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Article: Social sustainability indicators of public construction megaprojects in China
Title | Social sustainability indicators of public construction megaprojects in China |
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Authors | |
Keywords | China Factor analysis Indicators Megaprojects Social sustainability |
Issue Date | 2018 |
Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.pubs.asce.org/journals/up.html |
Citation | Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 2018, v. 144 n. 4, article no. 04018034 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The development of public construction megaprojects in China has been booming during the last decade, and projects of this type are expected to achieve sustainability economically, socially, and environmentally. Despite this, their social sustainability level is relatively low and is yet to be improved. A potentially important reason is the lack of a comprehensive evaluation mechanism to determine if public megaprojects are socially sustainable in the Chinese context. As a prelude to the development of such a mechanism, this paper provides a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the various social sustainability indicators (SSIs) involved from a multistakeholder perspective. Different research methods (e.g., literature review and questionnaire survey) are adopted to collect the relevant information, both locally and internationally. The data are then analyzed with various statistical techniques in terms of mean score ranking, tests of Kendall's coefficient of concordance, Spearman's rank correlation, and factor analysis. The results uncover six sets of SSIs: improved quality of daily life, appropriate macropolicies, harmonious connections with the surroundings, unique local identity, effective public participation, and others. The work is validated by interviews, and the comments raised by the interviewees are reported. The research findings are expected to benefit both the government and the construction industry at large for better addressing social concerns when delivering public megaprojects in China. © 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/274861 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.7 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.506 |
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dc.contributor.author | Li, HY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, XL | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ng, TST | - |
dc.contributor.author | Skitmore, RM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dong, YH | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-10T02:30:24Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-09-10T02:30:24Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 2018, v. 144 n. 4, article no. 04018034 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0733-9488 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/274861 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The development of public construction megaprojects in China has been booming during the last decade, and projects of this type are expected to achieve sustainability economically, socially, and environmentally. Despite this, their social sustainability level is relatively low and is yet to be improved. A potentially important reason is the lack of a comprehensive evaluation mechanism to determine if public megaprojects are socially sustainable in the Chinese context. As a prelude to the development of such a mechanism, this paper provides a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the various social sustainability indicators (SSIs) involved from a multistakeholder perspective. Different research methods (e.g., literature review and questionnaire survey) are adopted to collect the relevant information, both locally and internationally. The data are then analyzed with various statistical techniques in terms of mean score ranking, tests of Kendall's coefficient of concordance, Spearman's rank correlation, and factor analysis. The results uncover six sets of SSIs: improved quality of daily life, appropriate macropolicies, harmonious connections with the surroundings, unique local identity, effective public participation, and others. The work is validated by interviews, and the comments raised by the interviewees are reported. The research findings are expected to benefit both the government and the construction industry at large for better addressing social concerns when delivering public megaprojects in China. © 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.pubs.asce.org/journals/up.html | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Urban Planning and Development | - |
dc.rights | Journal of Urban Planning and Development. Copyright © American Society of Civil Engineers. | - |
dc.rights | This material may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This material may be found at [URL/link of abstract in the ASCE Library or Civil Engineering Database]. | - |
dc.subject | China | - |
dc.subject | Factor analysis | - |
dc.subject | Indicators | - |
dc.subject | Megaprojects | - |
dc.subject | Social sustainability | - |
dc.title | Social sustainability indicators of public construction megaprojects in China | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Ng, TST: tstng@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Ng, TST=rp00158 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000472 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85052291553 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 303365 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 144 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 04018034 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 04018034 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000466820900020 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0733-9488 | - |