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Ecological footprint to evaluate environmental sustainability of apparel sector built environments: the Sri Lankan perspective

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dc.contributor.author Ekanayake, BJ
dc.contributor.author Sandanayake, YG
dc.contributor.editor Sandanayake, YG
dc.contributor.editor Ramachandra, T
dc.contributor.editor Gunatilake, S
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-29T09:46:53Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-29T09:46:53Z
dc.date.issued 2017-06
dc.identifier.citation Ekanayake, B.J., & Sandanayake, Y.G. (2017). Ecological footprint to evaluate environmental sustainability of apparel sector built environments: the Sri Lankan perspective. In Y.G. Sandanayake, T. Ramachandra & S. Gunatilake (Eds.), What’s new and what’s next in the built environment sustainability agenda? (pp. 169-177). Ceylon Institute of Builders. https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2017-Proceedings.pdf en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17500
dc.description.abstract Accelerated human pressure on earth has necessitated adopting environmental footprints to evaluate environmental sustainability. Ecological Footprint (EF), Carbon Footprint (CF) and Water Footprint (WF) are common environmental footprints used to evaluate environmental sustainability globally. Although there is a growing interest for calculating CF and WF, there is a lack of application of EF for environmental sustainability evaluation in Sri Lankan apparel sector. Therefore, this research investigates the applicability of EF to evaluate environmental sustainability in apparel sector built environments in Sri Lanka. Research scope was limited to evaluate environmental impacts of energy consumption, water utilisation and waste generation in apparel sector built environments. A qualitative research approach was followed to pursue the research aim. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to review the concept of EF and the relationship of EF with CF and WF. Subsequently, three apparel sector factories were investigated in detail to identify the nature of EF application in Sri Lanka and collected data was subjected to content analysis. Findings revealed that, even though EF is not currently fully calculated, it is partially evaluated through quantification of CF and Grey WF. It was also revealed that EF can be practiced to evaluate environmental sustainability in apparel sector built environments in Sri Lanka. Difficulty to understand the underlying assumptions of EF of water utilisation and EF of waste generation was identified as the main barrier. Providing training and awareness on the application of EF, raising awareness on calculating EF of water utilisation and EF of waste generation are some of the strategies to overcome barriers. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Ceylon Institute of Builders en_US
dc.relation.uri https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2017-Proceedings.pdf en_US
dc.subject Apparel sector built environments en_US
dc.subject Carbon footprint en_US
dc.subject Ecological footprint en_US
dc.subject Environmental sustainability en_US
dc.subject Water footprint en_US
dc.title Ecological footprint to evaluate environmental sustainability of apparel sector built environments: the Sri Lankan perspective en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Building Economics en_US
dc.identifier.year 2017 en_US
dc.identifier.conference 6th World Construction Symposium 2017 en_US
dc.identifier.place Colombo en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 169-177 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding What’s new and what’s next in the built environment sustainability agenda? en_US
dc.identifier.email biyankaje@gmail.com en_US
dc.identifier.email ysandanayake@uom.lk en_US


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