Social Value in the Built Environment: ‘Within’ and ‘Through’ the Construction Project Lifecycle
Journal: Construction Management and Economics
Introduction The built environment profoundly shapes societal outcomes by affecting economic opportunity, public health, well-being, equity, inclusion, and everyday lived experience. The concept of social value has thus become a prominent concern across built-environment research and practice over the past decade. Policy and governance instruments—such as the UK Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012— as well as th…