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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Megaproject"”.
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Multiobjective real options design : an evaluation methodology for the Orinoco-Meta Corridor megaproject
The evaluation of the Orinoco-Meta Corridor megaproject requires the use of a custom-made methodology that can take proper account of its complexity and particular characteristics. The methodology should contribute to increase the probability of achieving the objectives set by the multiple …
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Transportation megaproject procurement : benefits and challenges for PPPs and alternative delivery strategies, and the resulting implications for Crossrail
… delivery strategies to transportation megaprojects. There has been tremendous expansion of innovative procurement and financing mechanisms in this area. However, there are still many hurdles to overcome before these options can penetrate the transportation market with any regularity. …
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Cultural dissonance as a risk factor in the construction of megaprojects : the experience of western consultants working in the Gulf Cooperation Council
This research examines the hypothesis that a megaprojects' execution can be negatively impacted if a harmonious relationship and trust are not formed between its delivery partners, and specifically focuses on the relationships between the Arab project Sponsor and their specialist construction …
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Forecasting the success of megaprojects with Judgmental methods
Forecasting the success of megaprojects is a very difficult and important task because ofthe complexity of such projects, as well as the large capital investment that is required forthe completion of these projects. One could argue that forecasting is not needed in thiscontext: the master Gantt …
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Buenaventura : how can "New City" dreams meet existing local needs?
… perspectives and needs are used to analyze a megaproject proposed for the city, known as the Economic Activities Complex of Buenaventura (CAEB). I argue that in order for the CAEB project to improve social and economic conditions within the municipality, its structure and implementation will …
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Exploring Indonesia's Capital City Relocation As a Model for Multidimensional Conflict Resolution
… intervention rather than merely as a megaproject. It investigated the institutional conditions under which capital relocation could reduce social, economic, political, and environmental tensions while supporting more balanced territorial development beyond Java. Using a mixed-methods …
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Sobrecustos e atrasos de megaprojetos de energia: quando maior é pior
… been associated with the perception that megaprojects, projects whose investment exceeds one billion dollars, produce economies of scale. Planners use to believe that systems should be composed of a few, but large, units of supply and distribution. In view of this scenario, the objective …
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Ways of seeing: Conflicting rationalities in contested urban space - the N2 Gateway in the context of Langa
… the launch of the N2 Gateway – a housing ‘megaproject’ to pilot the Breaking New Ground (BNG) housing plan in Joe Slovo informal settlement in Langa, the oldest African township in Cape Town. This historically contextualised retroductive case study asks what can be learnt from the …
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Urban Megaprojects: How they are justified and who they benefit. The case of Century City
All over the world, megaprojects have become entrenched and firmly positioned in the development of cities and have become instrumental and critical in their position and functioning. The need for sites to be developed encompassing mixed-use requirements, was soon to make its impact in developing …
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Strategic risks to sustainability in infrastructural megaprojects
The proponents of the infrastructural megaprojects promise much but often fail to deliver. These projects are complex interactions of numerous stakeholders often providing technical solutions to many end-users. The extent to which megaprojects identify and adequately address risks to sustainability …
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The Politics of Transportation Megaprojects
… to assess the politics of transportation megaprojects internationally, and then tests it by integrating quantitative and qualitative research methods. I apply the framework to a comparative database composed of transportation megaprojects worldwide as well as to two US based case studies. …
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Impact of Delivery Method on Stakeholder Issues and Involvement Practices in Mega Projects: Evidence from Fixed Crossing Case Studies
… of stakeholder involvement is critical in megaprojects. Governments have increasingly utilized public-private partnerships (PPPs) for megaproject delivery. This method introduces characteristics that distinguish PPP megaprojects from others such as: private control, profiteering, foreign …
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Multivariate optimization of neighborhood scale problems for economic, environmental, and social sustainability
This thesis begins by arguing that the architectural profession has fallen out of balance. I contend that the series of objectives which compete for the architect’s attention have been gradually subsumed by economic concerns. As a means of empirically seeking to restore a balance, a method is …
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Design for Cost Methodology Applied to High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors
… in terms of power density and unit power, at a megaproject scale, but with high system and operational complexity, extreme development cost, numerous part counts, and very low production and deployment rates that still require human-machine interface to meet societal safety objectives. The …
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Constructing global Amman: petrodollars, identity, and the built environment in the early twenty-first century
… analysis of three case studies of contemporary megaprojects in Amman: the Abdali New Downtown, Sanaya Amman, and Jordan Gate. The research methods include reviewing relevant theoretical work and historical and contemporary resources on Amman and its built environment, analyzing advertising …