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In recent years, China's construction industry has faced looming problems such as sloppy production methods and environmental pollution. Then the initiative of 'synergistic development of intelligent construction and construction industrialization (ICCI)' was proposed, which brings new opportunities for the transformation and upgrading and high-quality development of the construction industry. However, the synergy degree in the development of ICCI cannot be measured by the senses. Therefore, this study is devoted to quantitative analysis of the synergy degree in the development of ICCI by establishing a mathematical model. The concept of the synergy degree in the development of ICCI is defined based on synergetics. CiteSpace software is used to determine the five basic elements of talent, technology, information, environment and policy for the synergistic development of ICCI. Based on this, building a mechanism for synergistic development of ICCI with the Driving Force-State-Response (DFSR) model. Establishing an evaluation index system for the synergy degree in the development of ICCI through expert interviews. Then, combining entropy power method and coupling coordination model to empirically analyse the synergy degree in the development of ICCI in Shenyang. The results show that Shenyang is currently at the stage of high-level coupling and high-quality synergy, which is consistent with the actual development. It is also confirmed that the evaluation system of the synergy degree in the development of ICCI is scientific and reasonable. Finally, this study summarizes the suggestions for different levels of the synergy degree in the development of ICCI, which provides a reference for each region to better promote the synergistic development of ICCI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Municipal solid waste (MSW) has caused the increasing concern for environmental issues in recent years, and the wide engagement from all stakeholders of society has been involved in promoting integrated MSW management. Therefore, this study aims to identify the problems of dis-synergy among multi-stakeholders engaged in the integrated MSW management evolution, then contribute strategies to coordinated development of integrated MSW management system by bettering the engagement and interaction of different stakeholders combined with the region characteristics. From the perspective of the stakeholder theory and synergy theory, we constructed an integrated MSW management system with four stakeholder subsystems: governments, enterprises, residents, and NGO subsystems. We used integrated MSW management in Harbin as a case study and used the synergy degree model to estimate the system synergy degree from 2010 to 2019. Then, the synergetic development trend of integrated MSW management was studied, providing a feasible approach to boost the coordinated development of integrated MSW management in Harbin. The results were in concordance with the factual situation and pointed to integrated MSW management in Harbin and, although there is movement towards a more harmonious and orderly state over time, the government subsystem needs to be further reinforced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]