Social benefit of urban infrastructure: An empirical analysis of four Chinese autonomous municipalities. (June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cui, Yin; Sun, Yu
• Is Part Of: Utilities policy. Volume 58(2019)
• Page Start: 16
• Page End: 26
• Publication Date: 2019-06
• Subjects: Urban infrastructure -- Social benefit -- Deconstructed effects -- Coupling coordination degree model -- Panel regression model; Public utilities -- United States -- Periodicals; Public utilities -- Government policy -- United States -- Periodicals; 363.6
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2019.03.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0957-1787

Abstract

Abstract: Urban infrastructure social benefit is the positive influence on social progress and development generated by the use of urban infrastructure. This paper deconstructs urban infrastructure social benefit into three effects: income effect, resident health effect, and development potential effect. We introduce a comprehensive approach to analysing these levels and apply it to four Chinese autonomous municipalities. The results show that the three effects of urban infrastructure social benefit were not coordinated, which led to its low levels in these four cities. Highlights: A new evaluation indicator system of urban infrastructure social benefit is established. Three effects of urban infrastructure social benefit were uncoordinated in four Chinese autonomous municipalities. The neglect of urban infrastructure in promoting social development was neglected was the fundamental reason of low level of its social benefit. Raising the coordinated development level of three effects is beneficial to improve urban infrastructure social benefit.