An integrated knowledge management framework for managing sustainability knowledge in the Australian infrastructure sector

摘要: In Australia, it has been increasingly accepted that sustainability needs to be at the top of agenda when contemplating infrastructure development. practice however, many companies struggle find effective ways embrace sustainable ideas and implement them in real projects beyond minimum compliance. One reasons is lack underpinning knowledge evidence demonstrate measure linkage between implementations relevant outcomes. This compounded by fact very often there are no common understandings stakeholders on a big divide research advancement real-life applications. Therefore both feasible timely develop expand body development investigate better communicating with managing within sector. Although management (KM) relatively new emerging discipline, shown its value promise existing applications construction industry. Considering KM mechanisms tools employed practice, this aimed establishing specific approach facilitate identification, acquisition, sharing, maintenance application sector, promote integrated decision-making for A triangulation questionnaire survey, semi-structured interviews case studies was collect required qualitative quantitative data. The studied unique characteristics nature knowledge, evaluated validated critical elements, key processes, priority issues Australian holistic framework developed set overall context sector outlining (1) main aims outcomes (2) activities, (3) strategies instruments, (4) enablers. Because highly project-oriented can only add being used projects. Implementation guidelines were help industry practitioners project teams apply scenarios. provides understand KM, helps prioritize attention issues, recommends practices manage especially life implementation