Cooperation In Construction Research Articles

Challenges, Opportunities, and Recommendations for Sino-Thai Cross-Border Cultural Tourism Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative

The Belt and Road Initiative aims to promote cooperation in infrastructure construction, trade cooperation, cultural exchanges, and other aspects among the countries along the route. Over the past decade, the implementation of this initiative in Thailand has achieved remarkable results, injecting new vitality into Sino-Thai cultural exchanges. The implementation of visa exemption policies has made personnel exchanges between China and Thailand more convenient, providing new opportunities for cultural interactions. Cultural exchanges help to enhance the understanding and friendship between the peoples of the two countries, promoting cooperation in culture, education, and other aspects. As a key medium of cultural exchange, the tourism industry plays a very important role. This paper discusses the opportunities and challenges of Sino-Thai cross-border cultural tourism cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and proposes corresponding strategies. The aim is to help promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning, contributing to the construction of a closer Sino-Thai community of shared destiny.

Spatial-temporal evolution and trend prediction of ecological civilization construction efficiency from the perspective of audit

The performance evaluation of ecological civilization construction is an important content of ecological civilization audit. The super-efficiency slacks-based measure model measured inter-provincial ecological civilization construction efficiency based on the panel data of Chinese provinces and cities during 2000–2020. Based on the time series and spatial correlation analyses, the traditional and spatial Markov probability transfer matrixes were constructed to explore the spatial and temporal dynamic evolution characteristics of China’s ecological civilization construction efficiency and predict its long-term trend. The study revealed that China’s ecological civilization construction efficiency has a “bimodal” distribution with a stable increase in fluctuation. The gap between the peak heights is small; however, the overall ecological civilization construction efficiency is low. We also revealed that from the long-term evolution trend forecast, most provinces and cities gradually shift to higher levels of ecological civilization construction efficiency and gradually evolve into having a gradual increase pattern in the geographical context of low ecological civilization construction efficiency, resulting in the long-term evolution of the stable state performance. In the geographic context of low ecological civilization construction efficiency, the long-term evolution of the stable state is a partial “single-peaked” distribution. Finally, we analyzed the directions for improvement in this study and suggested that inter-regional ecological civilization construction policy connections and the fortification of inter-regional ecological civilization construction cooperation and exchange can effectively improve China’s ecological civilization construction efficiency, narrow the gap between provinces and cities, and promote the construction of ecological civilization.

HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION COOPERATIVES IN THE USSR IN THE 1950S AND 1960S.

The article discusses the development of housing and construction cooperatives (HBC) in the 1950s and 1960s. The construction of HBC was an integral part of housing construction in the USSR, although it had its own specifics and distinctive features. The decisions of the party and the government on the development of housing and construction cooperation contributed to the fact that cooperatives began to be formed not only from the wealthiest, highly paid strata of the Soviet population. Cooperative houses were not enough, and they could not satisfy the growing need of Soviet citizens for housing. HBC helped to reduce housing queues and attracted funds from Soviet people, helping the state to implement social policy.

Building a stronger steel transition: Global cooperation and procurement in construction

Building a stronger steel transition: Global cooperation and procurement in construction

Empirical Study on the Impact of Urbanization and Carbon Emissions under the Dual-Carbon Framework Based on Coupling and Coordination

At present, there are two modes between urbanization and carbon emissions, namely mechanisms of increasing carbon and mechanisms of decreasing carbon. This paper uses the definition of environmental coupling and coordination to study the effect of the mechanism of reducing carbon emissions in urban construction and empirically analyzes its relationship with carbon emissions under the background of dual-carbon. In addition, through the selection of the relevant index system and the objective design of the parameters in the model of the traditional coupling coordination degree, the temporal and spatial characteristics of the relationship between the two are analyzed. The coupling coordination degree of urbanization construction and the improvement of carbon emission systems in all provinces is generally on the rise. This is specifically reflected in the range of the coupling coordination degree in 2020 (0.1621~0.7334), which is first enhanced and then weakened compared with the previous data (0.1282~0.4868), indicating that the positive promotion effect of regional urban development and cooperation regarding the construction of low-carbon environments is declining. The maximum value of regional spatial autocorrelation reached 0.24, and the regulatory interaction coefficients of carbon reduction technology and regional cooperation were 0.1538 and 0.4807, respectively. This indicated a positive role in promoting the development of regional urbanization, which can accelerate the process of carbon reduction. However, at present, the positive effect of urbanization construction cooperation or carbon emission reduction cooperation is weakening, and the characteristics of spatial imbalance are relatively obvious. Therefore, in the future, administrators should speed up the adjustment of the spatial coordination of urban development and the formulation of relevant carbon emission reduction policies and measures and improve the spatial relevance of the coupling coordination degree so as to achieve the efficient development of a low-carbon economy in the context of dual-carbon.

