TABLE OF CONTENT

CONTENTS                                                                                                              PAGE

Title Page           -                                 -               -     -           -           -           -           i

Declaration         -                                 -               -     -           -           -           -           ii

Certification       -                                 -               -     -           -           -           -           iii

Dedication         -                                  -               -     -           -           -           -           iv

Acknowledgement             -                 -               -     -           -           -           -           v

Table of Contents              -                  -               -     -           -           -           -           vi

List of Tables                                        -               -     -           -           -           -           ix

List of Figures                                       -               -     -           -           -           -           x

Abstract           -                                    -               -     -           -           -           -           xi

CHAPTER ONE                                                                                                      

1.1    Background of Study                   -               -     -           -           -           -           -           1

1.2    Statement of Research Problem    -               -     -           -           -           -           -           3

1.3    Significance of Study                   -               -     -           -           -           -           -           4

1.4   Aim and objectives                        -               -     -           -           -           -           -           5

1.5    Research questions                       -               -     -           -           -           -           -           6

1.6    Scope of Study                             -               -     -           -           -           -           -           6

CHAPTER TWO

2.1   Preamble                                       -               -     -           -           -           -           -           7

2.2   Green Technology                        -               -     -           -           -           -           -           7

2.3   Infrastructural Development        -               -     -           -           -           -           -           13

2.4   Drivers of Green Technology       -               -     -           -           -           -           -           15

2.5   Barriers to Green Technology      -               -     -           -           -           -           -           16

2.6   The Concepts of Stakeholders    -           -           -           -           -           -           -           23

2.7 Frameworks on Implementation of Sustainable Construction     -           -           -           28

CHAPTER THREE

3.1   Research Design                           -               -     -           -           -           -           -           37

3.2   Study Area                                    -               -     -           -           -           -           -           37

3.3   Study Population                          -               -     -           -           -           -           -           39

3.4   Sampling Size                               -               -     -           -           -           -           -           39

3.5   Sampling Techniques                    -               -     -           -           -           -           -           40

3.6   Method and Instruments for Data Collection     -           -           -           -           -           40

3.7   Method of Analysis                      -               -     -           -           -           -           -           41

CHAPTER FOUR                             

4.1   Preamble                                       -               -     -           -           -           -           -           43

4.2   Characteristics of Respondent     -               -     -           -           -           -           -           43

4.3   Years of Experience of Respondents            -     -           -           -           -           -           45

4.4   Framework Development and Validation     -     -           -           -           -           -           58

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1 Preamble                                         -               -     -           -           -           -           -           62

5.2 Summary of Findings                     -               -     -           -           -           -           -           62

5.3 Conclusion                                      -               -     -           -           -           -           -           63

5.4 Recommendation                            -               -     -           -           -           -           -           64

Reference                                              -               -     -           -           -           -           -           65

Appendices                                           -               -     -           -           -           -           -           68

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Principles of Sustainable Development        -           -           -           -           -           11

Table 2. Overview of the Literature on the Drivers of, and Barriers to,

Green Technology       -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           21

Table 3.1a:  Rate of return of questionnaire   -           -           -           -           -           -           43

Table 3.1b:  Stakeholders in Project   -           -           -           -           -           -           -           44

Table 3.2: Sex distribution among construction participant   -           -           -           -           44

Table 3.3:        Respondent level of experience          -           -           -           -           -           45

Table 4.0: Level of Awareness of Principles of Green Technology   -           -           -           46

Table 4.1: Level of Application of Principles of Green Technology             -           -           49

Table 4.2: Level of Influence of Drivers of Green Technology in

infrastructural development.   -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           53

Table 4.3: Level of Influence of Barrier to Green Technology in

infrastructural development.   -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           56

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Framework for implementing sustainability in building construction.       -           29

Figure 2: Framework for Green Building Procedures Implementation in

Residential Building and individual private villas in Abu Dhabi      -           -           -           33

Figure 3. Framework for Sustainable Construction   -           -           -           -           -           36

Figure .4: Map of Akwa Ibom State   -           -           -           -           -           -           -           38

Figure 5:Framework for implementation of green technology practices

for sustainable infrastructural development in Akwa Ibom State      -           -           -           60