Adopting Eco-friendly and Socially Responsive Strategies as a tool for designing Mixed-Use Facilities in Port Harcourt

Iragunima, Uchere Promise

ABSTRACT

This study investigates how mixed-use facility design in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, incorporates environmentally friendly and socially responsible practices. The study emphasizes how crucial sustainable building is to combating environmental deterioration and promoting inclusivity in communities. This paper emphasizes eco-design, social responsiveness, and mixed-use developments as successful approaches to attaining sustainability by reviewing previous research and new theories. The results show that these tactics improve social justice and economic sustainability in addition to lessening their negative effects on the environment. In the end, the study offers a road map for using sustainable design principles in upcoming projects.

Keywords: Eco-friendly, Mixed-Use, Social Responsiveness.