Journal articles: 'Environmental Studies Project'

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Lafta, Abaas, and Ahmed Mohisin. "Environmental Relationship In Investment Project Feasibility Studies." Akkad Journal Of Multidisciplinary Studies 1, no. 3 (January 2, 2022): 216–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.55202/ajms.v1i3.75.

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The paper discusses the theoretical concepts underlying the environmental feasibility study by defining the nature of the investment project, the theoretical frameworks for feasibility studies in general, and ecological feasibility in particular, to accomplish the paper's objective of emphasizing the environmental feasibility study's impact and significance for the project and society as a whole. The ecological research conducted by those responsible for the feasibility study concluded that it contributes to mitigating adverse effects on society. It accurately defines the expected returns on the project. One of the most critical recommendations must be made, which is a law granting a license to establish the project or not. The article seeks to elucidate the theoretical principles underpinning the examination of environmental feasibility and the implications for the project and society at large. The findings indicate that ecological feasibility studies reduce the potential risks associated with establishing specific projects that could harm society's and the environment's public health, and how critical they are for the project among feasibility studies (financial, legal, economic, etc.).

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Peplinski, William J., Jesse Roberts, Geoff Klise, Sharon Kramer, Zach Barr, Anna West, and Craig Jones. "Marine Energy Environmental Permitting and Compliance Costs." Energies 14, no. 16 (August 4, 2021): 4719. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14164719.

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Costs to permit Marine Energy projects are poorly understood. In this paper we examine environmental compliance and permitting costs for 19 projects in the U.S., covering the last 2 decades. Guided discussions were conducted with developers over a 3-year period to obtain historical and ongoing project cost data relative to environmental studies (e.g., baseline or pre-project site characterization as well as post-installation effects monitoring), stakeholder outreach, and mitigation, as well as qualitative experience of the permitting process. Data are organized in categories of technology type, permitted capacity, pre- and post-installation, geographic location, and funding types. We also compare our findings with earlier logic models created for the Department of Energy (i.e., Reference Models). Environmental studies most commonly performed were for Fish and Fisheries, Noise, Marine Habitat/Benthic Studies and Marine Mammals. Studies for tidal projects were more expensive than those performed for wave projects and the range of reported project costs tended to be wider than ranges predicted by logic models. For eight projects reporting full project costs, from project start to FERC or USACE permit, the average amount for environmental permitting compliance was 14.6%.

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Liu, Chang Qing. "Principal Factors Preventing China Environmental Risk (CER): Project Angle." Advanced Materials Research 610-613 (December 2012): 3144–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.610-613.3144.

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Studies on principal factors preventing CER (China Environmental Risk) from Project Angle are seldom found, so we studied principal factors preventing CER (China Environmental Risk) from Project Angle in this thesis, including their selection, sequence and contribution. By our analysis, principal factors preventing CER (China Environmental Risk) from project angle can be ordered by contribution as follows: general management, projects for primary industries, energy projects, and public transportation projects. And our related advice is as follows: first, careful protection of natural environment. Secondly strict surveillance on production of waste from such projects as projects for primary industries, energy projects, and public transportation projects, etc. by market management, and public management, etc.. And thirdly great encouragement to arouse interest in technological innovations friendly with the environment in waste disposal, etc..

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Liu, Bingsheng, Bin Xue, Tengfei Huo, Geoffrey Shen, and Meiqing Fu. "PROJECT EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEMS SELECTION." JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT 25, no. 3 (March 27, 2019): 276–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2019.7460.

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Project delivery systems (PDSs) selection is crucial to construction project management success. The matching between construction projects and PDSs is hypersensitive to project external environment. Existing studies on selecting PDSs mainly focus on owner’s and project’s characteristics and attach less attention to project environmental factors. This study, therefore, aims to formally identify key project external environmental factors affecting PDSs selection using a data-driven approach. Key factors are summarized and identified through the granular computing method based on 61 Chinese project samples. Empirical results indicate that four factors including market competitiveness, technology accessibility, material availability, and regulatory impact are critical to PDSs selection. This study extended previous research findings on PDSs selection from a perspective of project external environments. Research conclusions can be used as references underpinning construction owners selecting appropriate PDSs considering project external environmental factors.

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Liu, Chang Qing. "Comparison of Principal Factors between China Actual Environmental Risk (CAER) and China Zero Environmental Risk (CZER): Project Angle." Advanced Materials Research 550-553 (July 2012): 2263–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.550-553.2263.

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Studies on comparison of principal factors between CAER (China Actual Environmental Risk) and CZER (China Zero Environmental Risk) from Project Angle are seldom found, so we studied the theme above in this thesis. By analysis, we have known that on one hand, there are such aspects in common as projects for resources excavation, and refinement, etc., projects for primary industries, other non-living projects, waste disposal, and general management between CAER and CZER. On the other hand, they are different in such aspects as chemical engineering projects and living projects only for CAER, and energy projects and public construction projects only for CZER. And our related advice is as follows: first, strict management on production of waste from such projects as public construction projects, resources excavation and refinement, natural resources, projects for primary industries, and other non-living projects. Secondly great encouragement to environment-friendly technological innovations in waste disposal, etc..

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Parihar, Shwetank, and Chandan Bhar. "Climate Change and Project Risk: A Mutual Effect in Case of Electrical Tansmission Line Installation Project." Current World Environment 10, no. 2 (August 24, 2015): 581–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/cwe.10.2.22.

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The paper is based on the establishment of mutual effect of project risk and environmental/climatic changes. According to the studies present very few authors have studied the effect of these two phenomenons. The study collects the literature review on the works of various authors and decides upon the criteria for measurement of these project risk factors and climate/environmental factors. Then the study presents a statistical approach for development of relationship between the two. A survey is done in order to study a complete mutual effect on the various factors of project risk and environmental changes on the same projects. The electrical transmission line installation project related professionals are approached for survey. The statistical analysis by SPSS software in this study (based on results from the survey) confirms the presence of mutual relationship with correlation and regression of a high value between project risk and environmental/climatic changes and emerges as a tool for curbing environmental and climate abrupt changes in the immediate surroundings.

