Chen, Y; Zhuang, T and Liu, G (2023) A hybrid approach to supporting physical-change-based renewal projects selection decisions in high-density city: A case study of Chongqing. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 30(7), pp. 2879-2903. ISSN 0969-9988
Abstract
Purpose: The aims of this paper is to establish an appropriate physical-change-based renewal (PCBR) projects selection mechanism capable of selecting the combination of the PCBR projects that can make up an integrated urban renewal program in high-density cities. Design/methodology/approach: The research design follows a sequential integrated methodology that combines the calculation algorithms of Fuzzy Analytic Network Process (Fuzzy-ANP) with Zero-One Goal Programming (ZOGP) to support decisions for the selection of PCBR projects. In the first phase, general criteria for assessing the sustainability performance of PCBR projects were collected from relevant literature. In the second phase, the Fuzzy-ANP was used to identify the priority weights of the candidate projects through clarifying the interdependent degree between the criteria and candidate projects. Finally, ZOGP method was selected as a predetermined number of PCBR projects among candidate projects. Findings: The feasibility and effectiveness of this hybrid approach is then verified in a case study of Yuzhong District, Chongqing in China. The results of this study indicate that the integrated method is capable of directing the decision maker toward the best compromising solution of PCBR program that can achieve the maximization of sustainable benefits and allocate limited resources most efficiently. Originality/value: The novelty of this paper consists in combining the algorithms of the Fuzzy-ANP method with those of the ZOGP model that serves as an effective analysis tool to address practical decision problems. This is the first hybrid algorithms to make PCBR projects selection decision that reach the maximization of the sustainable benefits, both in economic and socio-environmental terms.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | hybrid approach; physical-change-based renewal project; project selection; sustainability criteria |
| Index terms: | maximization, goal programming, China, renewal, program, methodology, research design, sustainability performance, density, case study, analytic network process, project selection, effectiveness, urban renewal |
| Subjects: | sustainability assessment, renovation and retrofit, software systems, algorithms, research methods, post-disaster and reconstruction, performance management, Geography, decision-making and optimization, data collection methods, research design and methodology, value management, analytical methods |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Engineering Principles, Project Management, Geographical Context, Research Practice, Urban Studies, Digital Applications, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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