Rita Yi Man Li

Resistance and Motivation to Share Sustainable Development Knowledge by Web 2.0

The concept of sustainable development — development which meets the needs of the present generation without depriving the needs of the future generation — has been in the lips of many political leaders, educators, NGOs and green groups. Living in the age of knowledge explosion, we want to receive the most updated information and knowledge. The Web 2.0 revolution provides the best solution to all those hungry knowledge seekers. This paper sheds light on the major resistance and motivations on sustainable knowledge sharing.

Using Web 2.0 to Share Knowledge of Construction Safety: The Fable of Economic Animals

Gone are the days when knowledge sharing depended solely on face-to-face meetings. With the help of Web 2.0, rapid and dynamic cross-border knowledge sharing among construction safety researchers has become possible. Nevertheless, empirical observation has shown that researchers are falling behind the curve. Generally speaking, there are two major types of motivations: intrinsic and extrinsic. Introducing extrinsic motivators on top of intrinsic motivators can produce better results than relying solely on intrinsic motivation.

Generation X and Y’s demand for homeownership in Hong Kong

Although differences between generation X (born between 1961 and 1980) and Y (born between 1981 and 1995) about the factors which drive homeownership have policy implications, little or no research has been undertaken into this issue. Results of interviews undertaken show that generation X and Y agree that price was the most important factor and that there are more generation Y reliant on government help. Questionnaire results found that “income and housing prices” and “affordability and accessibility” were the most important factors among generation X and Y, respectively. This paper concludes that policy makers need to consider the generation differences.

The Role of Competition Law: An Asian Perspective

In EU and the US, competition law regulates the practices of large firms so as to protect consumer welfare and economic efficiency. In Asia, many countries such as China and Vietnam are shifting to market economy; small firms expand and grow to become large scale corporations. Competition law is gaining importance in these countries. This paper firstly provides an overview on the role of the competition law in protecting consumer efficiency and consumer welfare. Afterwards, content analysis on the previous journal articles about Asia’s countries competition law, such as China, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, India will be conducted. Lastly, a case study on supermarket in Hong Kong shows the role of competition law.

The Internalisation of Environmental Externalities Affecting Dwellings: A Review of Court Cases in Hong Kong

In 1960, Ronald Coase suggested that there are many methods to solve the problem of externalities apart from imposing Pigovian taxes. Internalisation is one of those noted in his classic paper, ‘The Problem of Social Cost’. This paper studies the possibility of residents receiving compensation from pollutant generators. Data collected from Hong Kong law reports over the past 20 years show that there is forty‐fold increase in number of water seepage court cases since the first case in 1994. The total amount of compensation has also increased greatly. There are, however, far fewer court cases where residents seek compensation from generators of noise and air pollution. This may reflect a combination of high transaction costs and low expected benefits from such cases.

Construction safety and waste management

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A Content Analysis in Hong Kong Sustainable Smart Home Knowledge Sharing via World Wide Web

Centuries ago, the major function of residential buildings was to provide a shelter to humans, protecting from wind, rain and dust. Later on, economic development in our society leads us to an increase in requirement on dwellings’ quality. Comfortable indoor environment becomes a must in home selection criteria. Nowadays, residential units continue to serve the abovementioned functions. Nevertheless, people has a higher demand. The global warming drives us to looks for ways to minimize the negative environmental impact. With the help of content analysis, this paper studies the Hong Kong sustainable smart home knowledge sharing.

Forecasting the REITs and stock indices: Group Method of Data Handling Neural Network approach

Abstract If there is long-term memory in property stocks and REITs prices, historical data is relevant for future prices prediction. Despite previous research adopted various different methods to forecast future asset prices by using historical data; we attempted to forecast the REITs and stock indices by Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH) neural network method with Hurst which is the first of its kind. Our results showed that GMDH neural network performed better than the classical forecasting algorithms such as Single Exponential Smooth, Double Exponential Smooth, ARIMA and back-propagation neural network. The research results also provide useful information for investors when they make investment decisions.

Strategically Managing Facility Management Knowledge Sharing via Web 2.0

Transaction costs requires reductions and via knowledge practices and the Web 2.0. This can be significantly curtailed, the study looks at the literature and the success of the social network site, Facebook and draws conclusions thereof.

Chapter 13 Unmaking Waste in Construction in the EU and the Asian Circular Economy: A Formal Institutional Approach

Abstract The circular economy (CE) proposes that all materials flow in a close-looped system. Waste generated by one production stage may be useful in another. Thus, the idea of a CE is linked to the goal of zero waste (ZW) and promotes a range of sustainable economic, social and environmental benefits in each sector. When we apply this to construction waste management, waste can be managed through reducing, recycling, upcycling and reusing. However, there is an inevitable cost implication associated with this process due to the additional requirement of inventory and waste processing, and this becomes a disincentive to implementing the CE. Formal institutions, referring here to legal rules and regulations, play a critical role in motivating firms and individuals towards a CE. As different countries have different government rules and regulations, and there is limited research on their differences, we review Asia’s and Europe’s legal rules and regulations relevant to the goal of ZW and CE in the construction sector.