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Daneel, M. L. "Contextualising environmental theology at Unisa and in African society." Religion and Theology 2, no. 1 (1995): 87–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157430195x00069.

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AbstractThis article* sets out the main objectives of a new chair and related centre or institute at the University of South Africa for Religious Research and Environmental Reform which Professor Daneel has envisaged for several years. The objectives of: teaching environmental theology at various levels (including contextualised courses for African Initiated Churches at the grassroots of African society); initiating empirical research projects (as feasibility studies for new environmental projects, studies for monitoring project implementation, the gauging of societal response to environmental initiatives, etc; and introducing a wide range of field operations through the motivation and empowerment of religious or other communities, are closely related to the religio-ecological models already developed by the Zimbabwean Institute of Religious Research and Ecological Conservation (ZIRRCON) in Zimbabwe. These objectives also correspond with the threefold mission of Unisa. It is worthy of note that a substantial grant of R2,3 million was made by Goldfields, South Africa, early in December 1994 towards the realisation of the goals set out in this paper. These goals were later modified, in consultation with Professor Daneel, by Reverend David Olivier, environmental theologian in the Department of Systematic Theology at Unisa. Reverend Olivier will be the first executive director, with Professor Daneel acting as senior consultant, of what initially will be called the Goldfields Project of Faith and Earthkeeping at Unisa.

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Andrzejewski, Julie. "The Social Justice, Peace, and Environmental Education Standards Project." Multicultural Perspectives 7, no. 1 (January 2005): 8–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327892mcp0701_3.

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U P, Silsilah, and Gandhimathi A. "Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Prediction Method: Case Study." Journal of Technical Education Science, no. 74 (January 16, 2023): 65–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.54644/jte.74.2023.1337.

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Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) identify or predict any potential problems in the Environment at the planning stage of proposed development projects, and concerns are addressed as the Project progresses. It is in progress. The recommendations made by the EIA may lead to the redesign of specific project components, require additional studies, and suggest mitigation measures that will alter the socio-economic viability of the Project or cause delays in project implementation [1]. The EIA's main objective is to identify significant impacts early in the project cycle so that recommendations can be incorporated into the design and cost-benefit analysis without causing substantial delays. Increase or increase design costs [1]. The EIA will lead the appropriate environmental monitoring and management planning mechanism when implementation commences. In the case of this study, the EIA method is applied to evaluate different ecological components such as physical and chemical parameters and biological and socioeconomic parameters of the project “Construction of the office complex".

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Banihashemi, Sayyid Ali, Mohammad Khalilzadeh, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, and Jurgita Antucheviciene. "Investigating the Environmental Impacts of Construction Projects in Time-Cost Trade-Off Project Scheduling Problems with CoCoSo Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Method." Sustainability 13, no. 19 (September 30, 2021): 10922. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su131910922.

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Currently, construction projects have a significant share in environmental pollution. Usually, the employers and managers of construction projects pay attention to the project implementation with the shortest duration and the lowest cost, whereas less attention is paid to the environmental effects of the implementation of projects. Sustainable development requires the planning and implementation of construction projects, taking environmental impacts, along with other factors, into account. Few studies have investigated the balancing time, cost, and environmental effects. Although the selection of an execution method for the project activity requires the use of decision-making methods, these methods have not been used in the project scheduling problems. This study seeks to simultaneously minimize the project time, cost, and environmental impacts. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the environmental impact of project activities in three physical, biological, and social aspects throughout the construction projects, and to attempt to minimize them as measurable values. In this paper, the environmental effects of an urban water supply construction project as a real case study are assessed in different activity execution modes by the Leopold matrix and the best execution mode of each project activity is selected using the CoCoSo (combined compromise solution) multi-criteria decision-making method, considering the time–cost-environmental impact trade-off. The CoCoSo method is employed because of its high flexibility compared to other multi-criteria decision-making methods. The results of this study will direct managers and stakeholders of construction projects to pay more attention to the environmental effects of construction project activities, together with the other conventional project goals and objectives, such as the time and cost.

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Cardona-Almeida, César Antonio, Rosa Cerro-Amell, Susana Mendoza-Navarro, Ana Carolina Santos-Rocha, Mario Alejandro Zuluaga, Angélica Batista, David M. Zamora, Fausto A. Canales, and Olga Hernández-Manrique. "Roads of the Caribbean: regional analysis from Environmental Impact Assessments in Colombia." Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, no. 57 (September 26, 2022): 169–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/bgss-2022-0030.

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The road infrastructure produces several impacts on the environment. In the Colombian Caribbean region, the growing road infrastructure threatens systems equilibrium in diverse and not well-known ways. Despite the several administrative tools available in Colombian legislation to manage every project impact, the big picture of the interconnected regional ecosystems falls out of scope. To study the large-scale problems in landscape, we analyzed eight Environmental Impact Studies of road construction projects in the region. We did a scientific and institutional literature review to shed light on the possible unseen problems and future challenges. Results suggest that Environmental Impact Assessments for each project focus on construction processes, ignore accumulative and residual effects, and use typified measures to cover a broad set of impacts. We offer recommendations from an integrated analysis perspective for future projects to understand landscape and water systems alteration at the regional scale.

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Johnson, Kirk R., Ian M. Miller, and Jeffrey S. Pigati. "Introduction to the Snowmastodon Project Special Volume The Snowmastodon Project." Quaternary Research 82, no. 3 (November 2014): 473–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2013.12.010.

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Studies of terrestrial biotic and environmental dynamics of Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage (MIS) 5, also called the Last Interglacial Period, provide insight into the effects of long-term climate change on Pleistocene ecosystems. In North America, however, there are relatively few fossil sites that definitively date to MIS 5. Even fewer contain multiple ecosystem components (vertebrates, invertebrates, plants) that have been studied in detail, and none are located at high elevation. Thus, our view of North American ecosystems during MIS 5 is, at best, an incomplete composite view, and alpine ecosystems are entirely undocumented.

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SAYERS, JANE. "The Environmental Education Television Project for China." Continuum 17, no. 3 (September 2003): 273–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10304310302736.

