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Sustainable Safety of Construction Sites

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Health, Well-Being and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 9145

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Liyaning (Maggie) Tang

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School of Architecture and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, Australia
Interests: big data analytics; building energy management; building infrastructure; construction waste management; construction management; occupational health and safety; public private partnerships; work health safety
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Dr. Temitope Egbelakin

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School of Architecture and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, Australia
Interests: climate change and disaster resilience; gender heritage preservation and sustainable development
Dr. Sandra Carrasco

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School of Architecture and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
Interests: community resilience; disaster management; incremental housing; post-disaster housing recovery and reconstruction; governance and city planning; informal settlements; migrants and refugees studies; women empowerment and resilience
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to confirm that the submission portal is now open for an upcoming Special Issue on “Sustainable Safety of Construction Sites”, to be published in Sustainability.

Due to the nature of works done on construction sites, there are always risks and hazards that need to be managed in order to keep the sites safe for construction workers. Since the construction industry has been badly affected by COVID-19, strategies to sustainably maintain the safety of construction sites are emerging. Advanced technologies, together with traditional protections, are used on construction sites for safety purposes, aligning with the dynamic situation of COVID-19. In this context, the aim of this Special Issue of Sustainability titled “Sustainable Safety of Construction Sites” is to inspire scholars to continue conducting research on sustainable construction safety management in “the new normal”.  

Case studies, original research and experimental contributions, systematic reviews, and conceptual papers are welcomed. Full papers are invited in areas including but not limited to:

  • Sustainable safety of construction sites;
  • Sustainable construction technology;
  • Energy efficiency;
  • Sustainable resilience of disaster management;
  • Mental health of construction workers;
  • Multilocation construction management;
  • Onsite stakeholder management.

Dr. Liyaning (Maggie) Tang
Dr. Temitope Egbelakin
Dr. Sandra Carrasco
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • sustainable safety of construction sites
  • sustainable construction technology
  • energy efficiency
  • sustainable resilience of disaster management
  • mental health of construction workers
  • multilocation construction management
  • onsite stakeholder management

