A Comparative Case Study on Construction and Demolition Waste Management

Running head: THESIS PROPOSAL
Thesis
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Table of Content
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Background (Section 1)..............................................................................................................4
a). Background leading up to the present research topic.......................................................4
b). critically evaluating existing knowledge..........................................................................5
c). Identifying the gaps that the project is intended to fill.....................................................8
Section 2: -.................................................................................................................................9
Research aim and Objectives.................................................................................................9
Section 3:..................................................................................................................................10
Research Questions..............................................................................................................10
Section 4:..................................................................................................................................10
Rationale for the choice of research topic............................................................................10
Significance to the construction management discipline.....................................................11
Section 5:..................................................................................................................................11
Research Approach..............................................................................................................11
Qualitative Data analysis method.........................................................................................12
Section 6:..................................................................................................................................12
Research Timeline................................................................................................................12
Section 7: Concept map...........................................................................................................13
References................................................................................................................................15

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Topic- A comparative case study on construction and demolition waste management
between (Australia, USA) and India
Introduction
This proposed research project is considered to be a comparative case study on
construction and demolition waste management in India, which will be compared with the
practices of managing waste in construction and demolition of global nations- USA and
Australia. The major purpose of the study is to compare the practices of waste management in
construction and demolition in India with the practices particularly implemented in USA and
Australia. As there is an increasing state in the economy sourced by development and
renovation in India and subsequent growth in urbanization in the major cities, the
construction sector in the nation finds the scope for project implementation which is a
significant opportunity for industrial growth. However, such projects are causing
environmental degradation; so environmental impact from construction and demolition waste
are growingly becoming a significant issue. Such issues are also observed in other
economically developed nations like Australia and United State. Building of new project and
demolition causes rise in water level, possibility of floods and environmental occurrences.
Thereby, the proposed study will compare the practices or the approaches of managing waste
construction project in India with the practices followed by the construction industries in
USA and Australia.