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Marshall, Geraldine. "The Graphic DNA Project: Tracing Urban Developments through Environmental Letters." International Journal of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies 9, no. 1 (2015): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/2327-008x/cgp/v09i01/53207.

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Danilchenko, Boris. "Wetlands studies: an arts-aesthetic view." Australian Journal of Environmental Education 2 (June 1986): 35–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0814062600004407.

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Abstract:Watch young children at play. With bright eyes and boundless energy, they rush like whirlwinds from place to place, accompanied by a constant stream of excited chatter as they explore their surroundings with a wholehearted zest for life.This article grows out of a fascination for the innate learning style of children and the wonder created by a unique and diverse wetlands setting. It explores how a group of educators, from Jacobs Well Field Study Centre (in south-east Queensland), developed an arts-aesthetic approach to environmental education as a joint project with the staff of Numinbah Valley Field Study Centre. ‘Project Ozone’ and the Boat Project are described as examples of what can be achieved by insight, and commitment to new directions in environmental education.

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Madein, Afdal, and Mahfud Sholihin. "The impact of social and environmental information on managers’ decisions." Asian Review of Accounting 23, no. 2 (July 17, 2015): 156–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ara-11-2013-0074.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether managers consider social and environmental information in evaluating projects. Design/methodology/approach – Built on the stakeholder theory, this study hypothesises that managers consider social and environmental information in evaluating their projects. To test the hypotheses, this study employs experimental design. Findings – The authors find evidence that managers consider social and environmental information in evaluating their projects. Research limitations/implications – This study finds that social and environmental information is relevant for managerial decision making, particularly in project evaluation. Practical implications – Social and environmental information is considered relevant for project evaluation decision. Hence, managers should be provided those information. Originality/value – To the best of the knowledge, this is the first accounting study which examines the effect of social and environmental information on managers’ decisions, particularly in the Asian context using experimental approach. Previous studies only examined the effect social and environmental information on external stakeholders, such as investors.

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Chen, Xu, Qianyi Du, Xueyan Xiong, Deliang Zhong, Na Deng, Shudong Liu, and Yipeng Li. "Redefinition of Cost-Benefit Efficiency of Land-Use Projects: Focusing on Environmental Cost." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2019 (November 21, 2019): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3126172.

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The cost-benefit efficiency of projects is often wrongly evaluated due to the neglect of projects’ impact on the environment. In this paper, we aim to establish a model to measure such an impact and hence propose a more reasonable approach to evaluating cost-benefit efficiency of projects. We divide the total cost of a certain project into two parts: Business Cost (BC) and Environmental Cost (EC). BC is the explicit cost that can be approached from financial statements, while EC is the implicit cost which we try to quantify. EC is composed of three parts: (1) the Ecosystem Service Value (ESV), (2) the Restoration Cost (RC) to treat the pollution caused by the projects, and (3) the Disaster Cost (DC), potential losses caused by disasters due to launch of new projects. In order to make a cost-benefit efficiency analysis, we introduce profitability index, which is further developed into an adjusted profitability index by taking time value into consideration. Two case studies are conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the model. A regional case of a coal-mining project proves that RC and DC play a significant role in cost-benefit efficiency analysis, while a nationwide case of high-speed rail shows that project scale matters. Additionally, we put our attention on the intensity of the project, which is a created measurement to characterize the project. Based on the study of intensity, the mechanism of cost-benefit break-even is further explained and some suggestions are proposed to policy makers.

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Chow, Jun Kang, Pin Siang Tan, Kuan-fu Liu, Xin Mao, Zhaoyu Su, Ghee Leng Ooi, Ye Hur Cheong, et al. "Artificial intelligence applications for proactive environmental monitoring and asset management." Theme Issue on AI for Smart Applications 29, no. 2 (June 30, 2022): 98–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.33430/v29n2thie-2021-0028.

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Two research studies have been implemented to explore the potential of applying artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in works projects and maintenance work of the Drainage Services Department (DSD) for enhancing the efficiency related to environmental monitoring and structural inspection, referred to as the AIEIA and AIBIM projects, respectively. In the AIEIA project, AI technologies were explored to assist observing bird behaviour that would likely be influenced by nearby DSD construction projects. A domain randomisation-enhanced model was built to detect great egrets and little egrets at Penfold Park, Hong Kong, achieving a mean average precision of 87.65%. The detection result was used to analyse the Penfold Park egretry behaviour. In the AIBIM project, AI technologies were used to facilitate the condition assessment of concrete defects in sewage treatment facilities. A classifier was developed with supervised learning for concrete defect detection, attaining recalls of 86.2% and 89.9% for the cracking and spalling classes. Another concrete defect anomaly detector was built using unsupervised learning, achieving balanced results with F2 measures of 85.2% and 76.0% for the cracking and spalling classes. The two research studies render valuable experience for the DSD to integrate AI-enabled analytics into future work to continuously improve the drainage services in Hong Kong.

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Jasch, Christine, Daniel Ayres, and Ludovic Bernaudat. "Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) Case Studies in Honduras –an Integrated UNIDO Project." Issues In Social And Environmental Accounting 4, no. 2 (December 31, 2010): 89. http://dx.doi.org/10.22164/isea.v4i2.48.

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This article describes the outline and main first results of the UNIDO TEST (Transfer of Proven Practices for Environmentally Sound Technologies) program, which uses Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) for setting the baseline for calculating savings achieved by the Cleaner Production approach. The project focuses on the Rio Blanco basin in North Western Honduras and applies an integrated approach for improving industrial water<br />management, pollution reduction and productivity.<br /><br />

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Thomsen, H. H., P. E. Biscaye, J. C. Bourgeois, C. E. Bøggild, H. Oerter, N. Reeh, and T. Thorsteinsson. "An international palaeo-environmental project at Paakitsoq, West Greenland." Rapport Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse 165 (January 1, 1995): 88–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.34194/rapggu.v165.8285.

