ARCHITECTURE BASED PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPPS) FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY (ABUAD)

Abstract

ABSTRACT Sustainable development brought about numerous innovations; among them there was an introduction to the blue and the circular economies; both of them aimed at the realization of the sustainable development goal. Therefore, a period like this in which sustainability is shaping the future of development necessitates this research study that explores how an architectural-based Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) can spearhead a circular economy at the Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD). The study aimed at identifying the ways in which the built environment of the university can be redesigned to be exemplary in terms of resource-efficiency and environmental responsibility through innovative design methodologies and team-based frameworks. Data collected were analysed descriptively by using mixed-method approach which involves field observations, interviews and questionnaires. To further solidify on the gathered information, the research relies on case studies of current campus projects to assess the correspondence of architectural interventions to such principles of the circular economy as material reuse, low-energy design and sustainable building. The results indicate that there exists high potential in architecture based Public-Private Partnerships to the process of bridging institutional desires with the efforts of the private sector to develop systems that minimise waste and enhance long-term environmental equilibrium. Besides, the study has established policy management gaps, community involvement and technical capacity that need to be filled in order to achieve full utilisation of these benefits. To sum up, the research hypothesis is that the systematic incorporation of sustainable architecture into Public-Private Partnerships models can reinvent the infrastructure of Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti. This would be a living demonstration of a circular economy that is geared towards a common academic purpose, economic value and environmental consciousness that would be in one all-inclusive and sustainable futures.