eprintid: 10203745
rev_number: 14
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datestamp: 2025-02-28 14:04:00
lastmod: 2025-02-28 14:04:00
status_changed: 2025-02-28 14:04:00
type: thesis
metadata_visibility: show
sword_depositor: 699
creators_name: Wan, Zhengyue
title: Improving Transport-related
Social Impact Assessment in
Cities of Different Sizes in China
ispublished: unpub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B04
divisions: F44
keywords: Transport Planinng, Social Impact Assessment, Social Sustainability, China, Mobility, Transport Equity
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abstract: The growing importance of sustainable development in China highlights the need for a better understanding of social sustainability within the transport sector. However, transport social impact assessment (SIA) at the local level, particularly in small- to medium-sized cities, lacks systematic guidance. This research investigates transport SIA practices across different-sized Chinese cities. Through a critical review of transport documents from sample cities in mainland China, five categories of transport SIA practices were identified. The study reveals that SIA has been given little attention thereby having limited influence on decision-making in transport planning in China. Current guidance on transport SIA in China is general and ambiguous, with a lack of a well-established framework and indicator set for local governments.
  Significant disparities in transport SIA practices were noted among different-sized Chinese cities and various project types. To further explore these gaps, interviews with Chinese transport practitioners were conducted, revealing additional areas for potential improvement. A case study of transport SIA in cities in England provided insights into strengths and limitations, offering lessons for Chinese cities.
  The study focuses on equity as a sample social impact to propose a practical appraisal framework. Starting with a conceptual framework of transport equity tailored to China’s unique socio-cultural and developmental context, the study identifies the range of benefits and burdens to be distributed, the disadvantaged groups to focus on, and the appropriate distributional principles. A framework for transport equity impact assessment (EqIA) was developed and tested through a workshop with transport practitioners from a sample city in China. The workshop participants agreed that the framework could be a valuable tool for incorporating EqIA into transport planning from the beginning. However, concerns were raised about the limited knowledge and resources available for evaluating social impacts at the local level. Suggestions were provided to further improve the framework.
date: 2025-01-28
date_type: published
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
thesis_class: doctoral_open
thesis_award: Ph.D
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 2354298
lyricists_name: Wan, Zhengyue
lyricists_id: ZWANX64
actors_name: Wan, Zhengyue
actors_id: ZWANX64
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
pages: 272
institution: UCL (University College London)
department: Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering
thesis_type: Doctoral
editors_name: Titheridge, Helena
citation:        Wan, Zhengyue;      (2025)    Improving Transport-related Social Impact Assessment in Cities of Different Sizes in China.                   Doctoral thesis  (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).     Green open access   
 
document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10203745/1/Wan_10203745_Thesis.pdf