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City growth and its resulted environmental issues are promoting a citywide application of sustainable steel structures. However, designers and constructors often hold conflicting perspectives on the sustainable construction of steel structures, which has been identified as a barrier to achieve sustainability in this area. Given that the existing sustainability indicator systems of steel structures are either design-oriented or construction-driven, this study aims to develop a new one by synthesizing both designers’ and contractors’ opinions in the development of such indicators. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to identify potential indicators. A questionnaire survey was then used to collect the viewpoints of designers and constructors on the identified indicators. Finally, a fuzzy set algorithm and hierarchical clustering were employed to detect the indicators’ relationships. The results present a three-dimensional indicator system composed of social-technical sustainability, greenness, and economic sustainability. Furthermore, it is found that designers and constructors have discrepant opinions on social-technical sustainability and greenness, while their views on economic sustainability are similar. The research findings provide managerial hints to the attainment of sustainable steel structures and enhance stakeholders’ understanding of design-and-construction integration in steel structure projects.
Rui Liu; Xin Hu; Kunhui Ye; Ke Cao; Wenhui Zhu; Jian Zuo. Perspective Discrepancy between Designers and Constructors on the Sustainability of Steel Structures: Are They Synthesizable? Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 7430 .
AMA StyleRui Liu, Xin Hu, Kunhui Ye, Ke Cao, Wenhui Zhu, Jian Zuo. Perspective Discrepancy between Designers and Constructors on the Sustainability of Steel Structures: Are They Synthesizable? Applied Sciences. 2021; 11 (16):7430.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRui Liu; Xin Hu; Kunhui Ye; Ke Cao; Wenhui Zhu; Jian Zuo. 2021. "Perspective Discrepancy between Designers and Constructors on the Sustainability of Steel Structures: Are They Synthesizable?" Applied Sciences 11, no. 16: 7430.
The cross-regional mobility of waste has become an important approach to achieve a higher waste recycling rate in some countries. However, there is a lack of study to examine the associated environmental impacts. To address this gap, a life cycle thinking based environmental assessment model with 12 indicators was developed. The foreground data obtained in this study came from multiple sources and the background data was mainly obtained from GaBi Professional. Three main scenario settings including 51 sub-scenarios were developed. The results show that at current situation in Australia, the environmental impact in terms of GWP 100 years shows -6.73E+11 kg CO 2 -Equiv., AP -2.92E+09 kg SO2 -Equiv., EP -5.18E+07 kg Phosphate-Equiv., and Land occupation 3.55E+06 m 3 . The results showed that if the recycling rate passed 50%, the environmental impacts deduction value of recycling will surpass the environmental impacts. Amongst the waste materials, steel is a critical contributor to the environmental impacts for most environmental indicators. This study revealed that if the cross-regional mobility of C&D waste increases the overall recycling rate of the waste generated in all regions involved, it can reduce the environmental impacts of the waste, and vice versa. This study gains the knowledge of environmental impacts of the cross-regional mobility of C&D waste, which is largely overlooked in previous studies. Meanwhile, it provides the index and fundamental data for the development of LCA methodology in assessing the performance of C&D waste management. Future studies should seek for more local background data and up-to-date environmental impacts data.
Huanyu Wu; Jian Zuo; George Zillante; Jiayuan Wang; Huabo Duan. Environmental impacts of cross-regional mobility of construction and demolition waste: An Australia Study. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2021, 174, 105805 .
AMA StyleHuanyu Wu, Jian Zuo, George Zillante, Jiayuan Wang, Huabo Duan. Environmental impacts of cross-regional mobility of construction and demolition waste: An Australia Study. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2021; 174 ():105805.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuanyu Wu; Jian Zuo; George Zillante; Jiayuan Wang; Huabo Duan. 2021. "Environmental impacts of cross-regional mobility of construction and demolition waste: An Australia Study." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 174, no. : 105805.
Overwhelmed plastic waste has been gradually appreciated as a global problematic issue. Scientific efforts either dedicated to comprehending its distribution and detrimental impacts on the environment or management measures to contain it. However, there is a concern asymmetry between the knowledge of detrimental impacts of plastic waste and corresponding mitigation measures. Microplastics in the marine ecosystem is the foremost research hotspot in terms of plastic waste's detrimental impacts. Recycling plastic waste is the utmost research topic in terms of plastic waste management. Plastic pollutants derived from plastic waste contaminates the environment and ultimately threatens human health. Current measures aimed at reducing the plastic waste ended in the environment via recycling, and emphasised its retention of material value via circular economy. However, these measures did not prioritise taking direct action to mitigate the threats to human health. This review aims to bridge these two research ends of plastic waste that provides a holistic view of this problematic issue. The keywords analysis function in VOSviewer is adopted in this study to map out the state-of-the-art of existing research in plastic waste. Four research mainstreams are highlighted: (1) Environmental concerns of plastic waste in aquatic ecosystems; (2) Potential threats to human health; (3) Plastic waste reduction options and recycling methods; (4) Plastic waste thermochemical treatment. Consequently, a future research agenda is proposed.
