Sustainability in the Middle East: achievements and challenges

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International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development Pub Date : 2015-03-20 DOI:10.1080/2093761X.2015.1006709

Nivine Issa, Saeed Director Al Abbar

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Abstract

The built environment industry, being among those which generate the most pollution, offers significant opportunities to alleviate environmental pollution and promote the sustainable use of resources. The Middle East region, hindered by natural constraints and underlying political and social issues, has tried over the years to shift towards more sustainable practices in design and construction. This review article sheds light on the achievements and challenges of sustainable development in the Middle East.With the development of green building codes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Lebanon, the Middle East region has strived to become more environmentally friendly, with record-breaking developments. The region currently has four well-established green building codes: the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council's Estidama; Dubai Municipality's Green Building Regulations; the Lebanese Green Building Council's ARZ; and GORD's GSAS: Global Sustainability Assessment System, in Qatar. Green building codes...

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中东的可持续性:成就与挑战

建筑环境行业是污染最严重的行业之一，为减轻环境污染和促进资源的可持续利用提供了重要的机会。中东地区受到自然限制和潜在的政治和社会问题的阻碍，多年来一直试图在设计和建造方面转向更可持续的做法。这篇综述文章揭示了中东地区可持续发展的成就和挑战。随着阿拉伯联合酋长国(UAE)、卡塔尔和黎巴嫩的绿色建筑规范的发展，中东地区努力变得更加环保，取得了破纪录的发展。该地区目前有四项完善的绿色建筑规范:阿布扎比城市规划委员会的Estidama;迪拜市政府绿色建筑法规;黎巴嫩绿色建筑委员会的ARZ;以及GORD在卡塔尔的GSAS:全球可持续性评估系统。绿色建筑规范……

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International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development Engineering-Building and Construction

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development is the official publication of the Sustainable Building Research Center and serves as a resource to professionals and academics within the architecture and sustainability community. The International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development aims to support its academic community by disseminating studies on sustainable building technology, focusing on issues related to sustainable approaches in the construction industry to reduce waste and mass consumption, integration of advanced architectural technologies and environmentalism, sustainable building maintenance, life cycle cost (LCC), social issues, education and public policies relating to urban development and architecture .