Navigating challenges in the sustainable development of urban brownfields: A PLS path modeling perspective

IF 6 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Ain Shams Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.asej.2024.103002

Dan He , Rosilawati Zainol , Nor Shahida Azali

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Abstract

The sustainable redevelopment of urban brownfields represents a complex interplay of socio-economic, environmental, and regulatory factors. This study addresses the research problem of quantifying the challenges inherent in the sustainable redevelopment process and hypothesizes that these challenges vary significantly across different domains such as governance, environmental impact, financial economics, technical operations, and legal regulations. Employing Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), the study aims to explore and quantify these challenges, providing actionable insights for policymakers and stakeholders. Focusing on brownfield projects within Chengdu’s five urban districts, a survey was conducted spanning from November 1, 2023, to March 1, 2024, with a total of 436 respondents participating. Drawing upon an extensive dataset encompassing governance, environmental impact, financial economics, technical operations, and legal regulations, we provide a comprehensive analysis of their influence on the sustainable development of urban brownfields. The results indicate that legal and regulatory challenges exert the most significant negative impact on sustainable development, necessitating policy reforms and strategic initiatives. This research contributes to the urban planning literature by offering a nuanced understanding of the obstacles faced in urban brownfield redevelopment and highlighting the potential pathways to navigate these challenges.

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应对城市棕地可持续发展的挑战：PLS 路径模型视角

城市棕地的可持续再开发体现了社会经济、环境和监管因素之间复杂的相互作用。本研究旨在解决量化可持续再开发过程中固有挑战的研究问题，并假设这些挑战在不同领域（如治理、环境影响、金融经济、技术操作和法律法规）之间存在显著差异。本研究采用偏最小二乘法结构方程模型（PLS-SEM），旨在探索和量化这些挑战，为政策制定者和利益相关者提供可操作的见解。研究以成都五城区的棕地项目为重点，调查时间跨度为 2023 年 11 月 1 日至 2024 年 3 月 1 日，共有 436 名受访者参与调查。我们利用涵盖治理、环境影响、金融经济、技术操作和法律法规的广泛数据集，全面分析了它们对城市棕地可持续发展的影响。结果表明，法律法规方面的挑战对可持续发展的负面影响最大，因此有必要进行政策改革和采取战略举措。这项研究对城市棕地再开发所面临的障碍提供了细致入微的理解，并强调了应对这些挑战的潜在途径，从而为城市规划文献做出了贡献。

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Ain Shams Engineering Journal Engineering-General Engineering

CiteScore

10.80

自引率

13.30%

发文量

441

审稿时长

49 weeks

期刊介绍： in Shams Engineering Journal is an international journal devoted to publication of peer reviewed original high-quality research papers and review papers in both traditional topics and those of emerging science and technology. Areas of both theoretical and fundamental interest as well as those concerning industrial applications, emerging instrumental techniques and those which have some practical application to an aspect of human endeavor, such as the preservation of the environment, health, waste disposal are welcome. The overall focus is on original and rigorous scientific research results which have generic significance. Ain Shams Engineering Journal focuses upon aspects of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, environmental engineering, architectural and urban planning engineering. Papers in which knowledge from other disciplines is integrated with engineering are especially welcome like nanotechnology, material sciences, and computational methods as well as applied basic sciences: engineering mathematics, physics and chemistry.