Determinants for the Types and Distribution of China’s foreign-aided buildings in the global south

China's domestic construction market is becoming saturated, and with the support of the government, banks, enterprises, and overseas construction is experiencing sustainable development. Over the past 70 years, China's foreign aid has involved a large exchange of funds, manpower, and materials between donor and recipient countries. Under the guidance of policies, China's construction cooperation with third-world countries has become closer, and overseas project contracting and investment and financing business still show a growing trend. Under the background of global construction technology transfer, Chinese architecture is actively going to the world. This paper discusses the current situation of China's construction assistance from three aspects: types, distribution, and primary drivers, based on a dataset of 766 relevant projects since 1949. Through quantitative and descriptive analysis by inductive reasoning, there is three findings. Constructing a comprehensive and systematic picture of China's aided buildings can give designers, researchers, and policymakers fresh insight into the impacts and further tendencies of China’s overseas architecture.

Determinants of collaborative hybrid organisations in the construction industry of the Republic of Croatia

Abstract Given that the literature indicates a lack of cooperation and outdated supply chains in construction, which are based mainly on short-term relationships and coordination through price, hybrid organisations between major contractors and subcontractors in construction in Croatia were investigated. The study aimed to define the determinants of collaborative hybrid organisations in the construction industry of the Republic of Croatia, and to investigate the motives and obstacles to their emergence as well as their differences with respect to control variables. Determinants, motives and obstacles are defined by detailed secondary research of theoretical works, while the differences between them are determined by the results of variance analysis. The research indicates that construction companies do not organise their upstream parts of supply chains only on the authority and position of power, but also use other management mechanisms, especially collaboration based on trust.

Promoting ecological solutions for sustainable infrastructure

Linear infrastructure networks such as roads, railways, navigation and irrigation canals, and power lines have grown exponentially since the mid-20th century. Most of these networks built before the 1990s have a significant impact on the environment. While there is no doubt that humanity needs infrastructure to ensure safe, secure and sufficient access to food, water and energy, it is essential to prevent the loss of biodiversity and ecosystems which are also at the basis of the provision of such fundamental services. Those complex, interconnected issues cannot be tackled without research and innovation, both in the fields of biodiversity and of infrastructure. IENE (Infrastructure Ecology Network Europe) was set up in 1996 to meet this need. Its mission is to promote the exchange of knowledge, experience and best practice in safe and sustainable pan-European transport infrastructure. With a status of an association today, this independent network has more than 400 members consisting of researchers, engineers, decision makers and infrastructure operators. IENE functions as an international and interdisciplinary forum. It supports cross-border cooperation in research, mitigation, planning, design, construction and maintenance in the field of biodiversity and transport infrastructure. Every two years, IENE organises an international conference to present cutting-edge research, identify pressing issues and problems, discuss effective solutions and map out future activities in the field of transport ecology and infrastructure. We are very glad to present you in this special issue some of the best scientific outcomes of the IENE 2020 conference, hoping that it will contribute to further breakthroughs in science and uptake in policy-making and practices on the ground. We commend the organising team of the University of Evora, Portugal, for their excellent programming of the conference and for having gathered exceptional scientists on the topic of biodiversity and infrastructure. They managed to host a high-quality event, despite the many adjustments that had to be done because of the covid-19, including postponing the conference to January 2021 and holding it entirely online. The topic of IENE conference 2020 was “Linear Infrastructure Networks with Ecological Solutions” and the motto was “working together”. This means that every stakeholder has a role to play, and that biodiversity should be considered at all governance scales and during all phases of the set-up of infrastructure. The papers selected here are of particular interest to follow the path set forth in the conference’s final declaration, that is included in this issue.

TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATION IN MODERN RUSSIA

The article presents the results of the analysis of the main trends in the development of Russian cooperation from the point of view of state statistics data, the world experience of the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, data from the website of one of the leaders of the cooperative movement — the Tatar Consumer Union.
 Statistical analysis of generalizing indicators (absolute and relative indicators of dynamics, indicators of structure) and graphical representation of data were used as research methods. The available resources served as an information base: published scientific articles, data from the Russian state statistics, digital content of the Tatpotrebsoyuz website.
 As a result of the analysis, the most popular areas of cooperation in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region are identified; the direction of the Russian dynamics of development in industrial cooperation (number of members), consumer cooperation (investment in fixed assets), housing and construction cooperation (commissioning of the total area of residential premises, delivery of apartments, the area of apartments rented) are outlined; detailed the development of the Tatar Consumer Union is detailed.