Liancheng Li; Jian Zuo; Xiaoguang Duan; Shaobin Wang; Kunsheng Hu; Ruidong Chang. Impacts and mitigation measures of plastic waste: A critical review. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2021, 90, 106642 .
AMA StyleLiancheng Li, Jian Zuo, Xiaoguang Duan, Shaobin Wang, Kunsheng Hu, Ruidong Chang. Impacts and mitigation measures of plastic waste: A critical review. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2021; 90 ():106642.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiancheng Li; Jian Zuo; Xiaoguang Duan; Shaobin Wang; Kunsheng Hu; Ruidong Chang. 2021. "Impacts and mitigation measures of plastic waste: A critical review." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 90, no. : 106642.
Taking environmental protection into consideration, China introduced the new Environmental Protection Tax Law in 2018, which levies taxes for pollutants with higher standards. The vast majority of existing studies have investigated the impacts of environmental taxes (ETs) at the city level or province level. In contrast, we estimate their effects on pollutant reductions for fossil-fuel power plants in 30 provinces in China. Our results show that ETs have positive effects on pollutant emission reductions compared with the pollution discharge fee policy. We provide empirical evidence that sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx), and dust from fossil fuel power plants significantly decreased by 2.186 (7.7%), 1.550 (6.84%), and 1.064 (16.1%) tons, respectively, after the implementation of the policy. Moreover, there is an inverted U-shape relationship between pollutant emission reductions and tax rates. We offer further evidence that they play a limited role in high environmental regulation regions. Finally, we compare how different types of firms responded to ETs. The results show that ETs have limited effects on pollutant reductions for large state-owned coal power plants, which may have achieved environmental transformation to a certain extent. Therefore, policymakers could consider promoting tax rates in areas with low tax rates and strengthening tax breaks to stimulate firms to achieve pollutant reduction. In addition, local governments should set tax rates taking regional environmental regulation levels and firm heterogeneity into account.
Panni Li; Zhongguo Lin; Huibin Du; Tong Feng; Jian Zuo. Do environmental taxes reduce air pollution? Evidence from fossil-fuel power plants in China. Journal of Environmental Management 2021, 295, 113112 .
AMA StylePanni Li, Zhongguo Lin, Huibin Du, Tong Feng, Jian Zuo. Do environmental taxes reduce air pollution? Evidence from fossil-fuel power plants in China. Journal of Environmental Management. 2021; 295 ():113112.
Chicago/Turabian StylePanni Li; Zhongguo Lin; Huibin Du; Tong Feng; Jian Zuo. 2021. "Do environmental taxes reduce air pollution? Evidence from fossil-fuel power plants in China." Journal of Environmental Management 295, no. : 113112.
Economic cost is decisive for the development of different power generation. Life cycle cost (LCC) is a useful tool in calculating the cost at all life stages of electricity generation. This study improves the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) model as the LCC calculation methods from three aspects, including considering the quantification of external cost, expanding the compositions of internal cost, and discounting power generation. The improved LCOE model is applied to three representative kinds of power generation, namely, coal-fired, biomass, and wind power in China, in the base year 2015. The external cost is quantified based on the ReCiPe model and an economic value conversion factor system. Results show that the internal cost of coal-fired, biomass, and wind power are 0.049, 0.098, and 0.081 USD/kWh, separately. With the quantification of external cost, the LCCs of the three are 0.275, 0.249, and 0.081 USD/kWh, respectively. Sensitivity analysis is conducted on the discount rate and five cost factors, namely, the capital cost, raw material cost, operational and maintenance cost (O&M cost), other annual costs, and external costs. The results provide a quantitative reference for decision makings of electricity production and consumption.
Xueliang Yuan; Leping Chen; Xuerou Sheng; Mengyue Liu; Yue Xu; Yuzhou Tang; Qingsong Wang; Qiao Ma; Jian Zuo. Life Cycle Cost of Electricity Production: A Comparative Study of Coal-Fired, Biomass, and Wind Power in China. Energies 2021, 14, 3463 .
AMA StyleXueliang Yuan, Leping Chen, Xuerou Sheng, Mengyue Liu, Yue Xu, Yuzhou Tang, Qingsong Wang, Qiao Ma, Jian Zuo. Life Cycle Cost of Electricity Production: A Comparative Study of Coal-Fired, Biomass, and Wind Power in China. Energies. 2021; 14 (12):3463.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXueliang Yuan; Leping Chen; Xuerou Sheng; Mengyue Liu; Yue Xu; Yuzhou Tang; Qingsong Wang; Qiao Ma; Jian Zuo. 2021. "Life Cycle Cost of Electricity Production: A Comparative Study of Coal-Fired, Biomass, and Wind Power in China." Energies 14, no. 12: 3463.
