INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: IMPLICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Tpl. Adah, Paul D. & ARC Mercy Inikpi Achoba

Departmental of Urban and Regional planning, School of Environmental Studies,

Departmental of Architecture, School of Environmental Studies.

Email: adahproject@gmail.com,mercyomata@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The rate of urban growth and current waves of natural disaster has necessitated the use of appropriate technology to generate data that would enable right decision. Information technology tools are require in the data acquisition and analysis.  The built environment data needs are complex and therefore required more than human effort.  The target of the paper was to explore available information technology tools and software that could contribute to sustainable development of the built environment. The data collections for the study were mainly from secondary source, observation and experience. The finding of the study shows that, the application of information technology in the built environment improve upon job delivery, enhance accuracy and precision of design, time saving in operation and eventually lead to sustainability of the built environment. Conclusively, sustainable development from built environment perspective every professionals must find better ways of balancing development objectives with the need for environmental sustainability. This is made possible through the use of information technology tools or software. The study recommends IT training in specific area of interest for the different professional in the built environment

Keywords: Environment, Computer aided design, Information Technology and Professionals.