Russia Trade with Africa: The Current State of Affairs

Russia is strengthening its geopolitical influence. An example of this is the holding of the first Russia-Africa summit and economic forum in Sochi in October 2019. This event showed how important Africa is for Russia and how important Russia is for Africa. It was an epoch-making event that demonstrated to the world the degree of Russian-African mutual interest.With what has Russia approached this event and how will economic cooperation develop? This work is devoted to this. The article deals with the issues of mutual trade between Russia and African countries. The main African trade agents of the Russian Federation in recent years have been identified. The state of trade between Russia and African countries has been analyzed, according to which the indicators have grown significantly due to the increase in the volume of Russian exports to African countries. This, especially in the context of solving the import substitution program and developing new markets, is extremely promising, since the African market is large and Russian goods are competitive on it, which opens up new opportunities for increasing trade and cooperation.The main export and import positions have been determined. According to the study, it is necessary to revise export positions on the part of Russia, in particular, the transition from the fuel and energy direction to industrial goods, the provision of services and new technologies. Diversification of African exports is also necessary, by increasing the added value of goods, a transition to the industrialization of production and the use of high technologies.In this regard, the most promising seems to be the strengthening of cooperation between Russia and Africa in the direction of increasing the volume of trade, promoting Russian education, high technologies, services, medicine, increasing investment in the fuel and energy complex of African countries, cooperation in agriculture, fish farming, construction, water purification and other mutually beneficial directions. This will strengthen the positions of Russia and Africa as leading players in the world arena and will serve to strengthen the polycentric world order.

Research on China Cross-border E-commerce Development Strategy under the Background of Trade Facilitation

The main purpose of trade facilitation is to simplify trade processes, reduce trade costs, and improve policy transparency. Affected by the global financial crisis, global market demand is insufficient, and China's foreign trade growth is weak, while cross-border e-commerce is thriving, showing a gratifying growth trend. The qualitative and quantitative leap of cross-border e-commerce is inseparable from the macro-environmental support and influence of my country's social development. Chinese government departments should actively participate in relevant meetings and project negotiations of international organizations, establish friendly exchanges and cooperative relations with other countries, and achieve tax incentives and credit Negotiation and coordination mechanisms for system construction cooperation, data security, cybercrime, etc., to seek more convenient and efficient border management

Evaluasi Pengakuan Pendapatan Jasa Kontrak Konstruksi Menurut PSAK No. 34 pada PT. Nastek Mustika Abadi

PT Nastek Mustika Abadi is a company that provides construction services in the field of services such as manufacturing iron machines or factory machinery, making electrical installations and building assets such as buildings, tunnels and roads, Based on its characteristics this business is a long-term business, due to contract activities that generally occur completed in different accounting periods as part of the Company's Financial Report. The methods and data analysis techniques made in this study, namely descriptive analysis, are studies that only collect, compile, clarify and interpret data so that they get a clear picture of the problem being studied. The type of data used in the observation is in the form of quantitative data, namely data in the form of numbers or nominal that are in the financial statements of a service company in the city of Surabaya.Service income that has been made an invoice is recognized to be the gross bill of the employer, in recording the company's activities that are not quite in sync with PSAK No. 34 and using the percentage completion method so that capital turnover is faster than using the completed contract method. Construction cooperation agreement with the client, based on the agreed work contract. In measuring the value of income in companies, it has been synchronized by PSAK, which is measured at fair value. This value will be presented in the company's financial statements. The accounting treatment for construction contracts at PT Nastek Mustika Abadi, uses PSAK No. 34 as the basis. The accounting treatment of construction contracts at PT Nastek Mustika Abadi is quite appropriate but the journal made by the company is not appropriate with PSAK No. 34 at PT Nastek Mustika Abadi, revenue from sales is recognized when providing goods and services to customers. The company uses the percentage settlement method to recognize revenue from contractor services. So it can be concluded that the recording of the right journal in accordance with PSAK No. 34.

