Fundamental Elements of Malaysia Green Highway

Abstract:

Sustainable development is often spoken of by the public over the past few years. In the third world countries such as Malaysia, the development of sustainable highways is something new to be explored. Within this context, this paper aims to highlight the basic elements needed towards the development of an assessment framework for green highways in Malaysia. An extensive literature review was undertaken which shows about twenty five elements were identified as having roles in green highways. Questionnaire survey was distributed to highway construction experts in order to gain their response in validating the identified elements. The results show that elements will serve as a basis for the development of an assessment model for Malaysia green highway

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 284-287)
• Pages: 1194-1197
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.284-287.1194
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Ismail Mohd Affendi, Zakaria Rozana, Balarabbe Abubakar Sani, Kian Seng Foo, Mazlan Ain Naadia, Yazid Yazlin Salfiza, Mohamad Zin Rosli, Mustaffar Mushairry, Ismail Hasrul Haidar, Hamzah Norhaliza, Marwar Nurfatimah, Abd. Majid Muhd Zaimi
• Keywords: Element, Green Highway, Highway

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