Identifying factors affecting the sustainability of water. Rating of cbos structures in terms of sustaining projects and age of the cbos correlate positively at r. The study were guided by the following specific objectives. They help policy makers, opinion leaders and funders decide whether and how to get on board. The direct and indirect factors on affecting organizational. Factors affecting the sustainability of family businesses. The framework integrates sustainability factors into the project lifecycle. Sustainability factors affecting local infrastructure. Quality projects cannot exist without strong internal systems. The theory of sustainability came to public attention after a 1972 report, limits to growth, issued by the international think tank club of rome ageyman, 2005. Factors that affect sustainable construction waste management. Factors influencing the sustainability of community based programs.
Centralization of governmental decisions in francophone africa while this is a huge topic, i will only mention one factor which i am very familiar with roads infrastructure and communication. Sustainability free fulltext factors affecting the. An empirical study in northwest and southwest regions of cameroon, journal of entrepreneurship. This is the evaluation of all the risk factors and impact on the sustainability of the project. Environmental factors project management questions. Nevertheless, most water projects face numerous sustainability challenges. Many factors interact as individuals and organisations attempt to reconcile different responsibilities, objectives and agendas.
Although project sustainability requires much more than funding, having a stable funding source to support your work is one of the most important factors for sustainability. Factors affecting sustainability of food the masaai community in kajiado county. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence sustainability of community water projects in semi arid areas in kenya with a focus in mulala division. A regression analysis is used to determine the factors that affect efficiency, severity of implementation delay process efficiency and sustainability of a development project. Factors influencing sustainability of donor funded community. National policy for the sustainable development of arid and. The research project sought to find out factors affecting sustainability of donor funded water and sanitation projects. Factors affecting social sustainability in highway. Factors affecting the sustainability of food projects factors affecting the sustainability of food projects.
This study examined factors contributing to food security project sustainability. An evaluation of factors affecting sustainability of fish. The following three key factors affecting sustainable development community were. An analysis of the factors affecting the sustainability of ict4d initiatives. The purpose of the study is to explore the factors affecting sustainability of fish farming in public secondary schools. In kenya about 35% of the water projects fail due to poor management while it is 60%. The study adopted the project sustainability, stakeholder and resource dependency theories. Request pdf key factors of sustainability in project management context. Sustainability by an authorized administrator of rit scholar works. Factors affecting sustainability of community based projects a case study of mutomo district of kitui county by charles mahinge githinji d53ol148382009 a research project submitted to the school of business, kenyatta university, in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of. Direct and indirect factors to organizational sustainability 3.
Internal management also plays a key role towards ensuring project sustainability since they are involved in the steering of projects to attain set. A case study was conducted in which an improved stove project in honduras was evaluated using the framework. Factors affecting social sustainability in highway projects in missouri article pdf available in procedia engineering 145. Factors affecting sustainability of community development. Sustainability free fulltext a study on the factors. Sustainability is the outcome of a mixture of endogenous and exogenous factors. Various factors influence project sustainability for instance project funding, community participation, monitoring and evaluation and management capabilities. In the global carbon emission structure, the proportion of household carbon emissions continues to increase, and it is necessary to focus on the issue of household emissions.
A strategic financing orientation means that project leaders know what activities they want to sustain. Factors affecting sustainability of community food security projects in kiambu county, kenya. The presence of project managers with expertise, knowledge and also leadership traits have a significant influence on the sustainability of projects undertaken by organizations. Apr 07, 2015 in project management, it is possible to influence those factors that are closer and more directly related to management, such as resources or project management information systems, but it will be more difficult to affect the more general cultural and environmental factors or external to the organization.
Good plans clarify where the project currently is and where you want it to go. Pdf factors affecting social sustainability in highway. Sustainability of community based projects has been an intricate process. Thus, we can consider environmental factors as all the conditions that are beyond the direct control of the project team and that influence positively or negatively on the project. Factors affecting environmental, economic and social aspects of sustainable agriculture in iran article pdf available in african journal of agricultural research 62. This study assesses the factors affecting sustainability of community based projects in bagamoyo district. Level of funding, monitoring and evaluation and stakeholder involvement were assessed. Factors that affect sustainable construction waste management efforts at site a. Together, the panels of experts, selected from the related fields, were always prompt to cooperate with the strategies upon request. What are the factors that affect sustainable development. Corporate environmental factors that affect project management.
Recommended citation mahonge, christopher 20 factors behind sustainability of activities in the post project period in matengo highlands in tanzania,journal of environmental sustainability. Community wealth partners recommends that nonprofit organizations consider how they are performing across five key drivers of sustainability. This study assessed factors influencing sustainability of donor funded projects in nakuru county. The case of water resource, water supply, and local market projects in thai communities preenithi aksorn school of engineering and technology, asian institute of technology, klong luang, thailand.
