Identification of Risk Factors Affecting PPP Waste-to-Energy Incineration Projects in China: A Multiple Case Study

Table 5

Comparative analysis of similar studies.

Profile	Song et al. [4]	Xu et al. [23]	The present study
Research methods	Expert interview and site investigation	Literature review and multiple cases studied using content analysis	Literature review and multiple cases studied using content analysis
Number of cases studied	6	14	35
Time range of events	Before 2008	2002–2012	2001–2016, with 80% after 2012
Criteria for case selection	All cases in operation	All cases in operation	About 2/3 of cases in operation
Risk factors identified	10 key risk factors	5 critical risk factors	18 risk factors with 5 high-frequency risk factors
Critical risk factors (high-frequency risk factors) discussed	Government decision-making risk	Insufficient waste supply	Public opposition risk
	Government credit risk	Environmental risk	Environmental pollution risk
	Legal and policy risk	Entry of nonlicensed waste	Government decision-making risk
	Technical risk	Lack of supporting infrastructure	Defective legal and regulatory system
	Contract change risk	Payment risk	MSW supply risk
	Environment risk
	Public opposition risk
	MSW supply risk