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A sustainable reconstruction of the construction industry - Assessing biodiversity considerations and their outlook in the Finnish construction sector

Myllynen, Matti Teuvo Olavi LU (2024) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20241
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
Biodiversity loss and diminishing urban green space are widely recognized sustainability issues, but little research exists on the construction sector’s role and the attitudes they hold towards biodiversity. This study contributes to the sustainable urban design literature by studying how construction companies in Finland view their relation to biodiversity and how they could achieve better biodiversity outcomes. Drawing from five semi-structured interviews with the Finnish construction sector, I contrast their viewpoints with the Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design framework to assess how companies’ standards relate to recommendations and analyze how companies view their relation to biodiversity and regulation on EU and national levels.... (More)
Biodiversity loss and diminishing urban green space are widely recognized sustainability issues, but little research exists on the construction sector’s role and the attitudes they hold towards biodiversity. This study contributes to the sustainable urban design literature by studying how construction companies in Finland view their relation to biodiversity and how they could achieve better biodiversity outcomes. Drawing from five semi-structured interviews with the Finnish construction sector, I contrast their viewpoints with the Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design framework to assess how companies’ standards relate to recommendations and analyze how companies view their relation to biodiversity and regulation on EU and national levels. The study finds that Finnish construction companies are ambitious towards biodiversity, but that their operations don’t yet align with biodiversity-sensitive guidelines. Informed by interviews and literature, the thesis recommends further regulation, in the form of legislation or pricing-in biodiversity, for driving further biodiversity action in the sector. (Less)
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author
Myllynen, Matti Teuvo Olavi LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Sustainability science, sustainable urban design, biodiversity loss, green space, developers
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2024:005
language
English
id
9152430
date added to LUP
2024-05-27 10:13:31
date last changed
2024-05-27 10:13:31
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  abstract     = {{Biodiversity loss and diminishing urban green space are widely recognized sustainability issues, but little research exists on the construction sector’s role and the attitudes they hold towards biodiversity. This study contributes to the sustainable urban design literature by studying how construction companies in Finland view their relation to biodiversity and how they could achieve better biodiversity outcomes. Drawing from five semi-structured interviews with the Finnish construction sector, I contrast their viewpoints with the Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design framework to assess how companies’ standards relate to recommendations and analyze how companies view their relation to biodiversity and regulation on EU and national levels. The study finds that Finnish construction companies are ambitious towards biodiversity, but that their operations don’t yet align with biodiversity-sensitive guidelines. Informed by interviews and literature, the thesis recommends further regulation, in the form of legislation or pricing-in biodiversity, for driving further biodiversity action in the sector.}},
  author       = {{Myllynen, Matti Teuvo Olavi}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{A sustainable reconstruction of the construction industry - Assessing biodiversity considerations and their outlook in the Finnish construction sector}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}