The construction industry exerts tremendous impacts on the environment, particularly C&D waste has become one of the major pollutants generated by the construction industry. The recycling of C&D waste could generate various benefits from environmental, economic and social aspects. To improve the effects of recycling measures and inform the planning of recycling facilities, the paper develops the concept of “socio-ecological-economic vulnerability” and aims to propose a framework to understand the vulnerability of the regional C&D waste recycling network. The ecological vulnerability aspect includes factors such as energy, water, emission, biodiversity, etc. The social vulnerability aspect includes factors such as occupational health and safety, social acceptance, employment, etc. The economic vulnerability aspect includes factors such as supply fluctuations, demand fluctuations, operation risks, etc. These factors then develop to the ecological vulnerability index, social vulnerability index, and economic vulnerability index. Finally, all the index aggregates to the social-ecological-economic vulnerability for C&D waste recycling networks. By using the vulnerability assessment, relevant decision makers could identify the weakest parts of the regional recycling network in various dimensions, and any endeavors to improve the performance of these parts is an optimization of the whole regional recycling network.
Jian Zuo; Hongping Yuan; George Zillante; Huanyu Wu; Jiayuan Wang; Si Chen. A Framework to Understand the Vulnerability of C&D Waste Recycling Networks. Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate 2021, 1533 -1542.
AMA StyleJian Zuo, Hongping Yuan, George Zillante, Huanyu Wu, Jiayuan Wang, Si Chen. A Framework to Understand the Vulnerability of C&D Waste Recycling Networks. Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate. 2021; ():1533-1542.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJian Zuo; Hongping Yuan; George Zillante; Huanyu Wu; Jiayuan Wang; Si Chen. 2021. "A Framework to Understand the Vulnerability of C&D Waste Recycling Networks." Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate , no. : 1533-1542.
This paper aims to propose a comprehensive framework for a clear description of system boundary conditions in life cycle energy assessment (LCEA) analysis in order to promote the incorporation of embodied energy impacts into building energy-efficiency regulations (BEERs). The proposed framework was developed based on an extensive review of 66 studies representing 243 case studies in over 15 countries. The framework consists of six distinctive dimensions, i.e., temporal, physical, methodological, hypothetical, spatial, and functional. These dimensions encapsulate 15 components collectively. The proposed framework possesses two key characteristics; first, its application facilitates defining the conditions of a system boundary within a transparent context. This consequently leads to increasing reliability of obtained LCEA results for decision-making purposes since any particular conditions (e.g., truncation or assumption) considered in establishing the boundaries of a system under study can be revealed. Second, the use of a framework can also provide a meaningful basis for cross comparing cases within a global context. This characteristic can further result in identifying best practices for the design of buildings with low life cycle energy use performance. Furthermore, this paper applies the proposed framework to analyse the LCEA performance of a case study in Adelaide, Australia. Thereafter, the framework is utilised to cross compare the achieved LCEA results with a case study retrieved from literature in order to demonstrate the framework’s capacity for cross comparison. The results indicate the capability of the framework for maintaining transparency in establishing a system boundary in an LCEA analysis, as well as a standardised basis for cross comparing cases. This study also offers recommendations for policy makers in the building sector to incorporate embodied energy into BEERs.
Hossein Omrany; Veronica Soebarto; Jian Zuo; Ruidong Chang. A Comprehensive Framework for Standardising System Boundary Definition in Life Cycle Energy Assessments. Buildings 2021, 11, 230 .
AMA StyleHossein Omrany, Veronica Soebarto, Jian Zuo, Ruidong Chang. A Comprehensive Framework for Standardising System Boundary Definition in Life Cycle Energy Assessments. Buildings. 2021; 11 (6):230.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHossein Omrany; Veronica Soebarto; Jian Zuo; Ruidong Chang. 2021. "A Comprehensive Framework for Standardising System Boundary Definition in Life Cycle Energy Assessments." Buildings 11, no. 6: 230.
