Problem
Profit-motivated utilization of construction technology
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Short-term priorities of the construction industry Nature:
Operation of construction expertise in the reduced context of the profit motive often leads to failure to consider broadly based, long-range consumer needs. Thus the consumer suffers from inadequate quality control, use of stop-gap measures and the placing of priorities on immediate need rather than on comprehensive planning which anticipates future needs. The result is a slowing in the rate of expansion of basic construction expertise, which means that broad social needs are often neglected. This problem is heightened in those nations where direct or indirect governmental regulation is lacking. Broader Problems:
Unethical profit-makingSocial unaccountabilityUnethical construction practicesNon-inclusive management decisionsShort-term planning of product life cycles Narrower Problems:
Absence of accountability in construction planningReductionistic decision making criteria in the construction industry Related Problems:
Limited access to natural resource use decisionsNationalistically determined development of natural resources Aggravates:
Single-use urban areasDecline of architectureMonotonous business buildingsProhibitive construction costsExcessive office space in citiesExploitative property developmentUnethical practices of engineeringResource demands of the built environmentElitist control of construction technology Strategies:
Building ecologicallyEnhancing scientific and technological researchMaking long-term construction plansCriticizing short range planning for long-term developmentMaking profitDeveloping construction industries Subject(s):
Commerce → Finance??Industry → Industry ??
Industry → Construction??
Economics → Resource utilization??
Technology → Technology ??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
01.01.2000 – 00:00 CET