Research Companion to Advances in the Construction Industry in the Global South

Edited by George Ofori, London South Bank University, UK

‘This excellently curated book is a remarkable achievement, covering all contemporary topics in the mainstream of construction. The contributors have impressive academic and professional experience in construction, making it an authoritative reference source. It is a significant addition to the body of knowledge on the subject.’

• Contents1 Introducing Research Companion to Advances in the ConstructionIndustry in the Global South 1George Ofori2 Integrating indigenous knowledge in construction education in developingcountries 22Nolwazi Qumbisa, Fidelis Emuze and Bankole Osita Awuzie3 Health, safety, and well-being in construction in sub-Saharan Africa: asystematic review 45Oscar Kwame Kwasafo, Kofi Agyekum, Anita Odame Adade-Boateng, Benjamin Botchway, Abhinesh Prabhakaran, Abdul-MajeedMahamadu, Emmanuel Adinyira and Patrick Manu4 Gender equality in construction in developing countries 70Sara Hajikazemi5 Towards the adoption of Industry 5.0 in the construction industry indeveloping countries 98Clinton Aigbavboa and Chimay J. Anumba6 Impact of foreign infrastructure investments on the construction industryin developing countries 118Suyash Padhye and Makarand Hastak7 Post-disaster reconstruction in developing countries: capacity, planningand contingency 146Buddhinie Ubesingha, George Agyekum-Mensah and Daniel Frings8 VUCA: nature of the construction industry and implications for action indeveloping countries 177Frank Ato Ghansah and George Ofori9 The informal sector: concepts, trends, challenges and opportunities in theLagos and Cape Town construction industries 198Olasunmbo A. Olusanya and Abimbola Windapo10 Professionalism in construction in developing countries: an economicgovernance perspective 220Kaixun Sha and Shaoyan Wu11 Trust in construction in the developing countries 244Anita Cerić, Ivona Ivić and George Ofori12 Transparency and anti-corruption in construction in developing countries:evidence from CoST Uganda 272Olive Kabatwairwe and Maria da Graça Prado13 Traditional authority structures and influence on public constructionprojects: potential, possibilities, reality 294Ayirebi Dansoh, Samuel Frimpong and Goodenough Dennis Oppong14 The 40 per cent perspective: role of construction in developing countries 323Hemanta Doloi15 An investigative study of challenges and opportunities of megaconstruction projects in developing countries 341Ayman A.E. Othman and Fatma O. Alamoudy16 Public–Private Partnership projects: value creation challenges forunsolicited proposals in developing economies 372Jose Guevara and Gabriel Castelblanco17 Global disruptive events and the construction industry: strategies forshaping resilience in the Global South 393Temitope Egbelakin, Temitope Omotayo and Bankole Osita Awuzie18 Is green procurement a catalyst for green retrofitting in the constructionindustry? Evidence from Sri Lanka 420Benjamin Kwaku Ababio, U.G.D. Madushika and Weisheng Lu19 Stakeholder management in construction in developing countries 445Fan Zhang, Linyan Chen, T.A.D.K. Jayasanka, Lichini Nikesha,Kumari Weerasinghe and Albert P.C. Chan20 Corporate social responsibility and performance in construction indeveloping countries 469Meng Ye21 Waste management in construction in developing economies 498Kumar Neeraj Jha, Sakshi Gupta and Ravindranadh Chowdary Kamma22 Lean construction in developing countries: the case of Indonesia 517Muhamad Abduh23 Professional service quality in construction: determinants of the quality ofdocuments produced by professionals in developing countries 543Samuel Laryea, Neil Govender and Sarfo Mensah24 Enhancing building performance in developing countries through user-engaged design 576Fathima Sabrina Nazeer, Imriyas Kamardeen and Abid Hasan25 Role of reverse logistics (RL) towards achieving sustainable developmentgoals (SDGs) in construction in developing countries 598Nicholas Chileshe and M.K.C.S. Wijewickrama26 Emergence and progression of knowledge on design management: the caseof Brazil 622Silvio Melhado27 Impact of dispositional attributes on safety attitudes among migrantconstruction workers from developing countries: case study of migrantBangladeshis in Singapore 647Florence Y.Y. Ling and Gwyneth Tan28 Analysis of non-public financing in international construction 665Hongbin Jiang29 Future of construction in the Global South 693George Ofori