Close interorganizational collaboration plays a crucial role in achieving the sustainable goals of green building projects. Therefore, it is imperative to optimize interorganizational collaboration networks through mutual coupling between stakeholders. Few studies on collaborative networks in green building projects have focused on the network micromechanisms of dynamic collaborations among stakeholders. A stochastic actor-oriented model is developed in this study to investigate how collaborative networks evolve over time in green building project implementations. Furthermore, how the micromechanism influences this evolution was assessed using longitudinal data relating to green building projects in Shanghai from 2014 to 2018. The results showed that the size and density of collaborative networks increased with the entry of new organizations over time. The structure-based preferential attachment effect, the triadic closure effect, the ownership similarity effect, the geographic proximity effect, and the cognitive proximity effect positively affect the evolution of dynamic collaborative networks at the microlevel. This study helps to better understand the interactions between organizations during the implementation practices of green building projects. In addition, the dynamics of the interorganizational relationship were investigated from the network microlevel. These results enriched the existing body of knowledge on the dynamic collaborative network of stakeholders in green building projects. These findings are valuable for practitioners, and enable the development of corresponding strategies to promote the interorganizational collaboration and achieve higher performance in green building projects.
Guofeng Qiang; Dongping Cao; Guangdong Wu; Xianbo Zhao; Jian Zuo. Dynamics of Collaborative Networks for Green Building Projects: Case Study of Shanghai. Journal of Management in Engineering 2021, 37, 05021001 .
AMA StyleGuofeng Qiang, Dongping Cao, Guangdong Wu, Xianbo Zhao, Jian Zuo. Dynamics of Collaborative Networks for Green Building Projects: Case Study of Shanghai. Journal of Management in Engineering. 2021; 37 (3):05021001.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuofeng Qiang; Dongping Cao; Guangdong Wu; Xianbo Zhao; Jian Zuo. 2021. "Dynamics of Collaborative Networks for Green Building Projects: Case Study of Shanghai." Journal of Management in Engineering 37, no. 3: 05021001.
Due to the rapid social and economic development, the past decades have witnessed the improvement of human being's quality of life and the speedy development of the construction industry. Meanwhile, the illegal dumping of solid waste has presented a significant issue. By using the method of systematic review, this study critically examined the literature related to illegal dumping that were published since 1990, and analyzed the current status and future trends of related research. Results show that the current studies on illegal dumping mainly focus on four perspectives: environmental science and toxicology, economics, management, and the use of emerging technologies. This critical review revealed that although the issue of illegal dumping has been widely recognized in recent years, some questions remain unanswered. Therefore, a future research agenda is proposed. These include: (1) Identifying the migration of pollutants in the food chain during the illegal dumping; (2) Implementing targeted treatment of illegal dumping pollutants; (3) Improving the stakeholder decision analysis model; (4) Expanding the scope of research on stakeholders of illegal dumping; (5) Formulating an unified evaluation standard for the related costs of illegal dumping; (6) Strengthening the evaluation of the interaction effects of influencing factors; (7) Comparing the effects of different types of factors; (8) the exploration of other influencing factors; (9) Analyzing illegal dumping by combining big data with the amount of solid waste; (10) Combining with monitoring to analyze the illegal dumping of household waste.
Linwei Du; He Xu; Jian Zuo. Status quo of illegal dumping research: Way forward. Journal of Environmental Management 2021, 290, 112601 .
AMA StyleLinwei Du, He Xu, Jian Zuo. Status quo of illegal dumping research: Way forward. Journal of Environmental Management. 2021; 290 ():112601.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLinwei Du; He Xu; Jian Zuo. 2021. "Status quo of illegal dumping research: Way forward." Journal of Environmental Management 290, no. : 112601.
China’s cross-border pollution problem has attracted a growing level of attention from the domestic and international community. The elimination of environmental pollution greatly depends on professional environmental protection companies. China’s environmental protection industry has sustained a rapid growth with 26.9% annual growing rate of output value since 2011. To effectively discover the potential investment fields and regions, this study examines the spatial distribution of 53 A-Share Listed Environmental Companies (ASLEC) in China and their 927 subsidiaries. Methods of hot spot analysis, Pearson’s correlation analysis and coarsened exact matching were employed in our paper to reveal the spatial distribution characteristics of environmental protection industry and their main influencing indicators. Results show that ASLEC invested over US$ 13 billion distributed in 210 cities in China in 2017. Treatment of wastewater and municipal solid waste related to traditional water supply, drainage and sanitation are the main businesses of the environmental protection industry in China. This is because these businesses belong to conventional urban municipal works with low technological requirement and high economic return. Therefore, the government should support those environmental protection businesses with fine technology, such as air pollution prevention and industrial waste control. Our study also reveals that there is a strong and positive correlation between municipal indicators and environmental protection investment. This indicates that the municipal works attract much more investment of environmental protection companies than heavy industries. The eastern region of China remains a hot spot for investment whereas the investment in the western region increased significantly in 2017. The potential of future development will be located in the central and western regions. For serious air pollution and large-scale industrial transfer from eastern regions to the central and western regions in China, there is lack of industrialization environmental protection capacity to fulfill the ambitious national pollution reduction target. This opportunity implies to attract more investments from international environmental protection companies.
