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What is stopping sustainable building in England? Barriers experienced by stakeholders in delivering sustainable developments
Author(s) -
Williams Katie,
Dair Carol
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
sustainable development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.115
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1099-1719
pISSN - 0968-0802
DOI - 10.1002/sd.308
Subject(s) - sustainability , business , qualitative research , sustainable development , new england , public relations , process management , environmental economics , environmental resource management , environmental planning , political science , sociology , economics , geography , ecology , social science , law , biology , politics
In England there is both top‐down and bottom‐up pressure to deliver a sustainable built environment. However, most new projects display few sustainability features. This paper presents 12 barriers to achieving sustainability in development schemes, drawn from qualitative research on five recently completed projects in England. The barriers that were identified by the stakeholders in the schemes include a lack of consideration of sustainability measures, real and perceived costs and inadequate expertise and powers. The paper concludes by suggesting some ways in which these barriers might be overcome. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.