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CLIMATE CHANGE AND CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY VOLUME I

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CLIMATE CHANGE AND CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY VOLUME I Selection of papers presented at the 5th Regional Conference on Campus Sustainability 2018 (5RCCS2018) 20-21 March 2018 Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Consumer Behavior: A Study from Pakistan
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  • Apr 2013
Pakistani consumers must be well informed that, in achieving their corporate goals, organizations now bear greater responsibility to develop healthy environment and aware society. This study aims towards assessment of the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Consumer Behavior in Pakistan and to analyze whether consumers reckon Organization’s CSR initiative before buying decisions of goods and services. Carroll definition of CSR was adopted here that addresses whole range of economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibilities. A Survey Questionnaire in this regard was carried out and 313 responses were collected across the different corners of Pakistan that further lead to culmination of this analysis report. The analysis showed that there is significant positive correlation between all CSR components and consumer behavior. However, Pakistani consumer’s priority appeared to be different than offered by Carroll’s Classical Pyramid, where economic responsibility was considered to be the greatest priority, followed by philanthropic, legal & ethical responsibilities.
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Enhancement of Road Construction Sector using Automation
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  • Jun 2015
The construction industry is labour intensive and construction work is conducted in risky and dangerous situations. The importance of construction automation has grown rapidly in developed countries. In developing countries, the construction industries need automation technologies such as new machineries, electronic devices etc. The infrastructure project requires more numbers of skilled labour, good quality of work, increased productivity etc. The problems associated with construction work such as decreasing quality of work, labour shortages, safety of labour and working condition of projects. To overcome these problems new innovative technologies such as automation which has the potential to improve the quality, safety, and productivity of the industries must be implemented. Productivity is also a key issue in the construction sector which needs to be increased twice as compared with the present rate. Automation will improve not only the productivity but also take humanity into consideration and be harmless to the global environment. In recent times, the demanding construction requirements and shortage of skilled labours have made automation a viable alternative. In developing countries, a lot of work load is dependent on the workers and labours. Also all these labours are not the skilled ones or trained properly, but still the construction activities are carried out by the old traditional ways. So, to mechanize the construction skilled labours with proper work training is necessary. With the help of these skilled labours, the various construction activities may be performed with accuracy. When there are skilled labours, then the automated machineries can be utilized with full extent. After making a field survey of the ongoing road works, in this paper a proposal of a certain level of automation that needs to be bought will be implemented. This will increase the constructional activities output and lower the labour cost to some level. By implementing gradual automation, there will be a better construction productivity as compared with the current scenario. It finally concludes that road construction and maintenance tasks have a significant potential for gradual automation due to the repetitiveness and relatively moderate sensory requirements of many tasks. Ultimately, integrated, multitask systems should be feasible once single-purpose automated equipment proves successful.
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Terrorism and the media: A dangerous symbiosis
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  • Jul 2012
In the past decade, there has been a growing research interest in both media and terrorism studies, as the impacts of acts of terror have been felt in almost every corner of the globe through the media. Recent history has provided plenty of examples of the mutually beneficial relationship between terrorist organizations and the media; however, this symbiosis was largely overlooked among both academics and policy-makers. This concise study aims to address both theoretical and practical, particularly policy-making aspect of this issue. In this regard, this study examines how and why the architects of terrorism exploit the media for their operational efficiency, and how and why the media covers acts of terrorism and benefits from huge audiences. Finally, as the policy-making aspect of the issue is as important as its theoretical significance, a set of policy recommendations will be discussed to help the formulation of better media-related counter-terrorism policies.
