Abstract
A social enterprise is an organization that pursues human and environmental well-being within a commercial framework. The concept of community empowerment has received widespread attention worldwide because it aims to promote sustainable development by harnessing community forces.To implement a construction plan, the government has to cooperate with constructors. From the perspective of the government, the sustainable development of the community should prevail, whereas constructors prioritize pecuniary advantages and the community cares about their own welfare. Thus, selecting and authorizing a constructor that adheres to the approach of a social enterprise is an important issue.This study proposes an evaluation and planning models that are formulated in two phases based on four critical aspects: economy, culture, environment, and sustainability. Three social groups are involved: the government, constructors, and the community. In the first phase, an evaluation procedure is developed by using fuzzy data envelopment analysis to assess constructors. In the second phase, a community empowerment model of land-use planning is established. A developing village is adopted to implement a case study. Results of this study can assist the government in choosing an optimal constructor, and can support the constructor in empowering a community based on the features of the community.