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The easily accessible ice at Paakitsoq offers a favourable opportunity to study the major climatic events that occurred during the last glacial cycle, since large samples of ice with a limited age-range can be obtained. In this sense the ice margin record is an alternative to the deep ice-core records where the number of environmental parameters that can be studied is limited by the amount of ice available, each parameter requiring a certain amount of ice for its analysis (Reeh et al., 1993). This possibility has attracted the attention of scientists working with environmental parameters requiring large ice samples. A Danish, American, Canadian and German joint project was therefore initiated, and in April 1994 a programme of retrieving ice samples for studies of pollen, dust, chemistry, textures, fabric and visual stratigraphy was carried out. Furthermore, measurements of mass balance, ice velocity and deformation were made. In addition to the possibility of studying the variation of environmental parameters over a full glacial cycle, the project will also support the establishment of a better chronology along the Paakitsoq profile.

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Masoudnejad, Mehrdad, Siroos Gholampour, Morteza Rayati, and Fateme Nikzad. "Providing a Model For Assessing Risk Management Of Construction Projects With A Sustainable Development Approach: Case Studies Of Small-Scale Power Plants." International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability 8, no. 1 (December 29, 2020): 15–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/ijbes.v8.n1.568.

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Economic growth in developing countries requires the implementation of infrastructural projects such as power plants, the sustainability of which plays an important role in the social, economic, and environmental development. Despite, these projects are always associated with uncertainties and risks due to features such as uniqueness, unspecified time, the need for specific equipment, correlation between different phases and so on. Therefore, in the present study, a small-scale power plants in Mazandaran was subjected to a case study by which the project risks were properly studied. By interviewing the experts associated with the construction of the power plant, 34 risks were identified and subsequently categorized into four categories of environmental, economic, social, and technical. Then, using the failure factor analysis method, their effects were evaluated, and critical risks were identified. In the next step, Fuzzy TOPSIS hierarchical analysis method was used to prioritize critical risks according to the project objectives in accordance with the PMBOK project management standard. After prioritizing the critical risks, in accordance with the real conditions of these projects, suggestions were made to respond and face the critical risks

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Melvin, Melvin, Andri Irfan Rifai, and Amanatullah Savitri. "Analysis Performance for Evaluation of Schedule Irregularities on Bore Pile Foundation with FTA." IJEBD (International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Development) 6, no. 1 (January 31, 2023): 122–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.29138/ijebd.v6i1.2110.

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Purpose: In construction projects, delays are disruptive and expensive. Therefore, the reason for the schedule delay needs to be identied. The delay factors determined in previous research were predominantly studied through surveys. In these studies, the participants were a stakeholder in construction projects, and the reason for schedule lateness was identied through their point of view. Design/methodology/approach: This research is conducted at a bored pile project in Opus Apartment, Batam, Indonesia. The studies are done through the Fault Tree Analysis method to find the root causes of the delay. Findings: Causes of delay in construction to prevent lateness on future construction projects. Research limitations/implications: Evaluation of delay causes on the bore pile foundation project in Opus Apartment. Practical implications: Evaluation of lateness in construction project through Fault Tree Analysis Paper type: Case Study

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Xia, Ming Yong, Shao Jun Chen, and Jun Cheng. "Study on Mutual Adaptability of Environmental Protection Project and Women." Advanced Materials Research 1010-1012 (August 2014): 270–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1010-1012.270.

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On the basis of the development of social assessment, the author proposes gender analysis logic, and then takes the Ningbo municipal solid waste minimization and recycling project as an example, studies on the mutual adaptability of environmental protection project and women, analyzes mutual effect and gender risk between environmental project and women. Discover that the influence of the project to women has both positive and negative effects. As subjective initiative individual affected by the project, women’s attitudes and behaviors to the project will affect implementation of the project effectively in a direct or indirect way.

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Mendonça, Ana Santos, M. A. Losada, S. Solari, M. Neves, and M. Reis. "INCORPORATING A RISK ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE INTO SUBMARINE OUTFALL PROJECTS AND APPLICATION TO PORTUGUESE CASE STUDIES." Coastal Engineering Proceedings 1, no. 33 (October 25, 2012): 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.9753/icce.v33.management.18.

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The paper presents a risk assessment methodology for operational limit states of submarine outfall projects that considers: the environmental legislative framework, the climate agents acting on the coastline and prediction of the plume long-term behaviour near the coastline. The probability of operational failure or stoppage is assessed enabling decision on project design alternatives.

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Emerson, Donald, and Greg Benz. "Major Investment Studies and Environmental Documentation: Clearing Up the Confusion." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1618, no. 1 (January 1998): 32–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1618-04.

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Federal planning regulations issued in 1993 require major investment studies (MISs) to help metropolitan planning organizations reach decisions on high-cost, high-impact highway and transit facilities. The regulations offer two options for the development of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents for major investments. In Option 1, draft and final NEPA documents are prepared during the project development/ preliminary engineering phase for any projects that emerge from an MIS and have been incorporated into the region’s long-range plan. In Option 2, a draft NEPA document is prepared as part of the MIS. Although there is general appreciation and understanding of the planning principles underlying the MIS process, the role of environmental impact analysis and documentation has been a source of confusion, misunderstanding, and skepticism. An attempt is made to clear up this confusion by explaining Option 1, Option 2, and the more recently conceived Option 1½ and by presenting situations and circumstances in which each option might be most advantageous. Also presented is the federal “vision” that led to the development of the MIS process, the nature of MIS alternatives is highlighted, suggestions for establishing the appropriate level of detail are offered, and a distinction is made between NEPA principles and documentation requirements.

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J Sudhakar, S.Sharmila, and G Giftson Samuel. "An overview of environment impact assessment studies in Indian industries." International Journal of Science and Research Archive 8, no. 1 (January 30, 2023): 490–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2023.8.1.0075.

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The environmental impact assessment identifies the best combination of economic, environmental and social benefits of a proposed activity or project, and predicts the potential impact on the environment. The Indian chemical and other industries manufacture a wide variety of products using more advanced manufacturing processes. A majority of industries contribute to environmental pollution. However, it neglects the role of EIA during and after production, both pre-operational and post-operationally. As a result of rapid industrialization, several environmental issues have been posed. Commissioning of chemical plants to be more reliable, cost-efficient, safe, and environmentally sustainable if they manage environmental risks effectively. Throughout this research, the environmental measures of industrial projects in the surrounding areas are discussed. In terms of environmental impact, there are several aspects such as ecosystem impact, natural resource impact, and public impact. Quantitative and qualitative approaches are employed in this research, which means that an assessment of the environment impact assessment in the surrounding areas of the industrial sites and an explanation of its importance, as well as the Standard EIA procedures in India are provided.