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A framework for open and participatory designing of built environments
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  • Nov 2017
  • COMPUT ENVIRON URBAN
The Internet has dramatically changed everyone's access to information, knowledge and other people. In many fields, this has resulted in an opening up of business models, products, services and organizations. Examples include open academic publishing, open software and open innovation. Experts are increasingly aware that a significant amount of knowledge and experience exists outside of their companies and institutions, which used to be the exclusive creator, aggregator and curator of knowledge and the sole places of innovation. Institutions are responding by reducing their boundaries and are opening up to the outside. A particularly potent technology for engaging people and capturing their knowledge has been social media. However, theories of participation and participatory approaches to shaping the built environment greatly predate even the Internet. In this paper, we present a conceptual framework for open and creative designing. A proven three-tier architecture, various theoretical levels of participation and an abstract view on social media tools have been used to develop an original, flexible, generative, “one size does not fit all” platform that can be used for the optimal collection of external information and knowledge. The platform allows for simple enhancement of in-house information systems (IS) with socially rich components. We are finding such a modular approach as very flexible for organizations that host the planning processes and that the application of social media technology creates very low barriers for the public to contribute.
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Sustainable Management of Construction Labour
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  • Jun 2008
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Green Synthesis of Iron Nanoparticles and Their Environmental Applications and Implications
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  • Nov 2016
Recent advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology have also led to the development of novel nanomaterials, which ultimately increase potential health and environmental hazards. Interest in developing environmentally benign procedures for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles has been increased. The purpose is to minimize the negative impacts of synthetic procedures, their accompanying chemicals and derivative compounds. The exploitation of different biomaterials for the synthesis of nanoparticles is considered a valuable approach in green nanotechnology. Biological resources such as bacteria, algae fungi and plants have been used for the production of low-cost, energy-efficient, and nontoxic environmental friendly metallic nanoparticles. This review provides an overview of various reports of green synthesised zero valent metallic iron (ZVMI) and iron oxide (Fe2O3/Fe3O4) nanoparticles (NPs) and highlights their substantial applications in environmental pollution control. This review also summarizes the ecotoxicological impacts of green synthesised iron nanoparticles opposed to non-green synthesised iron nanoparticles.
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Practices and Stakeholders Expectations: The Nigerian Perspectives
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  • Apr 2014
Using Carroll’s (1991) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) model, the study examines business CSR practices and stakeholders’ expectations in Nigeria. Carroll’s (1991) CSR model states that four kinds of social responsibilities constitute total CSR: economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic. Both primary (survey) and secondary (the literature) data are used for the study. There are several stakeholders in business; but, for the purpose of the study employees, customers, shareholders, and local communities are identified as the main stakeholders in the context of the business environment in Nigeria. 240 questionnaires are administered to participants, selected through purposive sampling technique, in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. One hundred and fifty eight (158) questionnaires, representing 66% response rate, were duly completed and retuned for the study. The findings indicate that CSR is concerned with treating stakeholders ethically; and business should protect wide range of stakeholders’ interest. We found that the four dimensions of CSR (economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic) are not ascribed equal importance in Nigeria. Nigeria’s Stakeholders place more emphasis on economic, legal and ethical responsibilities than on philanthropic components. Understanding and effective management of stakeholders’ as well as their expectations can enhance corporate image and competitive advantage. The implication for practice is that business needs to identify relevant stakeholders and integrate primary stakeholders’ interests into organisational strategic planning. It shows that identification of stakeholders’ groups is beneficial to business managers and decision-makers.
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Personalized human comfort in indoor building environments under diverse conditioning modes
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  • Oct 2017
  • BUILD ENVIRON
In practice, building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are essentially set at nominal levels according to industry guidelines. However, several studies have demonstrated that this conventional practice is unlikely to meet the thermal requirements of occupants in a single or multi-occupancy space due to occupants' diverse preferences, activities and needs. To improve occupants' thermal comfort, this study develops and tests a smartphone application framework which is capable of dynamically determining the optimum room conditioning mode (mechanical conditioning or natural ventilation) and HVAC settings (thermostat setpoint) in single and multi-occupancy spaces. The “personalized” HVAC control framework integrates environment data (obtained from sensors) with human physiological and behavioral data (obtained from wearable devices, polling apps) in a smartphone application we developed for human-building interaction. In the operation phase, occupants' thermal preferences are continuously predicted using the personalized comfort models, developed from the training data through the Random Forest classifier, when determining the optimum HVAC control strategies. Two case studies are conducted to demonstrate the capabilities of the developed framework to improve thermal comfort in single and multi-occupancy spaces.
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