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TERRITORIAL FORMATION, ECONOMY AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION PROJECTS IN PAN-AMAZON
The objective involved in this article is centered on the analytical effort to contextualize the socio-spatial formation and the economy of the Pan-Amazon, as well as the regional integration processes, which we can say is closely ...
Irenildo Costa da Silva +1 more
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Contemporary Megaprojects [PDF]
There is renewed interest in megaprojects worldwide. In contrast to high-modernist megaprojects that were discrete projects undertaken by centralized authorities, contemporary megaprojects are often decentralized and pursued by a range of stakeholders from governments as well as the private sector. They leverage cutting-edge technology to ‘see’ complex
Seth Schindler +2 more
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Owner challenges on major projects: The case of UK government [PDF]
Many studies agree that owner organisations are important for successful project organising, but they tend to focus on particular aspects of project organising rather than providing a holistic analysis of owners as organisations.
Cha, J., Cha, J., Winch, G., Winch, G.
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Конструктивные решения несъемной железобетонной опалубки для комплексного повышения эксплуатационных качеств гражданских зданий [PDF]
The objective of this article is to analyze and propose ways of improving unskimed reinforced formwork being a forming unit of civic building performance.
Ananin, M. Yu. +3 more
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Aim. To analyse the consequences of the virgin lands (1954‐1963) agrarian‐social megaproject, and of current land reforms. To elaborate contributions to the Russian post‐virgin land space development strategy.Material and methods.
S. V. Levykin +4 more
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Analysis of reasons for cost and time overrun in Indian megaprojects
Megaprojects are becoming increasingly common in developing countries. In India, the need for and trend of rapid infrastructure development has resulted in design and implementation of projects of large scope and size, in terms of complexity and costs ...
Mevada Jay, Devkar Ganesh
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Through the case of the Hidroituango hydroelectric plant in Colombia, this article proposes that the implementation of megaprojects constitutes a proprietary device in which the expulsion of populations, damage to ecosystems, and deepening inequality ...
Lina Marín Moreno, Marisela Montenegro
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Urban Megaprojects as Disorderly and Unruly Endeavors
Megaprojects have multiplied around the world as an urban response to the pressures of neoliberalism and globalization in favor of development, competitiveness and innovation.
Gerardo del Cerro Santamaría
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Megaproject complexity attributes and competences: lessons from IT and construction projects
Megaprojects have been associated with persistent underperformance technically, financially, socially and environmentally. This underperformance has been attributed to the inherent complexity attributes and the gaps in the form of the mismatch in the ...
Maxwell Nyarirangwe +1 more
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Should we build more large dams? The actual costs of hydropower megaproject development [PDF]
A brisk building boom of hydropower mega-dams is underway from China to Brazil. Whether benefits of new dams will outweigh costs remains unresolved despite contentious debates.
Ansar, Atif +3 more
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