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Buntaine, Mark T., and Bradley C. Parks. "When Do Environmentally Focused Assistance Projects Achieve their Objectives? Evidence from World Bank Post-Project Evaluations." Global Environmental Politics 13, no. 2 (May 2013): 65–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/glep_a_00167.

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Scholars and practitioners have paid considerable attention to the factors that promote successful outcomes in environmentally focused assistance projects. Previous studies have identified various potential predictors of successful outcomes, including the political commitment, institutional capacity, and governance quality of the recipient country; the severity of environmental pressures in the recipient country; donor-recipient contracting dynamics; project characteristics; and civic participation in the recipient country environment sector. We test the influence of these variables on project success using a dataset of outcome ratings for all environmentally focused World Bank projects approved since 1994. We find that strong public sector institutions in the recipient country and proactive staff supervision foster project success and that projects seeking to achieve global environmental objectives are less likely to succeed. Future research will be most fruitful if it focuses on how operational and management characteristics of individual projects lead to successful outcomes.

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Shrestha, Hari Man. "Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project is Unlikely to be Implemented as Recommended by Tractebel Engineering." Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment 17 (August 28, 2015): 3–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hn.v17i0.13267.

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Tractebel Engineering SA France has recommended 263 m high double curvature arch dam for the Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project for generation of 1200 MW. The author, based on findings of the Tractebel’s feasibility study itself, gives reasons why the project is unlikely to be implemented as recommended by the consultant. Further, the author raises the question with the government why this project was declared as one of the projects of national pride and was ready for committing to funding beforehand for the preparation of detail design, tender documents and tender drawings in a single package contract along with the feasibility study when the investment decision could only be taken after ascertaining the soundness/ attractiveness of the project on technical, economical, financial and socio-environmental grounds through feasibility and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies. The author also believes that the project could become more attractive if the downstream benefits from flow regulation in existing irrigation project in India could be accounted for and two potential hydroelectric projects in Nepal at the downstream reaches could be implemented first to derive additional power benefits in these two projects from flow regulation. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water, Energy and EnvironmentIssue: 17, July 2015

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Murdock, Barbara Scott, Carol Wiessner, and Ken Sexton. "Stakeholder Participation in Voluntary Environmental Agreements: Analysis of 10 Project XL Case Studies." Science, Technology, & Human Values 30, no. 2 (April 2005): 223–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0162243904266104.

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Adams, William M., and David H. L. Thomas. "Conservation and sustainable resource use in the Hadejia–Jama'are Valley, Nigeria." Oryx 30, no. 2 (April 1996): 131–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605300021517.

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Sustainable development is increasingly being seen as a legitimate, and locally critical, element in wildlife conservation. However, relatively few studies of projects attempt to combine conservation and development goals. The Hadejia—Nguru Wetland Conservation Project in Nigeria grew out of a concern for wildlife (particularly wetland birds), but has expanded to address issues of environmental sustainability and economic development at both the local and the regional scale. This paper assesses the achievements of the project's approach.

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STETSULA, NADIIA. "METHOD OF PROJECTS IN THE CONTEXT OF FORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE TEACHERS OF NATURAL SCIENCES." Scientific Issues of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University. Series: pedagogy 1, no. 1 (July 14, 2022): 56–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.25128/2415-3605.22.1.7.

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It has been analysed that the educational system in higher education institutions aims to ensure the advanced development of education by modernizing the educational process in accordance with the needs of society for the training of future professionals. It is noted that application of innovative didactic tools has affected the transition from the reproductive style of learning to the productive one, which stimulates the educational and cognitive activity of students. It is established that the use of the project method is effective in the formation of environmental competence in the system of professional and pedagogical training of future teachers of natural sciences, because it involves the achievement of educational goals means of Ecology, thereby expanding the scope of professional competence. The pedagogical purpose of the project method is to develop in students the ability to transform information into knowledge and independently use didactic tools to obtain a learning product. The priority values of ecological-competence education for the future teacher of natural specialties have been highlighted, they include cognitive, subject-practical and personal experience. Prospects for the formation of environmental competence of future teachers in the context of the project method imply fulfilling the educational process with new achievements of the natural and pedagogical field in the context of the project method; inclusion in the one’s own pedagogical activity of a method of projects on the basis of subject modelling; use of the project method in the cognitive activity of an applicant on the basis of solving project tasks; combining and reconstructing familiar techniques of creative activity to solve new problems; self-education, self-development and self-realization of an individual in the process of project activities on an individual and group basis. The research paper is focused on the methodological features of using the project method in the training of future teachers of natural specialties in the process of formation of environmental competencies; an interactive model of interaction "teacher-applicant" and methodological development introduction of the method.

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Jalali, Iraj, S. Mahammad Poorhashemi, and Alireza Mirjalili. "Investigating Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) In Early Studies (Zero-Phase) to Prevent Delay in Operation of Construction Projects." Civil Engineering Journal 4, no. 1 (February 7, 2018): 117. http://dx.doi.org/10.28991/cej-030973.

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Delay in project execution is one of the outmost problems that lead to delay to operation and subsequently, early structural erosion or financial supply disturbance, etc. Delay is fallen into several categories and each category has its own specific origin. However, in the present paper, environmental factors causing delay to projects are investigated. Delay to Construction Projects operation can be prevented by embedding environmental studies, namely environmental impact assessment (EIA) in initial studies. Given that environmental events cannot be predicted and we can only rely on statistic reports of previous periods, the effect of embedding such assessment in projects is so useful that every manger is convinced to make use of this assessment in study phase. The research results revealed that it is necessary to present EIA in initial studies to prevent delay to Construction Projects operation. In the following, given to the necessity of checklist, the quality of the designed checklist was investigated. Finally, the checklist was implemented and checked. In this study, each of the research questions was separately tested.

