IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v10y2018i2p408-d130223.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Comprehensive Sustainability Evaluation of High-Speed Railway (HSR) Construction Projects Based on Unascertained Measure and Analytic Hierarchy Process

Author

Listed:
  • Yongzhi Chang

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China)

  • Yang Yang

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China)

  • Suocheng Dong

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China)

Abstract

This paper aims to evaluate the sustainability of high-speed railway (HSR) construction projects in a comprehensive manner. To this end, the author established an index system, involving 4 primary indices, 9 secondary indices, and 32 tertiary indices. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the unascertained measure were introduced to calculate the weights of these indices. Then, the index system was applied to evaluate the sustainability of the China’s Harbin-Dalian Passenger Dedicated Line (PDL). The results show that the Harbin-Dalian PDL project achieved good results in terms of process, economic benefit, impact, and sustainability, and will bring long-term benefits in the fields of tourism, economy, and transport capacity, as well as many other fields. In spite of its good overall sustainability, the project needs to further increase its economic benefits and reduce its negative environmental impact. For this purpose, it is necessary to adopt the management mode of “separation between network and transportation” and apply noise prevention measures like noise barriers, tunnels, and overhead viaducts. This research lays a solid basis for the sustainability evaluation of HSR construction projects, and simplifies the modelling process for designers of HSR.

