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Concentrating solar power technologies. The DESERTEC megaproject [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The European strategies on energy have been searching for years to reduce the dependency of Europe from fossil fuels. Underlying this effort, there exist geopolitical, economic, environmental reasons and the reality that oil reservoirs will dry out ...
Abánades Velasco, Alberto   +2 more
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Megaproject Stakeholder Management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Effective stakeholder management is crucial for megaproject development and delivery. This chapter provides an extensive review of the project stakeholder management literature, which is largely instrumental rather than descriptive or normative, and in particular fails to address the stakes of the natural environment and future generations in ...
openaire   +1 more source

Infrastructural Megaprojects

open access: yesRevista Facultad de Jurisprudencia, 2018
This research reviews three case studies where the State has faced conflicts with individuals and the civil society during the development of mega-projects, and it was developed for the Habitat III event in Quito (2016). The development of a mega-project is a socio-spatial process in which multiple rationalities understand and appropriate its space ...
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Exploring the causes of contract disputes and their social network relationships in the megaprojects: a case of Jinan Airport Project

open access: yesJournal of Civil Engineering and Management
Contract disputes hinder the successful delivery of megaprojects. This study aims to identify crucial contract disputes and causes for dealing with contract disputes problems and improving megaproject performance.
Hong Xue   +3 more
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Balancing contractual and relational approaches for PPP success and sustainability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Useful synergies are targeted by proposing a convergence of hitherto parallel international endeavours towards: (1) developing better and sustainable relationships for more productive construction project teams, in general; and (2) optimising the ...
Anvuur, A, Kumaraswamy, M, Rahman, M
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01-03 "Community Control in a Global Economy: Lessons from Mexico's Economic Integration Process" [PDF]

open access: yes
The North American Free Trade Agreement appeared to promise economic growth for Mexico and improved living conditions for its people. While the Mexican economy has recovered significantly from its post-NAFTA collapse, there is mounting evidence that many
Eliza Waters, Tim Wise
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What's Wrong with Libertarianism: A Meritocratic Diagnosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Some people may think that libertarianism and meritocracy have much in common; that the libertarian's ideal world looks like the meritocrat's ideal world; and that the public policies guiding us to each are one and the same.
Mulligan, Thomas
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