Zuo, J; Jin, X H and Flynn, L (2012) Social sustainability in construction: an explorative study. International Journal of Construction Management, 12(2), pp. 51-63. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
The construction industry has massive impacts on the society, environmentally, economically and socially. Sustainability has been an important issue being considered by both industry and academia. However, existing sustainability studies in construction are largely related to the environmental and economic aspects. Social sustainability seems missing from the research radar. A qualitative approach is adopted in this study to explore the social sustainability issues in the construction sector. Particular focuses are placed on the attitudes of industry professionals on social impacts of construction activities and the measurement of social performance of construction projects. The results show that there is a reasonable level of willingness from industry practitioners to take these issues into consideration in their projects. This study also highlighted 26 criteria to measure social sustainability in construction context. These criteria form a basis for the evaluation of social sustainability performance for construction related enterprises. Limitations of this study are also discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | social criteria; construction project; social performance; social sustainability |
| Index terms: | qualitative approach, construction activity, social performance, social impact, construction industry, academia, social sustainability, society, construction sector, practitioner, construction project |
| Subjects: | production management, research methods, communities and social development, industry analysis, educational institutions, sociology, practitioner, construction operations |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Stakeholder Management, Research Practice, Project Management, Education, Site Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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