Control Dust Pollution on Construction Sites: What Governments Do in China?

Jinding Xing, Kunhui Ye, Jian Zuo and Weiyan Jiang
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Jinding Xing: International Research Center for Sustainable Built Environment, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
Kunhui Ye: School of Construction Management and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
Jian Zuo: School of Architecture & Built Environment, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
Weiyan Jiang: Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 8, 1-17

Abstract: Dust pollution is a key issue that contractors ought to address in the sphere of sustainable construction. Governments on behalf of the public assume part of the responsibilities for minimizing dust emissions on construction sites. However, the measures that are useful for governments to fulfill such a responsibility have not been explored explicitly in previous studies. The aim of this research is to map out China’s practices in this area with the intention of filling the knowledge gap. Using a combination of research methods, five categories of governmental measures are proposed: technological, economic, supervisory, organizational, and assessment-based. Data from 37 major cities in China are collected for analysis. While the proposed categories of measures are demonstrated in China, the data analysis results show that governments prefer technological and organizational measures, and institutional guarantees and technological innovation are a prerequisite for dust-free construction. This research provides a comprehensive examination of construction dust control from the perspective of governments, and it can assist governments in improving the performance of dust management in the construction context.

Keywords: sustainable construction; dust control; governmental measures; tendency; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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