Tripartite Social Roles of Urban Underground Pipeline Informatization in China

Zhiqiang Xie, Yun Liu, Yuyun Feng (), Lei Zhao, Xingfeng Fu, Fengshan Jiang, Zhengang Zhai, Daoyang Zheng and Junyu Lian
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Zhiqiang Xie: School of Earth Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China
Yun Liu: School of Earth Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China
Yuyun Feng: Honghe Tropical Agriculture Institute of Yunnan, Honghe 661300, China
Lei Zhao: Kunming Surveying and Mapping Management Center, Kunming 650500, China
Xingfeng Fu: School of Earth Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China
Fengshan Jiang: School of Earth Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China
Zhengang Zhai: Beijing Institute of New Technology Application, Beijing 100081, China
Daoyang Zheng: School of Earth Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China
Junyu Lian: School of Earth Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 12, 1-21

Abstract: Urban underground pipelines (UUPs) are critical infrastructure, and their safe operation has become a key concern in Chinese society. Currently, the tripartite social roles of the local people’s government, pipeline management departments, and the public are crucial in the informatization of urban underground pipelines. In this study, a survey was conducted among 126 professionals and technical personnel involved in underground pipeline informatization across eight cities in different regions of China. A quantitative weighted evaluation model was established using the Project Quantitative Index (PQI) and principal component analysis (PCA) to investigate the value of the tripartite aforementioned social groups in UUP informatization. The results indicate: (1) There is a significant positive correlation between the tripartite social roles and the promotion of UUP informatization. Moreover, the indicators with the highest PQI value are “Establishment of UUP informatization management departments” and “Support the work of the UUP informatization industry association” under the role of the local people’s government. (2) The informatization work of underground pipelines in different cities is affected differently by the tripartite social roles. This suggests that the local people’s government and professional management departments in different cities can proactively leverage their unique advantages in UUP informatization based on their specific circumstances. (3) PCA results showed that the indicators related to the public carried significant weight, indicating that the public also played an important role in UUP informatization. The degree of UUP informatization in the eight studied cities is ranked as follows: Guangzhou > Beijing > Qingdao > Kunming > Shanghai > Chengdu > Wuhan > Sian. This paper further discusses the unique roles and contributions of the tripartite social groups in UUP informatization, aiming to provide decision support for the future construction, management, and safe operation and maintenance of urban underground pipelines in China.

Keywords: underground pipeline informatization; government departments; pipeline management departments; the public; social roles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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