Managerial Areas of Construction and Demolition Waste: A Scientometric Review

Jianguo Chen, Yangyue Su, Hongyun Si and Jindao Chen
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Jianguo Chen: School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Yangyue Su: School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Hongyun Si: School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Jindao Chen: School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 11, 1-20

Abstract: In past decades, the massive generation of construction and demolition waste (CDW) was increasingly threatening the public environment and humanity health worldwide. A large amount of research has been devoted to the CDW from difference perspectives. However, few scholars have attempted to summarize and review the extant studies, especially in the managerial areas of CDW (MA-CDW). This paper fills this gap via a systematic and quantitative review in the CDW management field. Employing the scientometric analysis method, a total of 261 articles published from 2006 to 2018 were collected to construct the knowledge map and comprehensive framework for MA-CDW. Results show that the overall evolutionary trend of MA-CDW was from basic management concepts to internal and external challenges analysis, to organizational strategy and innovative management practices. The major MA-CDW knowledge domains were identified and summarized into four pillars, namely: (1) factor and challenge; (2) composition and quantification; (3) assessment and comparison; and (4) technology and method. Based on the trend, knowledge gaps and future research directions were found out and discussed. This study contributes to the existing MA-CDW knowledge by presenting a comprehensive knowledge framework. Furthermore, these findings can provide the researchers and practitioners with an in-depth understanding for the sustainable governance of CDW.

Keywords: construction and demolition waste; CDW; management; scientometric analysis; review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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