Mottainai in Civil Engineering – A Message from Japan

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F23%3A43924674" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/23:43924674 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.22630/ASPA.2023.22.20" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.22630/ASPA.2023.22.20</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.22630/ASPA.2023.22.20" target="_blank" >10.22630/ASPA.2023.22.20</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Mottainai in Civil Engineering – A Message from Japan

Original language description

This article examines the impact of Japan&apos;s mottainai concept on civil engineering practices, focusing on the waste of materials, financial resources, and harmonisation of structures with the environment. The authors highlight the global challenges of environmental and social imbalances in the context of global warming. The Japanese concept of mottainai is presented as the key to shaping the civil engineering approach. The inefficient use of raw materials was analysed in terms of material waste. A transition to a closed-loop economy is recommended, emphasising the need for resource efficiency. In the context of financial resources, the need for efficient budget allocation and project management is emphasised. The section on harmonising structures with the environment focuses on aesthetics, environment, sustainable mobility, and an integrated approach to urban planning. Civil engineering projects should combine functional efficiency with respect to the environment, and the mottainai concept can be a tool for achieving sustainability in civil engineering. Innovative solutions, such as intelligent energy management systems, are recommended to improve construction efficiency.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20701 - Environmental and geological engineering, geotechnics

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Architectura

ISSN

1644-0633

e-ISSN

2544-1760

Volume of the periodical

22

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

PL - POLAND

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

205-217

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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