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THE URBAN METABOLISM OF FLOOD PROTECTION INFRASTRUCTURE IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Investments in large‐scale climate infrastructures are central to emerging forms of climate urbanism. In Jakarta, flood protection infrastructures seek to protect the city from devastating flood events in anticipation of future catastrophes.
Sophie Webber, Wahyu Kusuma Astuti
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the causes of contract disputes and their social network relationships in the megaprojects: a case of Jinan Airport Project

Journal 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, Chao Ye, Cheng Zhang, Zezhou Wu   +3 more
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Challenges in Determining the Scope of Rail Megaprojects: Responding to Ever-Increasing Infrastructure Demand

CivilEng, 2023
While megaprojects can be defined as highly complex, time-consuming, and cost-intensive endeavors, for rail infrastructures they are even more problematic. As a starting point, for rail megaprojects, their scope may, at times, alter due to some risks and
Koorosh Gharehbaghi, Kong Fah Tee, Kerry McManus   +2 more
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THE CHAINMAKER: How Intermediaries Sustain Urban Policy Initiatives over Time

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Practitioners implementing urban climate initiatives are frequently faced with the intermittent nature of urban projects and the short‐termism of policy experiments. In this conjuncture, understanding how urban transformations are advanced necessitates grasping how small‐scale efforts are carried forward or sustained despite these brief time ...
HANNA HILBRANDT, ERANDI BARROSO OLMEDO, FRITZ‐JULIUS GRAFE   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green innovation in megaprojects: A capacity-based analysis of the Shenzhong Link Project in China

Project Leadership and Society
Growing environmental challenges and expanding megaprojects have necessitated green transformation of the construction industry. This paper takes the Shenzhong Link Project as an example to explore the capacities required for achieving the goal of green ...
Sha Tao, Xinyi Pang, Yumin Qiu, Qingshuang Xu, Peng Xue   +4 more
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A two-dimensional complexity evaluation model of megaprojects based on structure and attributes

Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2023
The increasing complexity of megaprojects has brought severe challenges to traditional theories and methods of project management. Traditional evaluation models fail to support managers in properly allocating scarce resources based on project complexity ...
Fuyuan Jia, Pengcheng Xiang, Dan Chen
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Cost overruns – helping to define what they really mean [PDF]

, 2018
Civil engineers are often in the firing line for alleged cost overruns, particularly on major publicly funded infrastructure projects. This usually occurs when the final cost of a project is simply compared with the original estimate, even though this ...
Ansar A, BBC, Cameron K, Cantarelli CC, Cantarelli CC, CII (Construction Industry Institute), Diletta Colette Invernizzi, GIF (Generation IV International Forum), Giorgio Locatelli, HM Treasury, Jadhav P, Merrow EW, Naomi J Brookes, NDA (Nuclear Decommissioning Authority), OECD NEA, OECD NEA (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Nuclear Energy Agency), Osborne Clarke, PMI (Project Management Institute), Rogers D, Sainati T, Torp O, WNA (World Nuclear Association)   +21 more
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Past Carbon Emissions and Future Targets for the Olympic Games

The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Short Abstract The global visibility and political weight of the Olympic Games can inspire climate change action. Yet, at the same time, the Olympics are also significant carbon emitters. To date, however, there is a lack of a systematic assessment of past carbon emissions and extrapolation of future targets considering international agreements.
David Gogishvili, Martin Müller
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of BIM-based integration management on megaproject performance in China

Alexandria Engineering Journal
With the rapid development of the global economy, the investment boom in megaprojects worldwide has been on the rise in the past several decades. As large temporary contract organizations, megaprojects are generally confronted with performance dilemmas ...
Sen Wang, Heap-Yih Chong, Wei Zhang
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Global Water Transfer Megaprojects: A Potential Solution for the Water-Food-Energy Nexus?

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2018
Globally, freshwater is unevenly distributed, both in space and time. Climate change, land use alteration, and increasing human exploitation will further increase the pressure on water as a resource for human welfare and on inland water ecosystems. Water
Oleksandra Shumilova, Oleksandra Shumilova, Oleksandra Shumilova, Klement Tockner, Klement Tockner, Michele Thieme, Anna Koska, Christiane Zarfl   +7 more
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