Sustainable development is a requisite for future generation, as increasing urbanization, destruction of natural resources by anthropic activities, degrading ecosystems for the sake of present economic development at cost of environmental exploitation are increasing by each passing day on earth. The goal of this chapter is to provide meaningful insights for policy-makers and decision-makers towards sustainable development in the construction industry. This study is first-of-its-kind study focusing on the Sustainable Developments Goals and sustainability dimensions and their criteria and indicators in one compilation through literature study. The study concludes that there is a need to integrate the construction industry into the Sustainable Development Goals and their targets to test the built environment sustainability and there is a need to develop the most adequate frameworks for commencing the topic. Two possible frameworks suggested for future research recommendation needed for the Indian context to enhance sustainability within construction industry are based on LCSA and MCDM analysis.
The expression “quality of life” is elementally ambiguous, as this can be interpreted as both an individual experiencing his or her own life and to their surrounding living condition. Living condition or life satisfaction is the eventual outcome of blend of various parameters of imperative quality of life and possessed built environment related to individual. The reformation of built environment in residing settlements of a city can be possible after the quantification of disparate parameters that exert influence on built environment and its impact on quality of life. So, this paper dispenses with the use of Pareto analysis as quantification tool, to evaluate major parameters, to assess the quality of life of the Indian suburb area, to their physical built environment as it contributes vital role in providing habitable condition.
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