Social Sustainability in Construction – An Explorative Study

Zuo, Jian; Jin, Xiaohua; Flynn, Lisa

doi:10.1080/15623599.2012.10773190

Cited by 96 publications

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“…As the important decision making tools for green building practice, these approaches require the good quality of input data. Thus, they are criticized for their limited flexibility of information and time arrangement [102,103]. Therefore, it is necessary to pay greater attention on simplifying and upgrading the existing approaches in GBE, as well as introducing and developing new theoretical approaches.…”

Section: Limitations and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mapping Knowledge in the Economic Areas of Green Building Using Scientometric Analysis

Xue

Skitmore

et al. 2019

Energies

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This paper presents the first inclusive scientometric review of the economic areas of green building (GBE). The aim is to methodically examine and summarize the state-of-the-art of the GBE body of knowledge. To this end, this study analyses 1713 GBE-related bibliographic records retrieved from the Web of Science by using the quantitative method of knowledge mapping. The knowledge base, knowledge domain, and knowledge evolution of how they interacted with each other are explored using document co-citation analysis and keywords co-citation analysis of the existing body of literature. The research findings are informative in recognizing and interpreting the underlying structure and trends in GBE. A knowledge map provides a valuable and instructive understanding of the evolution and status quo of the GBE knowledge body, as well as assisting in recognizing the gaps and deficiencies involved. The results will help in understanding how GBE knowledge is evolving and its role played in green building, and thus provide suggestions of how academic research can enhance sustainability practices in terms of economic area in the future.

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Section: Limitations and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mapping Knowledge in the Economic Areas of Green Building Using Scientometric Analysis

Xue

Skitmore

et al. 2019

Energies

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“…As construction projects tend to be large-scale and long-lasting undertakings, they have a profound impact on the economy, environment, and society [21]. Lack of sustainability in construction may result in environmental damage including massive consumption of non-renewable natural resources, production of solid waste, noise, gas, and water pollution.…”

Section: Sustainable Constructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the past decades, a great deal of research has been done on the assessment of sustainable performance of construction projects and contractor activities [21,[53][54][55]. Trufil and Hunter [56] developed a framework for small and medium contractors to evaluate their sustainability performance via four dimensions, including economic, environment, social and processes.…”

Section: Relationships Between Pcb and Construction Sustainability Pementioning

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How Individual’s Proactive Behavior Helps Construction Sustainability: Exploring the Effects of Project Citizenship Behavior on Project Performance

Guo

Wang

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Sustainability

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Sustainable development has been commonly identified as a vital target in the construction industry. Studies have examined different management strategies and procedures to promote resource utilization efficiency, while the human factors in sustainable construction have received far less attention. This paper investigates the influence of Project Citizenship Behavior (PCB) on project performance in the sustainable construction context. After introducing the concept of “relationship sustainability,” a moderating model is established. Data are collected from 152 experienced construction project managers in China. The results show positive relationships between most dimensions of Project Citizenship Behavior and construction sustainability performance, in spite of the negative effect of taking charge on relationship sustainability. Moreover, the degree of complexity of projects acts as a moderator in the relationship between Project Citizenship Behavior and construction sustainability performance. This paper endeavors to enrich the knowledge of sustainable construction by regarding human behavioral factors as important resources and explaining their effect on project sustainability, thus shedding light on the theory of sustainable construction by extending it to the micro-level analysis, as well as offering guidelines about how to raise the sustainability level of construction projects.

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“…Valdes-Vasquez, et al [14] identified 50 processes for social sustainability consideration during planning and design phase of construction projects, and these processes were categorized into six categories, namely stakeholder engagement, user considerations, team formation, management considerations, impact assessment, and place context. Zuo, et al [27] interviewed domain experts and 26 criteria of social sustainability were identified, which were further discussed from three dimensions, i.e., macro level, external stakeholders, and internal stakeholders. Tilt, et al [7] applied SIA to explore social impacts in a large dam project.…”

Section: Social Performance Of Construction Projectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating Social Performance of Construction Projects: An Empirical Study

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The concept of sustainable development is gaining increasing popularity in construction industry. Previous studies have prioritized on the sustainable performance of construction projects from perspectives of economy and environment, social performance of construction projects has not drawn much attention. Social performance of construction projects refers to the extent which the projects meet the needs of current and future generations. Therefore, social performance of construction projects is critical for project success as well as social sustainability. However, a systematic framework for evaluating social performance of construction projects is absent. At the same time, existing methods are time-consuming and subject to certain degree of subjectivity. To overcome these limitations, the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) method is introduced in this paper to evaluate social performance of construction projects. A real-world hospital redevelopment project was employed as an empirical study to develop the systematic framework for social performance evaluation using FAHP method. By analyzing previous studies and the hospital redevelopment project, a systematic framework with 18 indicators of five dimensions (i.e., socio-economy development, socio-environment development, social flexibility, public service development, and environment and resource conservation) was developed. Social performance of two proposed schemes for hospital redevelopment project were evaluated using the FAHP approach. Results show Scheme 2 has a relative higher social performance sore than that of Scheme 1 and the hospital redevelopment project would improve socio-economy development, socio-environment development, social flexibility, and public service development, while it brings challenges to environment and resource conservation. More seriously, results indicate the hospital project may threaten healthcare and disease prevention of the local communities. Therefore, more measures should be taken to improve social performance of the hospital redevelopment project. The empirical study shows the proposed framework using FAHP method is viable for conducting social performance evaluation of construction projects, which could be helpful to improve social performance, reduce negative social impacts, and contribute to the social sustainability of construction projects.

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Social Sustainability in Construction – An Explorative Study

Cited by 96 publications

References 17 publications

Mapping Knowledge in the Economic Areas of Green Building Using Scientometric Analysis

Mapping Knowledge in the Economic Areas of Green Building Using Scientometric Analysis

How Individual’s Proactive Behavior Helps Construction Sustainability: Exploring the Effects of Project Citizenship Behavior on Project Performance

Evaluating Social Performance of Construction Projects: An Empirical Study

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