Social responsibility in infrastructure mega-projects: A case study of ecological compensation for Sousa chinensis during the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

Zheming LIU, Liangyan WANG, Zhaohan SHENG, Xinglin GAO

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Front. Eng ›› 2018, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (1) : 98-108. DOI: 10.15302/J-FEM-2018084
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Social responsibility in infrastructure mega-projects: A case study of ecological compensation for Sousa chinensis during the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

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Ecological compensation plays an important role in implementing the social responsibility of infrastructure mega-projects. Based on the results of a field study, an in-depth interview, and archive data, this paper introduces the ecological compensation for Sousa chinensis (the Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin) during the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. It studies the concrete measures, decision-making processes, and organizational collaboration of the ecological compensation, using the method of a case study. The present study not only enriches our understanding of the ecological compensation practice during the construction of infrastructure mega-projects, but also extends the literature on the social responsibility of infrastructure mega-projects. This sheds light on the protection of the environment as well as biodiversity in the construction of future infrastructure mega-projects.

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infrastructure mega-projects / social responsibility / ecological compensation / Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge / Sousa chinensis

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Zheming LIU, Liangyan WANG, Zhaohan SHENG, Xinglin GAO. Social responsibility in infrastructure mega-projects: A case study of ecological compensation for Sousa chinensis during the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Front. Eng, 2018, 5(1): 98‒108 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2018084

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