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1、SUSTAINABILITYCONSIDERATIONSINTHEDESIGNOFSLOPEWORKS1K.P.YimAbstract:SlopeworksisoneofthemajorconstructionactivitiesinHongKong,consumingalotofnaturalresourcesandenergy,andhasmajorimpactsonthebuiltenvironment.Atpresent,theindustry’semphasisismainlyonvisual
2、impact.Agreatdealofotherimportantaspectsareinneedofattention,suchas,energyefficiency,the3RsapproachinC&Dmaterials,lifecycleassessment,protectionofwildlifehabitats,ecologicalenhancement,andbuiltheritageconservation.Theseconsiderationsarelikelytoleadustoch
3、oosenewmaterials,andtodevelopnewtechnologies,newprinciplesofslopetreatmentmethods,andnewsystems.Ontheotherhand,slopeworksisalsoacostlyconstructionactivity.Weshouldtryeveryefforttoincreasethereturnoftheworks,beittangibleorintangible.Thisisparticularlyso,a
4、swearedealingwithlessriskyslopestodayafterovertwodecadesofveryintensivetreatmentofHongKongslopes.Assuch,weshouldpromotethegenerationofinnovativeideastoturnslopesintoasset,inadditiontomaintainingstabilityofslopes.Examplesareslopeadvertisement,solarenergyp
5、anels,grassskiing,ECOtrails,rockcarving,slopefarming,etc.Manyoftheideascangeneraterevenueandemployment,createrecreationalvalues,improveenvironment,promotetechnologyandboosttourism.Thispaperattemptstodiscusshowsustainabilityofslopeworksisviewedandhowitimp
6、actsthebuiltenvironment.Italsolooksatissuessurroundingandenhancingthesustainablevaluesofslopeworks,whichcouldbeimplementedintheplanning,design,constructionandmaintenanceofslopes.Whereverapplicable,theprinciplesarealsoillustratedwithcasehistories.INTRODUC
7、TIONOverthelastfewdecades,HongKonghasachievedtremendoussuccessinovercomingthelandslideproblemsandmeetingthecommunity’sneedsforthehigheststandardsofslopesafety,partlythroughaverysubstantialamountofslopeworks.Today,publicopinionhasbeenshiftingtowardstheenv
8、ironmentandthelegacythatwewillpassontofuturegenerations.Societyisbeginningtorealizethatitmustredirectitscoursetowardsasustainablefuture.Realizingthatslopeworkshelpstomakeslopessafer,thecommunityhasalsobeen1SeniorGeotechnic