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Zuo, Jian, George Zillante, Zhen-Yu Zhao, and Bo Xia. "Does project culture matter? A comparative study of two major hospital projects." Facilities 32, no. 13/14 (September 30, 2014): 801–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/f-02-2013-0014.

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Purpose – This research aims to investigate the impacts of project culture on the performance of construction projects. Cultural issues in the construction industry have attracted growing attention from both practitioners and academia. However, there are few studies on culture issues at the project level. The influence of project culture has not traditionally been on the research radar. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach, utilising questionnaire surveys, in-depth interviews and review of project documents, was used to investigate project culture and its associated impacts in two major hospital projects. Findings – The results indicated that project culture played an important role in achieving harmonious relationships between project participants and better project outcomes in terms of schedule, functionality, satisfaction with the process, satisfaction with the relationships, environmental issues addressed commercial success, further business opportunities and overall performance. Case 1 outperformed Case 2 in these performance indicators. Similarly, it became clear that the project’s culture should be developed from the outset and sustained during the project period. Furthermore, it was also highlighted that the project culture should be translated to all levels of the supply chain, i.e. sub-contractors and suppliers. Practical implications – The findings enabled the client to understand the role of project culture and actively commit towards the development and maintenance of the project culture from very early on. It also helps project teams to understand how to deal with cultural issues at the project level. Originality/value – This study is one of limited empirical studies that offer in-depth insights of how project culture affects the performance of construction projects. It is also the first study of hospital projects on the research topic.

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Lakatosné Szuhai, Györgyi, and József Poór. "Integrating environment economy to project management." Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 9, no. 4 (December 30, 2015): 39–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.19041/apstract/2015/4/5.

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Environmental sustainability is a horizontal issue that appears at all level of economic activities and private life. Due to the increasing complexity of regulations, particularly in case of EU funded developments, all the projects need to meet a lot of criteria on environment protection issues. These activities include the conduction of environmental studies, data collection, future emission estimations, improving social attitude, acquiring necessary permissions and environment friendly equipment and finally all the administrative activities to monitor everything mentioned previousThe project management organization increasingly needs a special expertise to meet all the requirements no matter what is the original scope of the project. The study collects different type of knowledge and expertise to manage environment economic issues during project management on four different categories, such as legal, technical, financial or human. The summary of the different type of knowledge provides logical conclusion on how the project management organization should meet the challenges of climate change in terms of daily work and organizational operations. JEL classification: O22

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Hathaway, Michael J. "Global Environmental Encounters in Southwest China: Fleeting Intersections and “Transnational Work”." Journal of Asian Studies 69, no. 2 (May 2010): 427–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002191181000001x.

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This paper engages with the critical literature on development through a study of transnational environmentalism in China. Within the last decade, international development efforts have become increasingly important in shaping China's encounters with global sensibilities, funds, and projects. The author builds on scholarship that approaches China as a transnational entity and examines the emerging politics of the environment in China. Based on an ethnographic case study of a conservation and development project in Yunnan Province, the paper argues against conceptions that international development agendas can be unilaterally imposed. Rather, it suggests that in order to gain traction, agendas require a variety of agents. These agents create convergences through forms of “transnational work,” by and through particular social engagements. Finally, this paper reveals how such convergences remain tenuous and fleeting, and can be quickly dissolved when one side or another changes its orientation.

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Wolff, Erich, Matthew French, Noor Ilhamsyah, Mere Jane Sawailau, and Diego Ramírez-Lovering. "Collaborating With Communities: Citizen Science Flood Monitoring in Urban Informal Settlements." Urban Planning 6, no. 4 (December 16, 2021): 351–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/up.v6i4.4648.

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Concerns regarding the impacts of climate change on marginalised communities in the Global South have led to calls for affected communities to be more active as agents in the process of planning for climate change. While the value of involving communities in risk management is increasingly accepted, the development of appropriate tools to support community engagement in flood risk management projects remains nascent. Using the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments Program as a case study, the article interrogates the potential of citizen science to include disadvantaged urban communities in project-level flood risk reduction planning processes. This project collected more than 5,000 photos taken by 26 community members living in 13 informal settlements in Fiji and Indonesia between 2018 and 2020. The case study documents the method used as well as the results achieved within this two-year project. It discusses the method developed and implemented, outlines the main results, and provides lessons learned for others embarking on citizen science environmental monitoring projects. The case study indicates that the engagement model and the technology used were key to the success of the flood-monitoring project. The experiences with the practice of monitoring floods in collaboration with communities in Fiji and Indonesia provide insights into how similar projects could advance more participatory risk management practices. The article identifies how this kind of approach can collect valuable flood data while also promoting opportunities for local communities to be heard in the arena of risk reduction and climate change adaptation.

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Njue, N. Gicovi, A. Sabina Mulwa, D. Ndunge Kyalo, and J. Mwaura Mbugua. "Implementation, Stakeholders` Participation and Sustainability of Public Projects in Kenya: A Conceptual Framework." Journal of Sustainable Development 14, no. 4 (July 23, 2021): 100. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v14n4p100.

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Many public organizations are faced with numerous constraints that limit optimum and sustainable realization of their long-term aspirations. Similarly, implementation of public projects is often hampered by rigid bureaucracies that often edge out good opportunities for public and stakeholders to contribute to sustainable decisions. In response, most of innovative public organizations are quickly formulating guidelines and procedures for integrating stakeholders in project decisions making for greater responsiveness and sustainability. However, many public projects never live to full realization of sustainable changes. Questions arise on the strategies employed to ensure inclusive stakeholder participation in sustainable project implementation. Whereas the conceptualization of project sustainability is abstractly defined in literature, studies have linked implementation strategies to sustainability outcomes. But projects are implemented in very dynamic contexts. Hence the need for case-based evaluation of how project implementation connects to sustainability. Despite the indications that stakeholder participation can play a dualistic role in project sustainability, past empirical studies have assessed stakeholders` participation from linear perspective. This study seeks to fill the knowledge gaps by investigating the interaction between stakeholders` participation and the relationship between implementation and sustainability of public projects in Kenya.