Lien-Chieh Lee; Yuan Wang; Guozhu Mao; Jian Zuo; Zhibin Wang; Musa J. Sanyang; George Zillante; Yun Sun; Tan Xu. Spatial characteristic of environmental protection businesses: a study of A-Share Listed Environmental Companies in China. Environment, Development and Sustainability 2021, 1 -20.
AMA StyleLien-Chieh Lee, Yuan Wang, Guozhu Mao, Jian Zuo, Zhibin Wang, Musa J. Sanyang, George Zillante, Yun Sun, Tan Xu. Spatial characteristic of environmental protection businesses: a study of A-Share Listed Environmental Companies in China. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2021; ():1-20.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLien-Chieh Lee; Yuan Wang; Guozhu Mao; Jian Zuo; Zhibin Wang; Musa J. Sanyang; George Zillante; Yun Sun; Tan Xu. 2021. "Spatial characteristic of environmental protection businesses: a study of A-Share Listed Environmental Companies in China." Environment, Development and Sustainability , no. : 1-20.
Purpose This study aims to explore the influence of the strength of ties (strong ties and weak ties) on contractual flexibility (term flexibility and process flexibility) and relationship quality among stakeholders in a megaproject network. Design/methodology/approach This study, via a questionnaire survey, collected 380 valid responses from megaproject professionals (including project managers, department managers and project engineers). The data were analyzed using least squares structural equation modeling. Findings The results show that both strong ties and weak ties have positive effects on relationship quality. The introduction of contractual flexibility can help improve relationship quality by combining the positive effects of the strength of ties. Interestingly, the indirect influence of strong ties on relationship quality is mainly due to term flexibility. However, the influence of process flexibility is not significant, while weak ties have an indirect influence through term flexibility and process flexibility. Research limitations/implications This study, while helpful to megaproject management both in theory and practice, is nevertheless subject to several limitations. First, this study only considers the impact of the strength of ties on contractual flexibility and relationship quality; other factors, such as environmental uncertainty, are not explored. Second, the sample data are limited to just a few regions of China. Future research should cover other influencing factors, in order to make the model more substantial; data should also be collected from different cultural and industrial sources, thereby extending and further verifying the results. Originality/value This study makes three contributions to extant megaproject literature. First, this study provides a deep and nuanced understanding of the strength of ties. With the distinction between strong ties and weak ties clearly explained, this research furnishes a subtler understanding of relationship governance than has previously been achieved. Second, by precisely identifying the mechanism of how contract flexibility improves contract control and coordination functions, this research offers a complementary view of how contractual flexibility positively contributes to cooperation and relationship quality. Third, this study identifies which dimension of the strength of ties is more influential. This brings a new explanation for the previous controversy and offers some insight into the determinants of how to improve relationship quality in Chinese megaprojects.
Zhibin Hu; Guangdong Wu; Xianbo Zhao; Jian Zuo; Shicong Wen. How does the strength of ties influence relationship quality in Chinese megaprojects? The mediating role of contractual flexibility. Baltic Journal of Management 2021, 16, 366 -385.
AMA StyleZhibin Hu, Guangdong Wu, Xianbo Zhao, Jian Zuo, Shicong Wen. How does the strength of ties influence relationship quality in Chinese megaprojects? The mediating role of contractual flexibility. Baltic Journal of Management. 2021; 16 (3):366-385.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhibin Hu; Guangdong Wu; Xianbo Zhao; Jian Zuo; Shicong Wen. 2021. "How does the strength of ties influence relationship quality in Chinese megaprojects? The mediating role of contractual flexibility." Baltic Journal of Management 16, no. 3: 366-385.
Prefabricated construction (PC) has been recognized as the popular research field in the last few decades. However the bibliometric analysis of existing prefabrication field is insufficient. Especially, there is a lack of comprehensive bibliometric analysis of prefabrication, because most of literature review papers focus on the management of prefabrication. In this study, all literature related to prefabricated construction are included such as: material, mechanics and management in order to provide entire insights to this field. The bibliometric analysis is employed to critically evaluate 1480 articles published during 1966–2018 and identify the top influential authors, contributing organizations and journals related to the PC. Moreover, the most cited articles and keyword co-occurrence network analysis are obtained in network analysis. Future research directions were identified as well.
Yulun Pan; Huanyu Wu; Jiguo Wang; Jingru Ll; Jian Zuo. Prefabricated Construction: A Bibliometric Analysis. Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate 2021, 681 -693.
AMA StyleYulun Pan, Huanyu Wu, Jiguo Wang, Jingru Ll, Jian Zuo. Prefabricated Construction: A Bibliometric Analysis. Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate. 2021; ():681-693.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYulun Pan; Huanyu Wu; Jiguo Wang; Jingru Ll; Jian Zuo. 2021. "Prefabricated Construction: A Bibliometric Analysis." Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate , no. : 681-693.