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Foundational Effects of Organizational Climate on Perceived Safety Climate: A Multiple Mediation Model
by Yuzhong Shen, Yadi Li, Chuanjing Ju, Hassan Ashraf, Zhen Hu, Changquan He and Shoeb Ahmed Memon
Sustainability 2023, 15(22), 15759; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152215759 - 8 Nov 2023
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Organizational climate is the ascribed psychological meaning and significance associated with the procedures, policies, and practices that are recognized and rewarded in the workplace and, hence, mediate the effects of environmental stimuli on individuals’ responses. Safety climate is a specific organizational climate, i.e., [...] Read more.
Organizational climate is the ascribed psychological meaning and significance associated with the procedures, policies, and practices that are recognized and rewarded in the workplace and, hence, mediate the effects of environmental stimuli on individuals’ responses. Safety climate is a specific organizational climate, i.e., organizational climate for safety. Previous research claimed that organizational climate provides a foundation for safety climate, but without elaboration on the foundational mechanisms. This paper attempts to fill this knowledge gap. As organizational climate is a multi-dimensional phenomenon, this paper chooses two dimensions: perceived organizational support (POS) and participative decision making (PaDM). Drawing on an interactive approach to forming climate perceptions, this paper introduces two interactive constructs—leader–member exchange (LMX) and team-member exchange (TMX)—and establishes a multiple mediation model depicting the foundational effect of organizational climate on safety climate. A random sample of 292 Hong Kong-based construction personnel is used to validate the model. The results show that both POS and PaDM are positively associated with perceived safety climate (β1 = 0.175, p < 0.01; β2 = 0.502, p < 0.005), both LMX and TMX fully mediate the effect of PaDM on safety climate (effect sizes are 0.146 and 0.076, respectively), and only LMX partially mediates the effect of POS on safety climate (effect size is 0.131). This study sheds light on the foundational effects of organizational climate on safety climate. POS can improve the quality of reciprocal exchange about safety matters between construction personnel and their supervisors and hence raise construction personnel’s awareness of the priority of safety. PaDM can improve the quality of reciprocal exchange about safety matters vertically and horizontally and hence have construction personnel aware of the importance of safety. In practice, this paper suggests that project managers recognize and reward construction personnel’s contributions in a timely manner, genuinely care about their well-being, and take their suggestions seriously in making decisions. In this way, the quality of both vertical and horizontal exchange about safety matters improves, and a sound and positive safety climate ensues. Full article
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Build Back Safely: Evaluating the Occupational Health and Safety in Post-Disaster Reconstruction
by Sandra Carrasco and David O’Brien
Sustainability 2023, 15(9), 7721; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15097721 - 8 May 2023
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Current trends in disaster response and management include various stakeholders, including non-government organisations (NGOs), volunteer groups and other humanitarian organisations, working alongside governmental agencies. Together, they are directly involved in reconstruction efforts, with support often extending from the early response to long-term reconstruction. [...] Read more.
Current trends in disaster response and management include various stakeholders, including non-government organisations (NGOs), volunteer groups and other humanitarian organisations, working alongside governmental agencies. Together, they are directly involved in reconstruction efforts, with support often extending from the early response to long-term reconstruction. The common goal of reconstruction efforts spanning the last few decades is the ambition to “Build Back Better”. More recently, there have been efforts to expand the scope of the reconstruction efforts to “Build Back Safer” and to raise awareness about the quality and safety of the final products, such as housing and infrastructure. Disaster management studies rarely address the construction process after disasters, or the working conditions of the builders, and often pay little attention to the health and safety of the extended workforce. This study identifies critical factors affecting workers, volunteers, local communities and other staff working on disaster reconstruction projects through a systematic literature review of academic publications. A total of 35 publications were thematically analysed, reduced from an initial selection of 394 publications selected between 2004 to 2022. The findings from this study highlight the vulnerabilities experienced by workers and the broader community involved in post-disaster reconstruction and acknowledge challenges integrating health and safety concerns into the practice and governance of global humanitarian systems. Full article
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Mapping the Knowledge Domain of Affected Local Community Participation Research in Megaproject-Induced Displacement
by Shuang Zhang, Jamie Mackee, Michael Sing and Liyaning Maggie Tang
Sustainability 2022, 14(22), 14745; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214745 - 9 Nov 2022
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Megaproject-induced displacement of populations will now occur more frequently due to massive infrastructure investment in the post-COVID-19 era. The participatory process for megaprojects starts with those in the vicinity; local communities who are directly involved. However, few studies have attempted to map the [...] Read more.
Megaproject-induced displacement of populations will now occur more frequently due to massive infrastructure investment in the post-COVID-19 era. The participatory process for megaprojects starts with those in the vicinity; local communities who are directly involved. However, few studies have attempted to map the global knowledge of local community participation in the planning stage of megaprojects. A systematic literature review of public participation in the context of megaproject-induced displacement was conducted to determine these features, and to provide local community insights which are useful for managing social issues around megaprojects and the effects of participation. A total of 32 journal publications were analyzed from the Web of Science (WoS) database, drawing from an initial group of 456 based on citations from 2012 to 2022 to identify the evolution of knowledge trends. It was found that the nonfulfillment participatory process always fails to recognize groups of residents and assess the impacts of megaproject-induced displacement caused to local communities. This lack of recognition at the governmental level contributes to conflict; placing the local community at risk of uncertain megaproject environments. Broader public participation involves local communities, who be harmed by the development strategies of megaprojects, catalyzing their willingness to participate and encourage greater inclusiveness in their interactions, as well as balancing the megaproject’s economic, ecologic, and social interests. The study results demonstrate a consensus was reached, and the effects of megaproject-induced displacement can be mediated. Full article
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Localizing Sustainable Development Goal 13 on Climate Action to Build Local Resilience to Floods in the Hunter Valley: A Literature Review
by Anastasia Mortimer, Iftekhar Ahmed, Thomas Johnson, Liyaning Tang and Margaret Alston
Sustainability 2023, 15(6), 5565; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065565 - 22 Mar 2023
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The realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires local governments globally to integrate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their policy and practice. In the case of the Hunter Valley Region of Australia, a key sustainable development issue is climate change-induced flooding. [...] Read more.
The realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires local governments globally to integrate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their policy and practice. In the case of the Hunter Valley Region of Australia, a key sustainable development issue is climate change-induced flooding. The localization and mainstreaming of SDG 13 on climate action can support tangible municipal climate actions in the Region. However, while it is acknowledged that SDG localization is needed to address sustainable development challenges, there is a gap in research and practice to guide local government attempts at SDG localization. This research analyzes literature on SDG localization to understand strategies, challenges and gaps that can inform localization approaches for the Hunter Valley. An analysis of the literature revealed that the implementation of SDG 13 at the local government level is a sparsely researched area, and in practice, efforts to implement SDG 13 have not been publicly communicated. Research-based recommendations for SDG 13 localization are presented to highlight the potential of integrating SDGs into pre-existing local policy so that the SDGs and their targets can support climate action and decrease disaster risk of future floods in Hunter Valley communities. Full article
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