The way in which these issues are handled affects the sustainability of the project, either fostering good. A research project submitted to the school of business, kenyatta. Factors influencing sustainability of donor funded. Key factors of sustainability in project management. Factors affecting social sustainability in highway projects. With the indigenous knowledge and technical knowhow on water points construction, administration, operation and maintenance fading at the emergence of free. Factors affecting sustainability of community food security projects in. Factors influencing the sustainability of community based programs l. Similarly, the limited branch network leads to low sustainability. The sample was extracted from the databases isi web of knowledge, sciencedirect, scopus, scielo. Sustainable management of water supply projects would ensure water for drinking, domestic, livestock and other productive uses is enhanced to support. With the indigenous knowledge and technical knowhow on water points construction, administration, operation and maintenance fading at the emergence of free hand out propagated by foreign aid. Factors affecting sustainable community development. Additionally, aid support from development agencies often do not fully understand and consider socioeconomic, cultural, and political factors influencing the project design, planning and implementation.
Just like the journalism industry, the factors of sustainability are everevolving. It is represented as a matrix and checklist which encourages consideration of social, economic, and environmental issues in projects. Factors affecting the sustainability of family businesses in cameroon. Access to water is key in promoting resilience and livelihoods in arid and semiarid lands. Introduction projects are used in all economic and noneconomic. To analyze and summarize the various models of sustainability in project management described in the literature, we adopted computeraided text analysis, using the sphinx software tool freitas and janissek, 2000 to identify and group sustainability variables related to project management, as well as the content analysis was used. The following study explains the concept of sustainability. Factors affecting the sustainability of food projects. However, effective community participation, monitoring and evaluation, and financial factors plays crucial role in determining the existence of the projects. To develop sustainable programs, insight in the factors influencing sustainability is essential. However, if key social factors are identified, social sustainability can be achieved during the project different phases 1, 2, 4, 12. Nkam micheal cho, sena okuboyejo and ndamsa dickson 2017, factors affecting the sustainability of family businesses in cameroon. Key factors influencing sustainable development of a green. Based on the literature and experts opinions, a hierarchical structure with five assessment aspects and fifteen development factors was first constructed, and a fahp algorithm model was then proposed.
This study analyzed the factors affecting sustainability of community borehole. Muriithi a project report submitted to the chandaria school of business in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of masters in business administration mba united states international university spring 2014. This paper concludes that lack of stakeholder ownership and commitment leads to project failure. Factors affecting the sustainability of a community water supply project in kenya. Pdf factors affecting environmental, economic and social.
This paper aims to identify the critical factors highly influencing sustainability of local infrastructure projects in the thai community. A conceptual framework of sustainability in project. Factors affecting the sustainability of food projects sustain. Country factors politics is the country a dictatorship. Recommended citation mahonge, christopher 20 factors behind sustainability of activities in the postproject period in matengo highlands in tanzania,journal of environmental sustainability. To ascertain the factors that influence the sustainability of water environment treatment ppp projects, a sustainability evaluation indicator system was. Pdf factors affecting the sustainability of a community. The paper presents the results from the research on the factors influencing the use of the balanced scorecard methodology in measuring company performance in the engineering sector. The primary objective of the research was to verify the importance of using nonfinancial factors in managing businesses in connection to the use of the balanced scorecard methodology and to verify the. An analysis of the factors affecting the sustainability of. Factors affecting project sustainability judging whether a project and its benefits are sustainable is important as a means of determining project success. Evaluation keeps your project on track with goals and.
This study examined the extent which individual are engaged on community based projects. The study concludes that sustainability of mfis is a function of many factors that are related and interconnected i. The notion of environmental factors in a project is much more general, referring to all circumstances surrounding the project during its execution. It will specifically focus on the food security projects in kajiado county funded between the year 2008 and the year 20. Factors affecting the sustainability of family businesses in. The government of kenya and nongovernmental organizations have promoted interventions or projects aimed at improving water situations in the semi arid areas though with some low level of sustainability. Sustainability plan a sustainability plan brings together all the pieces necessary for a project to continue. Sustainability factors affecting local infrastructure project. Factors that affect sustainable construction waste. Beginning from endeavors to lessen machine setup time and affected by tqm. Factors influencing the sustainability of community based. Social sustainability has many factors and not all factors will be attainable for all communities. The main purpose of this paper was to apply the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process fahp approach to explore key factors influencing the sustainable development of a green energy industry in taiwan.
In kenya about 35% of the water projects fail due to poor management while it is 60% in kitui county, kenya. Othman department of civil engineering, universiti teknologi petronas, malaysia abstract approximately 40 per cent of waste component in the world is generated from the construction and demolition of structures. Key factors of sustainability in project management context. Environmental factors are all those factors surrounding the project that are external to the company and that may affect the project either negatively or positively, and as such, environmental factors are not necessarily risks. This study aims at systematizing a conceptual framework of sustainability in project management oriented to success. Factors behind sustainability of activities in the post. This paper connects these gaps by exploring the factors affecting project sustainability from five aspects.