The tourism industry contributes significantly to the growth of the global economy and is considered to be strongly associated with a large amounts of water and energy consumption. In this study, the tourism water footprint (TWF) and the tourism energy footprint (TEF) of 138 sectors were investigated to examine the water-energy-food (W-E-F) nexus in the Chinese tourism industry from 2012 to 2017 by developing the water- and energy-based environmentally extended input-output analysis with the tourism satellite account. This study revealed that the W-E-F supply groups consumed total 15,556 million m3 of water and 4,964 million tce of energy to support the Chinese tourism industry. The largest contributor to the total TWF is the indirect water use from the food supply group (65%), while the largest proportion of total TEF is contributed by the direct energy use from 11 tourism direct sectors (63%), most especially the air transport sector. A much larger growth of the tourism industry was observed in 2017 compared to that of 2012. The structure decomposition analysis revealed that the growth of the overall water and energy consumption of China tourism is mainly driven by the growth of the total tourism expenditure, i.e. the scale effect. It is the same case for the food supply group associated with the Chinese tourism industry. In contrast, the contribution of the changes to the tourism expenditure composition is relatively low. Furthermore, the growth in water and energy consumption can be offset effectively by reducing the water and energy use coefficient and adjusting the economic production structure of tourism and its associated food supply group. In sum, the food supply and air transport sectors play a crucial role in the water-energy-food nexus of the tourism industry. Therefore, in the future, focus should be placed on improving the water and energy use efficiency of these sectors as well as enhancing their production structures.
Lien-Chieh Lee; Yuan Wang; Jian Zuo. The nexus of water-energy-food in China's tourism industry. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2020, 164, 105157 -105157.
AMA StyleLien-Chieh Lee, Yuan Wang, Jian Zuo. The nexus of water-energy-food in China's tourism industry. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2020; 164 ():105157-105157.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLien-Chieh Lee; Yuan Wang; Jian Zuo. 2020. "The nexus of water-energy-food in China's tourism industry." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 164, no. : 105157-105157.
Purpose There is an increasing level of recognition of the pressing issues associated with climate change and resource depletion. As a result, it is well recognised that higher education institutions bear responsibilities to promote “sustainable development”. Many universities have adopted green building practices in the construction of their building infrastructure. A variety of Green Building Rating Tools (GBRTs) have been designed to facilitate green building developments. Thus, the aim of this research is to identify mechanisms to improve current GBRTs in terms of waste management (WM) practices by using green star accredited educational buildings in Australia. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach was adopted in this study to achieve the research aim by conducting three case studies of educational buildings in South Australia. Thirty three interviews were carried out in a face-to-face, semi-structured manner and project documentations were reviewed. The participants were asked to provide their expert opinions on the GS initiative and its ability to minimise waste generation, the impact of the GS initiative on solid WM practices and problems associated with the implementation process of the GS initiative. Data was analysed using code-based content analysis using the NVivo software package. Tables and figures were used as the visualization technique to present an expedient understanding in a holistic manner. Findings Findings showed that the Green Star (GS) initiative drives change in the way current practices are performed in the Australian construction industry. However, this study revealed that WM targets outlined in the GS initiative are not challenging enough. Thus, suggestions are provided in this research to improve the WM aspects of GS initiatives by looking beyond a focus on “sustainability” and “waste minimisation” towards a focus on regenerative environments. Originality/value These findings are valuable for practitioners and policymakers seeking to improve WM practices and to address issues associated with climate change and resource depletion.
Nilupa Udawatta; Jian Zuo; Keri Chiveralls; George Zillante. From green buildings to living buildings? Rating schemes and waste management practices in Australian educational buildings. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 2020, 28, 1278 -1294.
AMA StyleNilupa Udawatta, Jian Zuo, Keri Chiveralls, George Zillante. From green buildings to living buildings? Rating schemes and waste management practices in Australian educational buildings. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 2020; 28 (4):1278-1294.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNilupa Udawatta; Jian Zuo; Keri Chiveralls; George Zillante. 2020. "From green buildings to living buildings? Rating schemes and waste management practices in Australian educational buildings." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 28, no. 4: 1278-1294.
Landfilling is a critical method in managing massive generated C&D waste, and the appropriate selection of C&D waste landfill sites can reduce the impacts of landfilling. This study proposes an approach combined F-AHP and GIS to select suitable C&D waste landfills. The proposed model considers multiple factors from environmental, social and economic aspects. A case study of Shenzhen, China, is undertaken to showcase the implementation of the proposed model. It is found that about 25 million m2 of land has the potential to be used for C&D waste landfills in the study case, but the actual usable land is limited as some lands are too small for a landfill site. The study contributes to the waste management discipline as it provides an improved framework for selecting a landfill site. Besides, the landfill site selection procedure and results have practical implications for urban planning.
