Environment-related underlying dynamics of project adaptability: a case study of sponge-city PPPs in China

IF 1.8 4区社会学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal Pub Date : 2022-07-14 DOI:10.1080/14615517.2022.2099729

Wei Li, Jingfeng Yuan, Jiyue Guo, H. Liu, Yulun Pan

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Abstract

ABSTRACT To enhance resilience for adapting to recent severe issues such as flooding and water shortage, Sponge City (SPC) is being delivered by using Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) across China. Considering a sustainable implementation, an understanding of and effective management for the environment-related underlying dynamics of the adaptability of SPC PPPs are prerequisite. Therefore, we examined a conceptual model integrated with four external environment dimensions, which is useful for identifying externally environmental effects on the project’s adaptability. By utilizing the structural equation modeling techniques, the hypothesized relationships illustrated in the conceptual model were tested and verified. Empirical evidence indicates that the Political Environment has the highest impact followed by the Social, Economic and Natural Environments. Implications generated from the SEM are then discussed for future improvements. This study provides governments with an insight into assessing external environment effects that are significant for (1) improving the adaptability of their projects and then (2) enabling sustainability for infrastructures.

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项目适应性的环境相关潜在动力——以中国海绵城市ppp项目为例

摘要:为了增强应对洪水和水资源短缺等严重问题的韧性，海绵城市(SPC)正在中国各地通过公私合作(PPPs)的方式交付。考虑到可持续实施，对SPC ppp适应性的环境相关潜在动态的理解和有效管理是先决条件。因此，我们研究了一个包含四个外部环境维度的概念模型，该模型有助于识别外部环境对项目适应性的影响。利用结构方程建模技术，对概念模型中所描述的假设关系进行了检验和验证。经验证据表明，政治环境的影响最大，其次是社会、经济和自然环境。然后讨论从扫描电镜产生的影响，以便将来改进。这项研究为政府提供了评估外部环境影响的见解，这些影响对于(1)提高其项目的适应性以及(2)实现基础设施的可持续性具有重要意义。

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Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-

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