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Abbasian-Hosseini, S A, Hsiang, S M, Leming, M L and Liu, M (2014) From Social Network to Data Envelopment Analysis: Identifying Benchmarks at the Site Management Level. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).

Arambula, E and Gharaibeh, N (2014) Methods for Accumulating Construction and Material Quality Test Results and Their Effect on Acceptance Decisions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).

Hanna, A S, Lotfallah, W, Aoun, D G and Asmar, M E (2014) Mathematical Formulation of the Project Quarterback Rating: New Framework to Assess Construction Project Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).

Kim, T W and Fischer, M (2014) Ontology for Representing Building Users’ Activities in Space-Use Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).

Lau, S, Lu, M and Poon, C (2014) Formalized Approach to Discretize a Continuous Plant in Construction Simulations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).

Mello Saraiva Caldeira, L M and Brito, A (2014) Use of Soil-Rock Mixtures in Dam Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).

Naderpajouh, N, Mahdavi, A, Hastak, M and Aldrich, D P (2014) Modeling Social Opposition to Infrastructure Development. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Risk management; Infrastructure; Quantitative analysis; Sustainable development; Systems engineering; Social factors; Brazil; Political factors; Risk management; Infrastructure; Quantitative analysis; Sustainable development; Systems engineering; Organiza
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000876
  • Abstract:
    Social and political dynamics increasingly determine the fate of infrastructure development around the world. Decision makers involved with projects such as the Keystone XL pipeline in North America, the Belo Monte Dam in Brazil, and the Bujagali Dam in Uganda have been forced to substantially change their plans as a result of opposition. This study looks at such emergent dynamics to provide a quantitative assessment of risks associated with social sustainability in infrastructure development. An interactional model is proposed to analyze emergent risks in a complex system of systems and it is applied to emergent risks in infrastructure development. The analysis is based on the game-theoretic equilibria for an interaction between two actors, namely, the developer and the opposition. Using simulation the structural and contextual variations were investigated in the context of the project along with consequent emergent patterns of outcomes and associated risk profiles. The model comprises informal and formal interactional stages to investigate the impact of alternative mitigation strategies on project risk. The application of the proposed methodology is showcased in an analysis of informal and formal strategies to deliver socially sustainable projects.

Pomares, J C, Irles, R, Segovia, E and Ferrer, B (2014) Acceleration and Deflection Analysis for Class C Edge Protection Systems in Construction Work. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).

Sousa, V, Almeida, N M and Dias, L A (2014) Role of Statistics and Engineering Judgment in Developing Optimized Time-Cost Relationship Models. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).

Xia, B, Skitmore, M, Wu, P and Chen, Q (2014) How Public Owners Communicate the Sustainability Requirements of Green Design-Build Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).

Zhao, X, Hwang, B and Low, S P (2014) Investigating Enterprise Risk Management Maturity in Construction Firms. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).