Zhikun Ding; Menglian Zhu; Huanyu Wu; Jian Zuo. Information system with multiple data layer approach to select the C&D waste landfilling infrastructure. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2020, 27, 38788 -38804.
AMA StyleZhikun Ding, Menglian Zhu, Huanyu Wu, Jian Zuo. Information system with multiple data layer approach to select the C&D waste landfilling infrastructure. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2020; 27 (31):38788-38804.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhikun Ding; Menglian Zhu; Huanyu Wu; Jian Zuo. 2020. "Information system with multiple data layer approach to select the C&D waste landfilling infrastructure." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27, no. 31: 38788-38804.
City dwellers are critical stakeholders in the case of urban water environment treatment Public-Private Partnership projects (UWETP-PPP). This type of partnership is increasingly popular in China. Accordingly, public satisfaction should be considered in any performance evaluation of such a partnership. However, little attention has been paid to identify factors that affect public satisfaction with UWETP-PPP in scholarly studies. To address this gap, this case study aims to apply structural equation modeling (SEM) to explain and identify the determinants of public satisfaction with UWETP-PPP in Xuchang, China. Furthermore, the findings from this case study are intended to inform the development of more effective management strategies for a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) using importance-performance analysis (IPA). A total of 240 questionnaires on public satisfaction were collected through the case of the water environment treatment and ecological restoration project in Xuchang, China. This paper firstly employs exploratory factor analysis to extract 6 primary factors from 33 preliminary indicators that affect the public satisfaction with an UWETP-PPP to determine the factor structure of the model. Then, confirmatory factor analysis was used to verify the goodness of fit between the model and original data. Finally, IPA was applied to assist SPV in diagnosing potential management defects and determine the priority of water environment treatment for the sample of respondents based on SEM analysis. These findings provide a reference for the evaluation of public satisfaction in eco-environmental PPP projects. Moreover, the findings can inform strategic analysis to improve the allocation of limited resources more effectively.
Huimin Li; Lelin Lv; Jian Zuo; Katharine Bartsch; Lunyan Wang; Qing Xia. Determinants of public satisfaction with an Urban Water environment treatment PPP project in Xuchang, China. Sustainable Cities and Society 2020, 60, 102244 .
AMA StyleHuimin Li, Lelin Lv, Jian Zuo, Katharine Bartsch, Lunyan Wang, Qing Xia. Determinants of public satisfaction with an Urban Water environment treatment PPP project in Xuchang, China. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2020; 60 ():102244.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuimin Li; Lelin Lv; Jian Zuo; Katharine Bartsch; Lunyan Wang; Qing Xia. 2020. "Determinants of public satisfaction with an Urban Water environment treatment PPP project in Xuchang, China." Sustainable Cities and Society 60, no. : 102244.
There is a growing need to recycle construction and demolition waste (CDW) in order to treat the huge amount of CDW in many metropolises of China. However, the CDW recycling industry is still in its initial stage and developed unevenly across various areas of China. In spite of some qualitative discussions, the quantitative analysis of crucial policies to the development of CDW recycling industry was overlooked. Through literature review, nine influential policy instruments were identified in term of three categories, i.e. control and command policy, market-based policy and information-based policy. The stepwise regression analysis was employed to explore the relationships between the influential policies and the development level of CDW recycling industry in 52 sample Chinese cities. The results demonstrated that Green Product Label, Charge and Tax and Technical Standards had statistically significant association with the development of CDW recycling industry in sample cities. In the surveyed cities, Charge or Tax was the most common policy tool (84.6%), but Green Product Label (7.7%) and Technological standards (11.5%) were rather less frequently employed. According to the results, Green Product Label and Technical Standards should be given higher priority. In addition, landfill charge should be introduced as a fundamental impetus. These results provide directions for other cities to facilitate the development of their CDW recycling industry.
Jingru Li; Yun Yao; Jian Zuo; Jinggang Li. Key policies to the development of construction and demolition waste recycling industry in China. Waste Management 2020, 108, 137 -143.
AMA StyleJingru Li, Yun Yao, Jian Zuo, Jinggang Li. Key policies to the development of construction and demolition waste recycling industry in China. Waste Management. 2020; 108 ():137-143.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJingru Li; Yun Yao; Jian Zuo; Jinggang Li. 2020. "Key policies to the development of construction and demolition waste recycling industry in China." Waste Management 108, no. : 137-143.
