Determinants of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Performance at City Level: Insights from the Greater Bay Area, China

The rapid growth of construction and demolition waste (CDW) presents significant challenges to sustainable urban development, particularly in densely populated regions, such as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). Despite substantial disparities in CDW management (CDWM) performance...

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Main Authors: Run Chen, Huanyu Wu, Hongping Yuan, Qiaoqiao Yong, Daniel Oteng
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/14/2476
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description The rapid growth of construction and demolition waste (CDW) presents significant challenges to sustainable urban development, particularly in densely populated regions, such as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). Despite substantial disparities in CDW management (CDWM) performance across cities, the key influencing factors and effective strategies remain underexplored, limiting the development of localized and evidence-based CDWM solutions. Therefore, this study formulated three hypotheses concerning the relationships among CDWM performance, city attributes, and governance capacity to identify the key determinants of CDWM outcomes. These hypotheses were tested using clustering and correlation analysis based on data from 11 GBA cities. The study identified three distinct city clusters based on CDW recycling, reuse, and landfill rates. Institutional support and recycling capacity were key determinants shaping CDWM performance. CDW governance capacity acted as a mediator between city attributes and performance outcomes. In addition, the study examined effective strategies and institutional measures adopted by successful GBA cities. By highlighting the importance of institutional and capacity-related factors, this research offers novel empirical insights into CDW governance in rapidly urbanizing contexts.
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spelling doaj-art-1e8a71c33d4148b39b359c8ea8de29ba2025-08-20T03:58:27ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092025-07-011514247610.3390/buildings15142476Determinants of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Performance at City Level: Insights from the Greater Bay Area, ChinaRun Chen0Huanyu Wu1Hongping Yuan2Qiaoqiao Yong3Daniel Oteng4College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaCollege of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaSchool of Management, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaCollege of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Civil Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, AustraliaThe rapid growth of construction and demolition waste (CDW) presents significant challenges to sustainable urban development, particularly in densely populated regions, such as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). Despite substantial disparities in CDW management (CDWM) performance across cities, the key influencing factors and effective strategies remain underexplored, limiting the development of localized and evidence-based CDWM solutions. Therefore, this study formulated three hypotheses concerning the relationships among CDWM performance, city attributes, and governance capacity to identify the key determinants of CDWM outcomes. These hypotheses were tested using clustering and correlation analysis based on data from 11 GBA cities. The study identified three distinct city clusters based on CDW recycling, reuse, and landfill rates. Institutional support and recycling capacity were key determinants shaping CDWM performance. CDW governance capacity acted as a mediator between city attributes and performance outcomes. In addition, the study examined effective strategies and institutional measures adopted by successful GBA cities. By highlighting the importance of institutional and capacity-related factors, this research offers novel empirical insights into CDW governance in rapidly urbanizing contexts.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/14/2476construction and demolition wastewaste management performanceexploratory researchGuangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Areacorrelation analysis
spellingShingle Run Chen
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Determinants of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Performance at City Level: Insights from the Greater Bay Area, China
Buildings
construction and demolition waste
waste management performance
exploratory research
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area
correlation analysis
title Determinants of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Performance at City Level: Insights from the Greater Bay Area, China
title_full Determinants of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Performance at City Level: Insights from the Greater Bay Area, China
title_fullStr Determinants of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Performance at City Level: Insights from the Greater Bay Area, China
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Performance at City Level: Insights from the Greater Bay Area, China
title_short Determinants of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Performance at City Level: Insights from the Greater Bay Area, China
title_sort determinants of construction and demolition waste management performance at city level insights from the greater bay area china
topic construction and demolition waste
waste management performance
exploratory research
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area
correlation analysis
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/14/2476
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