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ARTS, JOS, and FRANK VAN LAMOEN. "BEFORE EIA: DEFINING THE SCOPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE NETHERLANDS." Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 07, no. 01 (March 2005): 51–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s146433320500189x.

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This article discusses recent developments in integrated planning for the national road infrastructure in the Netherlands. It lays emphasis on project definition as a "missing link" between strategic planning and operational planning.Road development projects may have considerable negative impacts. Projects, however, are often too narrowly focused on road (re)construction alternatives and pay too less attention to the relationships with other spatial developments. As a consequence, the scope of project Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) is too narrow and opportunities are missed to enhance the spatial and environmental quality of the regions concerned. These problems are best tackled early in the planning process when the "degrees of freedom" in shaping the project are relatively large.Using the case of the A27 motorway a new guideline for explorative studies is introduced. The instrument described (called "reconnaissance study") aims to connect the planning arenas of Strategic Environmental Assessment and EIA, thus achieving more sustainable planning. It focuses on the early stage of project development in which the scope of projects is defined by "zooming in" from the national to a regional setting and translation of abstract policy goals to a "real world" situation. Key elements are a transparent process in which problem analysis and development of solutions are seperated, involvement of external parties and a broad study scope.

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Rasdorf, William, Phil Lewis, Ingrid Arocho, and Joseph Hummer. "Characterizing air pollutant emissions for highway construction projects." Smart and Sustainable Built Environment 4, no. 3 (November 16, 2015): 315–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sasbe-03-2015-0005.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to characterize the relationships between air pollutant emissions from heavy duty diesel equipment and highway construction project scope, schedule, and budget. Objectives included estimating total project emissions; developing a daily emissions profile; and developing new emissions estimating metrics based on project scope, schedule, and budget. Design/methodology/approach – The research approach involved collecting real-world data related to project scope, schedule, and budget from two highway case study projects. The data were used to establish an emissions inventory estimating methodology to calculate total emissions for each case study. The total emissions were normalized based on project size, duration, and cost in order to develop new emissions estimating metrics. Findings – The results proved that it is possible to characterize total equipment emissions based on project size, duration, and cost. The new emissions estimating metrics were quantitatively similar for both case studies. Research limitations/implications – The results were based on two case study projects. Additional data from more projects is needed to provide more highly refined numerical results. Practical implications – This approach enables project planners and managers to assess the environmental impacts of highway projects along with the financial and time impacts. Social implications – Construction equipment is a major contributor to the nation’s air pollution problem. Before pollutant emissions can be managed they must first be measured. Originality/value – The new emissions estimating metrics are a novel approach to comparing environmental impacts of two or more projects, as well as estimating total emissions for future highway construction projects.

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Chen, Hong-Long. "Impact of Communication on Capital Project Performance: A Mediated Moderation Model." Sustainability 13, no. 20 (October 13, 2021): 11301. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132011301.

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Many studies demonstrate the importance of communication in project performance. However, little is known about how project communication exerts its effects on the outcomes of capital projects that have a large impact on environmental and economic sustainability. Using a longitudinal survey and bootstrap-based structural-equation modeling, this study uncovers how project competencies and team innovative behavior affect the relationship between project communication and capital project performance. This study collects repeated measures from project managers at two time points: immediately after the initiation and planning stages end and immediately after project completion. Excluding responses with missing data, this study’s sample includes 108 capital projects. This study finds that project technical and managerial competencies completely mediate the relationship between project communication and project performance. This study also finds that team innovative behavior affects project performance through the mediating effect of project technical competence. Team innovative behavior also moderates the relationship between project technical competence and project performance. Project communication has the largest effect on project performance despite having the smallest direct effect; project managerial competence possesses the next-largest effect on project performance despite having the largest direct effect. This study discusses the managerial and research implications.

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Chen, Hong-Long. "Impact of Communication on Capital Project Performance: A Mediated Moderation Model." Sustainability 13, no. 20 (October 13, 2021): 11301. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132011301.

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Many studies demonstrate the importance of communication in project performance. However, little is known about how project communication exerts its effects on the outcomes of capital projects that have a large impact on environmental and economic sustainability. Using a longitudinal survey and bootstrap-based structural-equation modeling, this study uncovers how project competencies and team innovative behavior affect the relationship between project communication and capital project performance. This study collects repeated measures from project managers at two time points: immediately after the initiation and planning stages end and immediately after project completion. Excluding responses with missing data, this study’s sample includes 108 capital projects. This study finds that project technical and managerial competencies completely mediate the relationship between project communication and project performance. This study also finds that team innovative behavior affects project performance through the mediating effect of project technical competence. Team innovative behavior also moderates the relationship between project technical competence and project performance. Project communication has the largest effect on project performance despite having the smallest direct effect; project managerial competence possesses the next-largest effect on project performance despite having the largest direct effect. This study discusses the managerial and research implications.

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Kim, Dahee, Seung-Wan Hong, and Yongwook Jeong. "Crime Prevention Effect of the Second Generation Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Project in South Korea: An Analysis." Social Sciences 8, no. 6 (June 13, 2019): 187. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci8060187.

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In Yeomni-dong Sogeum-gil, Korea, the first generation CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) project was implemented in 2012, focusing on improving the physical environment. Later, spreading nationwide, it was developed into the second generation CPTED, emphasizing the role of resident participation and improving upon the weak points of the first project. This study makes a comparative analysis of crime reduction and diffusion before and after the second generation CPTED conducted in S-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea, using crime location data to verify the crime prevention effect. Most previous studies on Korean CPTED projects sought verification through surveys that involved subjective opinions of the researchers or participants, creating the need for verification through quantitative and objective analysis based on crime data. This follow-up research examines the effects of the first generation CPTED Project by making an objective analysis of the differences in crime prevention effects between the first and the second project. Findings revealed that the second CPTED had a positive effect in reducing the rate of burglary and violent crime. The second generation CPTED project also led to the crime control benefits of crime diffusion, in contrast to the earlier project, where crime displacement occurred.

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Groneberg, David A., Cristian Scutaru, Mathias Lauks, Masaya Takemura, Tanja C. Fischer, Silvana Kölzow, Anke van Mark, et al. "Mobile Air Quality Studies (MAQS)-an international project." Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 5, no. 1 (2010): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6673-5-8.

