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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Hazardous construction materials

Hazardous construction materials

  • Flammable construction materials
  • Dangerous building methods

Broader

Unethical practices of engineering
Presentable
Unethical construction practices
Presentable
Environmental hazards from the construction industry
Presentable
Inflammable and flammable substances
Unpresentable
Low-quality construction work
Yet to rate

Narrower

Environmental hazards of explosives and pyrotechnic products
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Urban fires
Presentable
Health risks to workers in construction industry
Presentable
Lethal fumes in modern house fires
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Limited construction manpower
Yet to rate

Strategy

Developing building codes
Yet to rate

Value

Misconstruction
Yet to rate
Hazard
Yet to rate
Dangerous
Yet to rate

Reference

Hopcroft, Francis, et al: Hazardous Material and Hazardous Waste: a construction reference manual

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Fundamental sciences » Material
  • Industry » Construction
  • Societal problems » Fire
  • Societal problems » Hazards
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    G9831
    DOCID
    11798310
    D7NID
    148135
    Last update
    May 19, 2022