Suggested Citation

  • Yongzhi Chang & Yang Yang & Suocheng Dong, 2018. "Comprehensive Sustainability Evaluation of High-Speed Railway (HSR) Construction Projects Based on Unascertained Measure and Analytic Hierarchy Process," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(2), pages 1-19, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:2:p:408-:d:130223
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/2/408/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/2/408/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Yong-Zhi Chang & Suo-Cheng Dong, 2016. "Evaluation of Sustainable Development of Resources-Based Cities in Shanxi Province Based on Unascertained Measure," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(6), pages 1-18, June.
    2. Robin Hickman, 2013. "Automobility in Transition. A Socio-Technical Analysis of Sustainable Transport," Transport Reviews, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(1), pages 128-129, January.
    3. Jansson, Åsa, 2013. "Reaching for a sustainable, resilient urban future using the lens of ecosystem services," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 285-291.
    4. J. Javid, Roxana & Nejat, Ali & Hayhoe, Katharine, 2014. "Selection of CO2 mitigation strategies for road transportation in the United States using a multi-criteria approach," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 38(C), pages 960-972.
    5. Todd Litman & David Burwell, 2006. "Issues in sustainable transportation," International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(4), pages 331-347.
    6. O’Brien, Oliver & Cheshire, James & Batty, Michael, 2014. "Mining bicycle sharing data for generating insights into sustainable transport systems," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 34(C), pages 262-273.
    7. Lin, Yatang, 2017. "Travel costs and urban specialization patterns: Evidence from China’s high speed railway system," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 98(C), pages 98-123.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Marco Huymajer & Matthias Woegerbauer & Leopold Winkler & Alexandra Mazak-Huemer & Hubert Biedermann, 2022. "An Interdisciplinary Systematic Review on Sustainability in Tunneling—Bibliometrics, Challenges, and Solutions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-33, February.
    2. Zhipeng Tang & Ziao Mei & Jialing Zou, 2021. "Does the Opening of High-Speed Railway Lines Reduce the Carbon Intensity of China’s Resource-Based Cities?," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-18, July.
    3. Tengyuan Chang & Xiaopeng Deng & Bon-Gang Hwang, 2019. "Investigating Political Risk Paths in International High-Speed Railway Projects: The Case of Chinese International Contractors," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(15), pages 1-15, August.
    4. Yutong Xue & Pengcheng Xiang & Fuyuan Jia & Zhaowen Liu, 2020. "Risk Assessment of High-Speed Rail Projects: A Risk Coupling Model Based on System Dynamics," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-27, July.
    5. N. Özgür Doğan & Hazal Akbal, 2020. "Identification and Evaluation of the Ways of Meeting Patients' Expectations from a Hospital: An AHP-Weighted QFD Case Study In A Pediatric Hospital," Istanbul Business Research, Istanbul University Business School, vol. 49(2), pages 224-247, November.
    6. Reza Kiani Mavi & Denise Gengatharen & Neda Kiani Mavi & Richard Hughes & Alistair Campbell & Ross Yates, 2021. "Sustainability in Construction Projects: A Systematic Literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-24, February.
    7. Filippo Giammaria Praticò & Rosario Fedele, 2022. "Economic Sustainability of High–Speed and High–Capacity Railways," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-22, December.
    8. Marko Šostar & Vladimir Ristanović, 2023. "Assessment of Influencing Factors on Consumer Behavior Using the AHP Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-24, June.
    9. Mustafa Hamurcu & Tamer Eren, 2020. "Electric Bus Selection with Multicriteria Decision Analysis for Green Transportation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-19, April.
    10. Jianjun Liu & Haili Pan & Shiyong Zheng, 2019. "Tourism Development, Environment and Policies: Differences between Domestic and International Tourists," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(5), pages 1-15, March.
    11. Chang Han & Leishan Zhou & Bin Guo & Yixiang Yue & Wenqiang Zhao & Zeyu Wang & Hanxiao Zhou, 2023. "An Integrated Strategy for Rescheduling High-Speed Train Operation under Single-Direction Disruption," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(17), pages 1-31, August.
    12. Xiaoming Wang & Xudong Wang & You Dong & Chengshu Wang, 2020. "A Novel Construction Technology for Self-Anchored Suspension Bridge Considering Safety and Sustainability Performance," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-23, April.
    13. Cristina López & Rocío Ruíz-Benítez & Carmen Vargas-Machuca, 2019. "On the Environmental and Social Sustainability of Technological Innovations in Urban Bus Transport: The EU Case," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(5), pages 1-22, March.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Monika Roman, 2022. "Sustainable Transport: A State-of-the-Art Literature Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-14, November.
    2. Liu, Biao & Wang, Jinman & Jing, Zhaorui & Tang, Qian, 2020. "Measurement of sustainable transformation capability of resource-based cities based on fuzzy membership function: A case study of Shanxi Province, China," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
    3. Yong-Zhi Chang & Suo-Cheng Dong, 2016. "Evaluation of Sustainable Development of Resources-Based Cities in Shanxi Province Based on Unascertained Measure," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(6), pages 1-18, June.
    4. Meng Li & Guowei Hua & Haijun Huang, 2018. "A Multi-Modal Route Choice Model with Ridesharing and Public Transit," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-14, November.
    5. Tianjiao Zhao & Xiang Xiao & Qinghui Dai, 2021. "Transportation Infrastructure Construction and High-Quality Development of Enterprises: Evidence from the Quasi-Natural Experiment of High-Speed Railway Opening in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-23, December.
    6. Liu, Xueli & Jiang, Chunxia & Wang, Feng & Yao, Shujie, 2021. "The impact of high-speed railway on urban housing prices in China: A network accessibility perspective," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 152(C), pages 84-99.
    7. Guimarães, Vanessa de Almeida & Leal Junior, Ilton Curty & da Silva, Marcelino Aurélio Vieira, 2018. "Evaluating the sustainability of urban passenger transportation by Monte Carlo simulation," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 93(C), pages 732-752.
    8. Mingyang Du & Lin Cheng, 2018. "Better Understanding the Characteristics and Influential Factors of Different Travel Patterns in Free-Floating Bike Sharing: Evidence from Nanjing, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-14, April.
    9. Li, Cunfang & Li, Danping & Zhang, Xiaoxu, 2019. "Why can China's coal resource-exhausted enterprises cross the district to transfer?," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 94-105.
    10. Médard de Chardon, Cyrille & Caruso, Geoffrey & Thomas, Isabelle, 2017. "Bicycle sharing system ‘success’ determinants," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 100(C), pages 202-214.
    11. Radzimski, Adam & Dzięcielski, Michał, 2021. "Exploring the relationship between bike-sharing and public transport in Poznań, Poland," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 145(C), pages 189-202.
    12. Chaoren Lu, 2014. "The role of sustainability policy in influencing service innovation. a case study of Changzhou BRT system," ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 2014(3), pages 167-168.
    13. Yang, Zhiwei & Li, Can & Jiao, Jingjuan & Liu, Wei & Zhang, Fangni, 2020. "On the joint impact of high-speed rail and megalopolis policy on regional economic growth in China," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 20-30.
    14. Xiao Ke & Yuanke Yan, 2021. "Can proactive fiscal policy achieve the goal of “Beyond Keynesianism”?," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(2), pages 1078-1103, May.
    15. Schäffler, Alexis & Swilling, Mark, 2013. "Valuing green infrastructure in an urban environment under pressure — The Johannesburg case," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 246-257.
    16. Yang, Xiaolan & Wang, Rui & Guo, Dongmei & Sun, Weizeng, 2020. "The reconfiguration effect of China's high-speed railway on intercity connection ——A study based on media attention index," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 95(C), pages 47-56.
    17. Chuantao Cui & Leona Shao-Zhi Li, 2019. "High-speed rail and inventory reduction: firm-level evidence from China," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(25), pages 2715-2730, May.
    18. Pan, Yue & Shroff, Nemit & Zhang, Pengdong, 2023. "The dark side of audit market competition," Journal of Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 75(1).
    19. Hu, Yujie & Zhang, Yongping & Lamb, David & Zhang, Mingming & Jia, Peng, 2019. "Examining and optimizing the BCycle bike-sharing system – A pilot study in Colorado, US," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 247(C), pages 1-12.
    20. José Renato Barandier & Milena Bodmer & Izabella Lentino, 2017. "Evidence of the impacts of the national housing programme on the accessibility of the low‐income population in Rio de Janeiro," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 41(2), pages 105-118, May.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:2:p:408-:d:130223. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.