Infrastructural Development in Africa by Use of Suitable Construction Approaches

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dc.creatorMsinjili, Nsesheye S.
dc.creatorMakunza, John K.
dc.creatorAkindahunsi, Akindehinde A.
dc.date2016-07-12T19:05:46Z
dc.date2016-07-12T19:05:46Z
dc.date2013
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:37:29Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:37:29Z
dc.descriptionThe construction sector generally shows a great contribution to socio-economic development in Africa, and has particularly enhanced the continent’s employment sector over the last few years. The African concrete construction sector is quite different when compared to its European and/or American counterparts. Modern infrastructural development exists in many urban cities in Africa, but this is at variance with rural areas, which tend to have little or no basic amenities such as sound road networks, solid and affordable shelter, and potable water. A large percentage of the construction activities are observed through the informal construction sector which mainly constitutes of cheap labour. This paper gives a basic introduction into the necessities for infrastructural development in Africa with focus on the construction sector. The paper addresses the practised construction activities based on the informal construction sector as well as suggests sustainable construction approaches sufficient for the African rural communities to benefit from the available economy. A better understanding of this sector is required which can help improve the existing methods of construction rather than adopt the construction techniques observed from the developed countries.
dc.identifierMsinjili, N.S., Akindahunsi, A.A. and Makunza, J., 2013. Infrastructural development in Africa by use of suitable construction approaches.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3153
dc.identifier10.13140/2.1.1496.6407
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3153
dc.languageen
dc.subjectConcrete construction
dc.subjectConstruction sector
dc.subjectInfrastructural development
dc.subjectSustainable
dc.subjectInformal construction sector
dc.titleInfrastructural Development in Africa by Use of Suitable Construction Approaches
dc.typeConference Paper

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