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Why Africa can spearhead innovative and sustainable cement and concrete technologies globally

  • The perception of concrete in the society as well as in the politics is rather negative. This becomes obvious in the fact that the phrase “concrete jungle” has become synonym for hapless living with no perspectives. In politics and research funding, it is also not easy to create a broader audience, since concrete is falsely considered as old-fashioned material that is sufficiently understood today and does not need further considerations, particularly compared to allegedly newer materials. However, particularly since the last two decades the technology has completely changed. Binders of today are no more the same binders as used before, and concrete mixture compositions of today diverge quite significantly from compositions in the past. There is little understanding world-wide about that. This causes that potentials the concrete technology bears are wasted. In the broadly found opinion that concrete is old-fashioned and ugly, it is ignored that architectural sins are not inherent toThe perception of concrete in the society as well as in the politics is rather negative. This becomes obvious in the fact that the phrase “concrete jungle” has become synonym for hapless living with no perspectives. In politics and research funding, it is also not easy to create a broader audience, since concrete is falsely considered as old-fashioned material that is sufficiently understood today and does not need further considerations, particularly compared to allegedly newer materials. However, particularly since the last two decades the technology has completely changed. Binders of today are no more the same binders as used before, and concrete mixture compositions of today diverge quite significantly from compositions in the past. There is little understanding world-wide about that. This causes that potentials the concrete technology bears are wasted. In the broadly found opinion that concrete is old-fashioned and ugly, it is ignored that architectural sins are not inherent to the material, which actually is extremely versatile and CO2-friendly compared to all other construction materials available. It is also ignored that 98% of the outer Earth’s crust are made of the elements cement and concrete are made from, and therefore it will be an illusion to believe that the complementary 2% can create materials to develop regions and infrastructures in less developed areas in the world. For betterment in Africa the infrastructural development should have highest priority, since poor connections between settlements are responsible for enormous Price increases [2], and urban traffic congestion is responsible for an incredible loss of productivity. It is not unrealistic to assume that earners that are dependent on a car get stuck in traffic about 3-4 hours per day in cities like Lagos, Nairobi or Dar es Salaam. However, the traffic congestions do not only affect the car owners negatively but the living of the entire urban population every day. Besides infrastructure, housing should be the other priority, since a large part of the African population does not live in adequate condition. This is a societal problem, since unequal Distribution of wealth is a major driving force for instability in societies. The latter has a global impact, since 8 many phenomena that can be observed all over the world such as political radicalism, xenophobia, terrorism, and migration can often be linked to instable societies. However, the importance of infrastructure has an even wider range. Most African countries go through a change process recently. In order to strengthen very positive perspectives, the focus in politics and research funding is put on issues such as agriculture, energy, and health, which are without doubt extremely important issues. However, it is typically overlooked that all enhancements in these areas can only become effective, when an infrastructure is created to support the implementation of better concepts. Mobility is the key to a prosperous future, and mobility can only be granted by infrastructural construction activities. Hence, compared to many other regions in the world, cement and concrete technologies have a significantly higher relevance in Africa.zeige mehrzeige weniger

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Autor*innen:Wolfram SchmidtORCiD
Persönliche Herausgeber*innen:Nsesheye Susan Priebe, Wolfram Schmidt
Dokumenttyp:Beitrag zu einem Tagungsband
Veröffentlichungsform:Eigenverlag BAM
Sprache:Englisch
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch):Proceedings of the 2nd symposium knowledge exchange for young scientists (KEYS) - Valorisation of industrial by-products for sustainable cement and concrete construction - Improvement of solid waste management
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung:2016
Verlag:Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
Verlagsort:Berlin
Jahrgang/Band:2
Erste Seite:7
Letzte Seite:19
DDC-Klassifikation:Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Ingenieurbau
Freie Schlagwörter:Carbon dioxide; Cassava; Cement; Concrete; Polysaccharides; Rheology; Sustainability
Veranstaltung:2nd Symposium on Knowledge Exchange for Young Scientists (KEYS)
Veranstaltungsort:Accra, Ghana
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung:7.6.2016
Enddatum der Veranstaltung:9.6.2016
ISBN:978-3-9817853-1-9
Zugehöriger Identifikator:https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/36858
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Geburtsname von Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. -  Birth name of Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S.
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments:Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access")
Datum der Freischaltung:14.07.2017
Referierte Publikation:Nein
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