This paper examines the social integration of individuals in the Fuling District, Chongqing Municipality, China, following the construction of the Three Gorges Project. The experience of these individuals is defined as a case of project-induced displacement and resettlement. Specifically, the paper focuses on the effects of multilevel social capital on social integration at three different life stages, i.e. young adults, middle-aged people, and the elderly. Social capital is classified into two levels in this study, i.e. individual social capital (e.g. strong ties or weak ties) and community social capital (e.g. social interaction, social trust, and neighborly reciprocity). A total of 620 eligible participants were interviewed in six resettled communities. A multilevel analysis was applied to the data. The results revealed that the specific life stage plays a moderating role in the effects of social capital on social integration. Similarly, social integration is affected by the relationships between individual and community social capital for young and middle adults. This study revealed that strong ties were positively associated with social integration for young adults. In contrast, weak ties compromised social integration for middle-aged people and the elderly. The positive effects of social interaction were observed for middle-aged people and the elderly. Neighborly reciprocity was positive for young adults and middle-aged people. The positive effects of social trust remained stable across different life stages. The study concludes that social capital should be cultivated according to the specific needs of adults depending on their life stages.
Yang Wang; Meiling Gao; Jian Zuo; Katharine Bartsch. Social capital and social integration after project-induced displacement and resettlement: exploring the impact on three life stages in the Three Gorges Project. The Social Science Journal 2020, 1 -19.
AMA StyleYang Wang, Meiling Gao, Jian Zuo, Katharine Bartsch. Social capital and social integration after project-induced displacement and resettlement: exploring the impact on three life stages in the Three Gorges Project. The Social Science Journal. 2020; ():1-19.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang Wang; Meiling Gao; Jian Zuo; Katharine Bartsch. 2020. "Social capital and social integration after project-induced displacement and resettlement: exploring the impact on three life stages in the Three Gorges Project." The Social Science Journal , no. : 1-19.
While balancing economic progress and environmental pollution, environmental regulation plays a vital role conditioning green innovation. However, most research focuses on the effect of such regulations at the industry- or regional-level, lacking city-level analysis. Using the city of Xi’an (China) as a case study, environmental regulations and their effect on urban green innovation are analysed. First, using a slacks-based measure of directional distance functions (SBM-DDF) model we measure the green innovation efficiency of Xi’an from 2003 to 2016. Regression analysis is then used to explore the green innovation effect under the implementation of three environmental regulations, including command-and-control, market-based, and voluntary. Results indicate that market-based and voluntary regulations are more efficient at stimulating green innovation than command-and-control environmental regulations. The environmental regulations and green innovation efficiency also have non-linear inverted U-shape relationships. The findings will help policy makers to design more effective environmental regulations.
Jingxiao Zhang; Le Kang; Hui Li; Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez; Martin Skitmore; Jian Zuo. The impact of environmental regulations on urban Green innovation efficiency: The case of Xi'an. Sustainable Cities and Society 2020, 57, 102123 .
AMA StyleJingxiao Zhang, Le Kang, Hui Li, Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez, Martin Skitmore, Jian Zuo. The impact of environmental regulations on urban Green innovation efficiency: The case of Xi'an. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2020; 57 ():102123.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJingxiao Zhang; Le Kang; Hui Li; Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez; Martin Skitmore; Jian Zuo. 2020. "The impact of environmental regulations on urban Green innovation efficiency: The case of Xi'an." Sustainable Cities and Society 57, no. : 102123.
This research aims to investigate the mechanism through which job satisfaction and person–environment fit influence the turnover intention of project management personnel in public sector construction organizations as well as the mediating role of affective commitment. Employees in five public sector organizations in China were surveyed. Results show that job satisfaction and person–environment fit both have significant negative impacts on turnover intention. Moreover, affective commitment, acting as an accelerator, makes turnover intention stronger if an employee does not fit with the goal, values, and environment of the organization. To reduce the turnover of project management personnel in the public sector, it is crucial to improve job satisfaction through policies and strategies that help improve employees’ work experience and their desire for relatedness, competency, and autonomy in order for them to achieve socialization within the workplace. The high turnover rate could be reduced by addressing these key factors and their interrelationships. This study provides detailed directions for the human resources department of public sector construction organizations to deploy efficient and effective management strategies on the turnover problem.
Yang Wang; Ning Hu; Jian Zuo; Raufdeen Rameezdeen. Project Management Personnel Turnover in Public Sector Construction Organizations in China. Journal of Management in Engineering 2020, 36, 05019009 .
AMA StyleYang Wang, Ning Hu, Jian Zuo, Raufdeen Rameezdeen. Project Management Personnel Turnover in Public Sector Construction Organizations in China. Journal of Management in Engineering. 2020; 36 (2):05019009.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang Wang; Ning Hu; Jian Zuo; Raufdeen Rameezdeen. 2020. "Project Management Personnel Turnover in Public Sector Construction Organizations in China." Journal of Management in Engineering 36, no. 2: 05019009.