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Anwer, S, Li, H, Antwi-Afari, M F, Umer, W and Wong, A Y L (2021) Evaluation of Physiological Metrics as Real-Time Measurement of Physical Fatigue in Construction Workers: State-of-the-Art Review. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Assaad, R and El-adaway, I H (2021) Determining Critical Combinations of Safety Fatality Causes Using Spectral Clustering and Computational Data Mining Algorithms. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Besklubova, S, Skibniewski, M J and Zhang, X (2021) Factors Affecting 3D Printing Technology Adaptation in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Castelblanco, G, Guevara, J, Mesa, H and Sanchez, A (2021) Semantic Network Analysis of Literature on Public-Private Partnerships. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Public-private partnerships; Semantic network analysis; Social network analysis; Content analysis;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002041
  • Abstract:
    Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have motivated diverse bibliometric analyses of PPP research. Nevertheless, the evolution and connections between the main topics in the PPP domain have not been explored. To improve the understanding of the PPP research agenda, this study uses Content Analysis (CA) and Semantic Network Analysis (SNA) to expose relationships and trends in PPP research topics over the last two decades. These methodologies helped researchers to move beyond analyzing thematic trends in isolation in order to gain insight into the interrelationships among PPP topics by using qualitative and quantitative tools, which is difficult to achieve with other methodological approaches. The SNA metrics showed that the PPP research agenda evolved into a high-clustered network driven by five macrokeywords: financing and economic aspects, road infrastructure, public sector management, risk management, and contract management. These macrokeywords may enable the growth of the entire PPP research agenda, but they could also jeopardize the emergence of new research trends. Results show that the participation of some traditional PPP infrastructure types, such as power generation, rail, and tunnel, has been reduced, in contrast to more recent types such as healthcare and, especially, airport infrastructure. Similarly, research focus has shifted from examining traditional PPP issues in the US and European Union to analyzing PPP development in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Overall, this study presents a more holistic understanding of the PPP body of knowledge, its evolution, and the interaction of its main topics.

Chen, X, Zhang, Y, Zhao, B and Yang, S (2021) Investment Probabilistic Interval Estimation for Construction Project Using the Hybrid Model of SVR and GWO. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Guo, S, Tang, B, Liang, K, Zhou, X and Li, J (2021) Comparative Analysis of the Patterns of Unsafe Behaviors in Accidents between Building Construction and Urban Railway Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Johari, S and Neeraj Jha, K (2021) Framework for Identifying Competencies of Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Lv, J, Lin, M, Zhou, W and Xu, M (2021) How PPP Renegotiation Behaviors Evolve with Traffic Changes: Evolutionary Game Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Moon, S and Munira Chowdhury, A (2021) Utilization of Prior Information in Neural Network Training for Improving 28-Day Concrete Strength Prediction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Mousaei, A, Taghaddos, H, Nekouvaght Tak, A, Behzadipour, S and Hermann, U (2021) Optimized Mobile Crane Path Planning in Discretized Polar Space. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Pradhananga, P, ElZomor, M and Santi Kasabdji, G (2021) Identifying the Challenges to Adopting Robotics in the US Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Sparkling, A E and Dogra, P (2021) Supervisors’ Reliance on Tacit Knowledge and Barriers to Knowledge Sharing in the Electrical Contracting Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Zaalouk, A and Han, S (2021) Parameterized Design Optimization Framework for Worker-Friendly Workplaces in Modular Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).