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| Dimension | Factors | Content | Literature source |
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| Economy | Value of money in lifecycle | The effort made to meet the VFM requirement during the entire project lifecycle | Xiong and Zhu [47]; Ugwu et al. [53] |
| Sustainable cash flow | The project can produce stable and reasonable cash flow during its lifecycle | Shen et al. [54]; Shen et al. [55] |
| Fiscal pressure of government | The financial pressure on the local government when investing in the project | Li et al. [33]; Wang and Zhao [56] |
| Value-added benefits to land around the projects | The project may improve the living or business environment in the project’s surrounding area, which may add value to the land and increase the fiscal revenue | Li et al. [33]; Yılmaz and Bakış [48]; Shen et al. [55] |
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| Society | Public satisfaction | The index to evaluate the satisfaction degree of people regarding the project and local government | Kivilä et al. [57]; Mavi and Standing [58]; Heravi et al. [59] |
| Corporate-social responsibility | The awareness of responsibility for a corporation to contribute to the improvement of society | Hosseini et al. [12]; Hueting [60]; Hutchins and Sutherland [61] |
| Legal underpinning and institutional arrangements | The governing structure, regulation system, and market arrangement of the project region | Hosseini et al. [12]; Banerjee et al. [62]; Ménard et al. [63] |
| Government management capacity | The capacity of the government to manage the project | Patil et al. [30]; House [64] |
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| Ecology | Effect on water quality | The changes of water quality, including drinking water quality, and sewage treatment | Shen et al. [54]; Shen et al. [55]; Li et al. [65]; Lundin and Morrison [66] |
| Reduction of energy consumption | The reduction of energy consumption during the project construction | Shen et al. [55]; Ugwu et al. [53] |
| Usage of recycled material and green innovation technology | Adoption of recycled construction material and innovation technology during the project construction and operation | Begum et al. [67]; Hewage and Porwal [68]; Brown and Sovacool [69]; Ugwu and Haupt [70] |
| Ecology and biodiversity | Adoption of measures to maintain a healthy ecological environment and protect various kinds of animals and plants | Yılmaz and Bakış [48] |
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| Governance | Construction quality | The construction quality of the project | Silvius and Schipper [71] |
| Trust and communication among organizations | Reflecting relationships and interactions between different stakeholders | House [64]; Allouche and Finger [72] |
| Management capacity | Including contract management capacity, risk management capacity, and operation management capacity | Beh [73]; Liu and Yamamoto [74]: Chou and Pramudawardhani [75] |
| Environmental design | Adopting an environmentally friendly project design | Ugwu et al. [53]; Shen et al. [76]; Li et al. [65] |
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