Research on the revitalization of the cultural tourism industry in the post-epidemic era——a case study of Guangxi

As a sudden public health event, the COVID-19 epidemic has brought a tremendous impact on the economic and social development of China. Its biggest and most direct impact is in the tertiary industry, especially the cultural tourism industry, which has a more far-reaching impact. This paper takes Guangxi as an example to study the current situation, problems, and future development direction of the cultural tourism industry in the post-epidemic era. The study found that the response to the epidemic in ethnic minority areas represented by Guangxi was timely and rapid, but due to their industrial resilience and the impact of the epidemic, the revitalization of the culture and tourism industry is still facing severe challenges. Therefore, this article put forward the key countermeasure to promote the cultural tourism industry revitalization of ethnic minority areas from list management, elements of development management, project construction, industry integration, and international cooperation, to provide policy recommendations and theoretical basis for the revitalization of the cultural tourism industry in ethnic minority areas.

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The practical dilemma and reform path of university-enterprise collaborative education for Auditing major in the Big Data Era

Based on the demand of applied audit talents in the Big Data Era, the paper puts forward the reform path of university-enterprise collaborative education mode for Auditing major through the analysis of the practical dilemma of the mode. By continuously deepening the connotation and extension of university-enterprise cooperation, the government, enterprises and universities can achieve all-round and high-quality cooperation in professional construction, personnel training and other aspects.

Developing safety cooperation in construction: between facilitating independence and tightening the grip

Cooperation about safety and joint responsibility between managers and workers is one of the cornerstones of health and safety work. However, attempts at ensuring safety in the workplace run the risk of focussing on formalities and compliance rather than on joint engagement in safety. Drawing on an understanding of safety as practice, this study attempts to empirically unpack the difference between cooperation as engaging with local knowledges and the disciplining of unsafe behaviour. The research involved an ethnographic study at two large construction sites in Denmark and follows empirical examples of how safety breaches are identified, catalogued, and revealed later on at safety meetings. Managers saw this as an attempt to engage the workers. However, the workers saw this as a punitive way of criticizing their work at a distance. They felt that this practice of moving safety from the construction site and in to meeting rooms ran counter to aims of establishing engaging and effective safety practices close to the work. Efforts to engage workers in safer ways of working should therefore acknowledge the integrated nature of safety practice and the value placed on independence, discretion and negotiation when developing cooperation about workplace safety.

СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВО ЕВРАЗИЙСКОГО ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОГО СОЮЗА: ОЦЕНКА ЗАЩИЩЕННОСТИ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ ЭКОНОМИКИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ

The aim of the work is to assess the impact of the implementation of the integration project of the Eurasian economic Union (EAEU) with the participation of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia on the protection of the national economy of the Russian Federation from external and internal threats. The author uses a methodological approach based on the consideration of various forms of ensuring the economic security of the state. An approach to assessing the level of economic security of the Russian Federation in various variants of the construction of the EAEU is proposed, which allows us to identify the priorities of cooperation or confrontation in the construction of the Union. The results of this work can be used to justify the strategy for implementing the integration project until 2025.

Research on International Power Network Construction in Central-Asia

As part of the Belt and Road Initiative, China promises to provide its abandoned renewable energies in Xinjiang for solving the power shortage problem in Central-Asia countries. This brings a great chance for energy investment and cooperation in power grid construction between China and Central-Asia countries. This paper analyses the power structure and energy institutions in 6 Central-Asia countries and predicts its energy potential and power requirement based on its GDP growth rate. A power grid connection plan is further proposed based on the predictions. This power grid construction would benefit all the countries involved and boost area economic growth for years.

‘To Support Active Empirical Research at the Grassroots’: The Family and Community Historical Research Society

For over 20 years, the Family and Community Historical Research Society, FACHRS, has challenged the notion that universities should have a near monopoly on the construction, ownership, validation and transmission of knowledge. Its central strategy, of publishing research derived from its aggregation of data from connected local research projects, has its immediate roots in an Open University module, Family & Community History: 19th and 20th centuries, DA301. This emphasised research construction co-operation within a social scientific framework. The roots of the FACHRS also lie in the development, since Victorian times, of sociable, collaborative and co-operative local history projects. The FACHRS’s progress was framed by its engagement with communications and database technology and digitisation during a period when demarcation lines and epistemic identities, both within universities and outside them, dissolved and reformed.

Construction cooperation strategy between equipment installation engineering and civil engineering

Abstract: As we all know, the construction and construction process of civil engineering projects is very complicated, so coordination and cooperation of different professions and types of work are required during construction. Based on this, the article focuses on the strategy of equipment installation engineering and civil engineering construction cooperation from different construction stages, and hopes to help.