Geekiyanage, D; Fernando, T and Keraminiyage, K (2023) Enablers of community-inclusive decision-making for risk-sensitive urban planning: A TISM and MICMAC analysis. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (eds.) Proceedings of 39th Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2023, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Abstract
Risk-sensitive urban planning (RSUP) is a novel approach to achieving sustainability in urban construction by bridging the gaps between silo approaches to disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and city planning. Community engagement is essential for achieving social sustainability in RSUP. However, existing approaches fail to promote supportive factors for community-driven decision-making, which impedes fostering of an inclusive planning approach in many emerging economies. This study, therefore, developed an interpretive model of enablers of community engagement in RSUP through interviews with industry and community participants in Sri Lanka. 19 enablers and 33 pair-wise links were identified, and total interpretive structural modelling (TISM) was used to develop a five-layer model with digital telecommunication infrastructure at the highest level. MICMAC analysis identified 5 driving enablers: digital telecommunication, field workers' support, communities' lived experience, international collaboration, and NGOs. Practitioners can benefit from the prioritised list of enablers, while policymakers can develop regulations to promote inclusive development. These factors can be incorporated into planning and decision-making to ensure that construction projects are designed, implemented, and managed in inclusive and responsive ways.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | developing countries; participatory development; structural modelling; sustainability; urban construction. |
| Index terms: | regulation, community engagement, interview, developing country, practitioner, structural modelling, telecommunication, emerging economy, construction project, decision-making, social sustainability, collaboration, climate change, inclusive development, adaptation, urban planning, disaster risk reduction, interpretive structural modelling, Sri Lanka, city planning |
| Subjects: | development economics, climate science, urban planning, production management, communities and social development, decision analysis, Geography, community and social dimensions, environmental hazards, data analysis and analytics, data collection methods, analytical methods, practitioner, communication, user focus, economic development, management, urban design, political science |
| Topics: | Design Practice, International Construction, Engineering Principles, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Governance, Geographical Context, Organizational Design, Research Practice, Project Management, Sustainability, Roles and Professions |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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