van der Heijden, J (2024) Public governance in the context of construction 4.0: A systematic and comprehensive literature review. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 13(3), pp. 737-756. ISSN 2046-6099
Abstract
Purpose: By providing an overview of the existing knowledge on public governance in the context of Construction 4.0, this review serves as a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers and practitioners interested in understanding the current state of public governance in the context of Construction 4.0 and identifying avenues for future research and practical implementation. Design/methodology/approach: This article presents a systematic and comprehensive review of the academic literature on public governance in the context of Construction 4.0. To ensure a systematic and rigorous selection of source material, the study adopts the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Findings: By examining a wide range of scholarly works, the review identifies and discusses eight recurring themes that are crucial for understanding the role of public governance in Construction 4.0. These themes include policy and regulation, infrastructure and investment, skill development and education, digital inclusion and access, collaboration and partnerships, data governance and privacy, interactions with environmental and societal goals and the impact of Construction 4.0 on public governance itself. The review highlights a significant disparity between the normative debates on the importance of public governance in Construction 4.0 and the empirical knowledge available regarding its practical implementation. While the literature emphasizes the need for effective governance mechanisms to address the challenges and opportunities presented by Construction 4.0, there is a notable lack of empirical research examining the actual implementation and outcomes of public governance strategies. Originality/value: This is the first systematic review of academic literature on public governance in the context of Construction 4.0.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building information modelling; construction 4.0; industry 4.0; public governance; regulation; systematic review |
| Index terms: | methodology, interaction, collaboration, meta-analysis, implementation, industry 4.0, skills development, regulation, construction 4.0, strategy, partnership, practitioner, governance, literature review, disparity, building information modelling, privacy, systematic literature review |
| Subjects: | partnership management, research evaluation and metrics, behavioral psychology, technology adoption, contractual arrangements, professional ethics, data analysis and analytics, research methods, digital engineering, political science, business, information systems, personnel development, practitioner, management, social justice |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Legal Issues, Organizational Design, Digital Applications, Ethics, Human Resources, Research Practice, Governance, Business Strategy, Procurement, Stakeholder Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here