Abstract
Social sustainability has rarely been considered in the design and management of civil infrastructures. This paper presents a two-level, six-category classification of social impacts regarding civil infrastructures and the monetization approach to transfer social impacts into social costs. Social cost-incorporated life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) is performed on a deteriorating bridge to discuss the economic efficiency and social sustainability of preventive and essential maintenance strategies. The study shows that social costs account for a large share of life-cycle costs, and social economic losses and personal economic losses are the two biggest parts of social costs. A preventive maintenance strategy shows better comprehensive sustainability with respect to economic and social considerations.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 04021013 |
Journal | Journal of Infrastructure Systems |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2021 |
Keywords
- Bridges
- Civil infrastructures
- Life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA)
- Social costs
- Social impacts
- Sustainability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering