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‘Our Changes’? Visions of the Future in Nairobi

open access: yesUrban Planning, 2017
In Kenya, the Vision 2030 masterplan is radically reimagining Nairobi as a ‘world class’ city of the future. This has generated dramatic digital imagery of satellite cities, skyscrapers and shopping malls.
Constance Smith
doaj   +1 more source

Gentrification, Urban Informality, and Displacement in Bangkok

open access: yesThe Developing Economies, Volume 64, Issue 1, Page 71-88, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This study analyzes the recent complex dynamics of urban transformation and spatial exclusion affecting the urban lower class. Emerging cities such as Bangkok experience rapid and compressed development in which the characteristics and challenges of both developed and developing cities co‐occur.
Tamaki Endo
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking Masdar and The Line Megaprojects: The Interplay of Economic, Social, Political, and Spatial Dimensions

open access: yesLand
This study critically examines the rapid proliferation of megaprojects across the Arab region, with a focus on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, where large-scale developments are strategically deployed to reshape global economic influence ...
Mohamad Kashef
doaj   +1 more source

High-Speed Rail: The Wrong Road for America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In the face of high energy prices and concerns about global warming, environmentalists and planners offer high-speed rail as an environmentally friendly alternative to driving and air travel.
Randal O'Toole
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Circular Economy Platforms: A Systematic Review

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 2810-2841, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Digital platforms enable circular business models that can provide both economic and environmental benefits. However, the literature on platforms in the context of the circular economy has remained descriptive and fragmented across fields, posing challenges for synthesizing accumulated knowledge.
Outi Blackburn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Limits of Depoliticized Water–Energy Diplomacy: Insights From the UAE–Israel–Jordan Water‐for‐Energy Deal

open access: yesWorld Water Policy, Volume 12, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the rise and collapse of the 2021 United Arab Emirates (UAE)–Israel–Jordan Water‐for‐Energy Deal, a landmark initiative that sought to exchange Jordanian solar energy for Israeli desalinated water. Presented as a breakthrough in regional cooperation and environmental peacebuilding, the agreement was brokered under the ...
Majed Abu‐Zreig, Hussam Hussein
wiley   +1 more source

Investment decision analysis of international megaprojects based on cognitive linguistic cloud models

open access: yesInternational Journal of Strategic Property Management, 2020
The investment decision analysis of international megaprojects is a major area of interest. The choice of interna tional megaprojects usually depends on the multi-discipline knowledge from experts.
Xiaomei Mi, Huchang Liao, Xiao-Jun Zeng
doaj   +1 more source

The Cultural Ecosystem of Megaprojects: The Interconnectedness of Organizational Elements and their Wider Institutional Contexts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In the multi-layered structure of megaprojects, organizational cultures emerge within different temporary multi-organizational teams (TMOs) responsible for execution.
Kusuma, I
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Reshaping the Environmental Image by Eliminating Silos in Sustainability Practices: A Cross‐Country Comparison

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 863-880, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Grounded in the natural resource‐based view (NRBV) theory, this study compares the impact of green transformational leadership (GTL) on promoting green innovation (GI), specifically through the mediating roles of green environmental orientation (GEO) and green dynamic capability (GDC) within the hospitality sector.
Nadia Aslam Janjua   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on Safety Decision-Making Behavior in Megaprojects

open access: yesSystems
This research takes the construction companies and supervision units of megaprojects as the research objects and studies safety issues in construction decision-making for megaprojects.
Xuekelaiti Haiyirete   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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