Fatin Najwa et al (2014) WHAT IS GREEN HIGHWAY: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Fatin Najwa, Intan Rohani dan Siti Zaharah (2014), “What is Green Highway: A Literature Review” in Malaysia Institute of Transport (MITRANS), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Colloqium.

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Fatin Najwa, Intan Rohani dan Siti Zaharah (2013), “What is Green Highway: A Literature Review” in Malaysia Institute of Transport (MITRANS), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Colloqium

ABSTRACT  

Purpose: This paper reviewed on the green highway definition and green highway terminology to improve knowledge and awareness of green highway for highway construction projects. Moreover, this paper discussed briefly on the rating system for green highway by highlighting various eight (8) rating system for green highway.  

Design/methodology/approach: This study adopted the secondary data from previous research and findings on green highway construction from all over the world. Findings: With regard to published articles on green highways, the outcome of the paper will examine several major issues in green highway which is the definition of green highway, terminology used for green highway aspects, green highway initiatives and green highway rating system from all over the world.  

Research limitations/implications: This paper are only focussing on previous research published on the related topic such as journals, conference paper, books and article on highway construction. Throughout the development of this paper, research area in the particular review needed perhaps will help in evolving ideas and knowledge for future research in green highway. Practical implications: As the highway system mellows in Malaysia, it is crucial to give an accentuation on improving the transportation strategies of highway construction that covers the green aspects to give an invasive movement to the government policies, create societal benefits and improve the economy since highway system is having a strong interconnection to all alternative modes of transportation.  

Originality/value: Current studies of green highway addressed various green initiatives to improve our environment. However in Malaysia, initiatives and effort are only focussing on the green building projects. Therefore, it is essentials to be able to quantify the importance of green highway rating system and green highway initiatives in order to minimize the pollution to the environment and improve the environment, zero or low green house emission, safe highway for use, promotes healthy, conserve the energy usage and natural resources and finally promotes the use of renewable resources. Keywords: Literature review; green highway; definition; terminology; rating system.

Article Classification: Literature Review

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