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Bello Gómez, Lorena. "CDMX Resilient Code: Water Commons in Mexico City." ZARCH, no. 15 (January 27, 2021): 138–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.26754/ojs_zarch/zarch.2020154492.

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Using Mexico City (CDMX) as a paradigmatic example of seriously unbalanced water regimes, our project Resilient Code helps strengthen and communicate CDMX’s government efforts toward risk reduction and water resilience in marginal communities. Our project does so by bridging otherwise separate agents in the government towards a common goal: equitable resilience. Resilient Code provides design solutions that link the social infrastructure of PILARES (a network of 300 vocational schools distributed throughout the city) to CDMX’s environmental and risk reduction initiatives, including their Risk Atlas. This strategic program of design-based solutions began with “water resilience” as a Pilot to repurpose public space throughout underserviced barrios as a network of “water-commons”. Resilient Code helps partners in CDMX implement projects to reduce environmental risks and complement socio-economic programs, fostering growth of the “water-commons”. Resilient Code is socialized through a participatory game-based workshop, and through an online Atlas of Risk Reduction.

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Reznik, Yuriy M. "Project of ecological civilization for Russia (natural basis and Chinese experience)." Civilization studies review 4, no. 1 (2022): 140–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.21146/2713-1483-2022-4-1-140-159.

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The article begins with clarifying the concepts used by the author in the analysis of various civilizational concepts presented by the philosophers of the past and present (“idea”, “project”, “project idea”, “project reconstruction”, etc.). The author reconstructs these concepts in relation to Russia, including ideas emphasizing the importance of the spiritual organization of life (G.W.F. Hegel, A. Schweitzer, S. Huntington), sophism, unity and integralism (N.F. Fedorov, V.S. Soloviev and P.A. Sorokin), all-humanity (N.Y. Danilevsky, N.S. Trubetskoy, A.V. Smirnov). None of the proposed concepts can be fully applied in the justification of the civilizational project of Russia. However, some ideas could form the basis of this project (spirituality and transcendence, orientation to life and common cause, sophistry and unity, ideocratic character and all-humanity). Russia can embark on the path of becoming an ecological-type civilization. But in order to overcome Western centrism, it is important for her to take into account the Chinese experience in building an ecological civilization that is traditionally focused on the Great Harmony of the world. The environmental crisis in China has prompted the country’s political leadership to make informed strategic decisions, including measures to create eco-nature reserves, a roadmap for nature protection and a program for environmental education of citizens and, first of all, young people. But the main thing in this strategy is the implementation of a model of ecological modernization, which will lead to the formation of a “green” economy, corresponding to the logic of the culture of China itself. All this to a certain extent can be used in the civilizational development of modern Russia and thereby contribute to its economic integration and cultural rapprochement with China. She, like the latter, needs to overcome the paradigm of “systemic exclusivity”, which allows domination over nature and progressive aspirations in relation to the entire environment, as well as to defend her ecological sovereignty. The ecological paradigm makes it possible to integrate different concepts of the civilizational development of Russia. It proceeds from the principle of permissibility as the maximum possible intervention in the natural processes of the socio-natural environment, and also takes into account the factors of place, human proportionality, environmental friendliness, social solidarity, self-limitation of needs and moderate consumption, mobile intellectual environment, etc. In addition, the civilizational project should have an ethical and ecological justification, taking into account the ideological heritage of Russian philosophy and compliance with the criteria of reverence for life, moral harmony, professional selection of environmental subjects.

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Herbert, J. C., M. K. Fries, and A. B. Archer. "The Feasibility Studies and Design of a Public Sewage Collection, Treatment and Outfall Scheme for the South Coast of Barbados." Water Science and Technology 25, no. 12 (June 1, 1992): 3–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1992.0332.

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In 1988, as part of commitment to maintain and improve the quality of beaches and nearshore waters along Barbados' densely populated south and west coasts, the Government of Barbados commissioned Reid Crowther International to carry out feasibility studies and the detailed engineering design of a public sewage collection, treatment and outfall scheme for the south coast. The studies and designs were completed in 1990 and the Government is now negotiating with the Inter-American Development Bank for funding to pay for the construction of the project. The paper describes project background, estimation of design flows and loads, and treatment plant/outfall design including the detailed marine studies undertaken for the project. Interesting aspects of the sewage collection system design, including the proposed use of “No-Dig” trenchless sewer technology and the project's environmental impact assessment are also described.

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Liu, Anita M. M., Wagner S. W. Lau, and Richard Fellows. "The contributions of environmental management systems towards project outcome: Case studies in Hong Kong." Architectural Engineering and Design Management 8, no. 3 (August 2012): 160–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2012.681173.

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Bejan, Andrei –. Stelian, Tiberiu Catalina, and Adrian Traian Munteanu. "Indoor Environmental Quality Experimental Studies in an Energy-efficient Building. Case study: EFdeN Project." Energy Procedia 112 (March 2017): 269–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1096.

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Marmaya, Ezyana Anyzah, and Rohana Mahbub. "Evaluation of Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment Methods of Industrial Buildings in Malaysia." Asian Journal of Quality of Life 3, no. 13 (August 25, 2018): 39–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v3i13.160.

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To ensure high performance of projects, risk factors and their impact towards the environment need to be addressed during and after the construction phase. This research aims to assess the risk factors and the impact of industrial projects to the environment and surrounding areas. The research employs multi-method strategies: this case study of SAMUR, Sabah includes several interviews, observations, analysis of project documents and questionnaires distributed among the occupants living in the surrounding area. The results of the research indicated that the project is perceived to have negative environmental impact measured under ecosystem, natural resources, and public impact.Keywords: risk assessment, risk factors, environmental impact, industrial projects, Malaysia.eISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v3i13.160

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Yamaoka, Shunichi, and Motohiro Fujita. "Evaluation for Living Environment Project Considering Categorization of Environmental Economic Values." Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan 37 (2002): 193. http://dx.doi.org/10.11361/cpij1.37.0.193.0.

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