projects’ Assessment through SDG Targets: Towards a Comprehensive Framework. EPOC 2020 – Engineering Project Organizations Conference. Virtual Conference 21 - 23 Oct 2020
Authors | Mansell, P., Van Rooyen, D., Philbin, S. and Sabini, L. |
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Type | Conference paper |
Abstract | The achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is of paramount importance “for the peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and in the future” (United Nations, 2015). Important changes are needed in order to achieve these goals, and infrastructure projects (IP) are critical to facilitate these changes at local and global levels, across health, energy, education, transport, communication and other critical infrastructure needs. However, a gap exists in understanding how SDGs are applied below the global-national levels. In this context, the purpose of this study is firstly to build on a systematic literature review, based on the PRISMA (Liberati et al., 2009) checklist, to investigate the existing UN SDG targets in relation to IP, and secondly, to lay a foundation for a comprehensive framework to structure research systematically in this field. This approach can help further our understanding of the topic, thereby providing an important contribution for regulators, policymakers, academia and practitioners on how to align IP to SDGs objectives. This will deliver increased value from infrastructure investments and enable the project management community to generate local impact on global issues, for ‘people and the planet, now and in the future’. |
Keywords | Sustainable Development Goals; Sustainability; Project Success; Infrastructure Project |
Year | 2020 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publication dates | |
21 Oct 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 12 Aug 2020 |
Deposited | 13 Oct 2020 |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/8qx97
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