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Journal articles on the topic "Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy"
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Kepe, Thembela, and Ruth Hall. "Creating learning and action space in South Africa’s post-apartheid land redistribution program." Action Research 18, no. 4 (April 21, 2017): 510–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476750317705966.
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This paper uses the case of South Africa’s latest land redistribution strategy known as the Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy, to explore whether, and how, research can have direct and positive impacts on beneficiaries of land reform. The study is situated within the practice of action research: to explore how it can generate knowledge that can be shared back and forth between stakeholders, as well as how it may ignite changes that the participants desire. The findings are that Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy is not meeting the overall goals land reform. But action research has allowed the beneficiaries to emerge from the process with new knowledge about their rights, as well as what options they have to move forward in their fight for secure land rights and decent livelihoods. We introduce a concept of a ‘learning and action space’ to explain our practice of action research. The paper concludes that action research is a desirable approach for land reform, but while it succeeded in educating beneficiaries, it is only one ingredient in ongoing struggles to challenge power relations among citizens and between citizens and the state.
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Nxumalo, K. K. S., and M. A. Antwi. "Impact of Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy on Physical Capital Livelihood of Beneficiaries in Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District, South Africa." Journal of Human Ecology 44, no. 2 (November 2013): 161–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2013.11906654.
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Björklund, Tua A., and Norris F. Krueger. "Generating resources through co-evolution of entrepreneurs and ecosystems." Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy 10, no. 4 (October 10, 2016): 477–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jec-10-2016-063.
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Purpose The emerging perspectives of entrepreneurial ecosystems, bricolage and effectuation highlight the interaction between the entrepreneur and the surrounding community, and its potential for creative resource acquisition and utilization. However, empirical work on how this process actually unfolds remains scarce. This paper aims to study the interaction between the opportunity construction process and the development of resources in the surrounding ecosystem. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a qualitative analysis of the extreme case of Aalto Entrepreneurship Society (Aaltoes), a newly founded organization successfully promoting entrepreneurship within a university merger with virtually no resources, based on interviews of six key contributors and four stakeholder organizations. Findings The opportunity construction process both supported and was supported by two key resource generating mechanisms. Formulating and opportunistically reformulating the agenda for increasing potential synergy laid the groundwork for mutual benefit. Proactive concretization enhanced both initial resource allocation and sustaining input to the process through offering tangible instances of specific opportunities and feedback. Research limitations/implications Although based on a single case study in a university setting, proactive concretization emerges as a promising direction for further investigations of the benefits and dynamics of entrepreneur–ecosystem interaction in the opportunity construction process. Practical implications Intentionally creating beneficial entrepreneur–ecosystem interaction and teaching proactive concretization becomes a key goal for educators of entrepreneurship. Originality/value The paper extends an understanding of creative resource generation and utilization in the opportunity construction process. The role of proactive concretization was emphasized in the interaction of the entrepreneur and the ecosystem, creating virtuous spirals of entrepreneurial activity.
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Tseng, Chien-chao, Yung-chang Wong, Li-hsing Yen, and Kai-cheng Hsu. "Proactive DAD: A Fast Address-Acquisition Strategy for Mobile IPv6 Networks." IEEE Internet Computing 10, no. 6 (November 2006): 50–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mic.2006.131.
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Haro‐Domínguez, Carmen, Teresa Ortega‐Egea, and Ignacio Tamayo‐Torres. "Proactive orientation and its influence for technology acquisition." Industrial Management & Data Systems 110, no. 7 (August 24, 2010): 953–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02635571011069059.
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Pathak, Atul Arun. "Tata Motors’ successful cross-border acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover: key take-aways." Strategic Direction 32, no. 9 (September 12, 2016): 15–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sd-05-2016-0083.
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Purpose This paper aims to focus on Tata Motors, an automobile company from an emerging market, and its successful acquisition of two global marquee car brands in Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR). It traces the evolution of JLR under the stewardship of Tata Motors over an eight-year long period and examines the strategic reasons for the success of the acquisition. Design/methodology/approach The paper approaches strategic issues in cross-border acquisitions using an illustration of a successful deal. It is based on statements of leaders and secondary data about the acquirer and acquired organizations. The paper explores the strategic challenges faced when emerging market firms carry out cross border acquisition deals. It recommends the short-term and long-term strategies that acquirers can follow to improve the chances of a successful acquisition. Findings Any acquisition is challenging. Cross-border acquisitions face greater challenges, especially if the acquirer is from an emerging market country while the target company is from a developed country. Success of the acquisition, especially over the long run, depends on both internal factors that are under the control of the acquirer’s management, as well as external environmental factors that it needs to address. Both patience and luck are required ingredients for success in such contexts. Practical implications While the general temptation in any acquisition is to extract synergies as quickly as possible, the Tata Motors’ acquisition of JLR is an exception. Tata Motors carefully handled short-term challenges and continued to invest in the core competencies of JLR and reaped benefits over the long run. It was also fortunate that a variety of factors in the external environment turned favorable for Tata Motors and JLR in the eight years since the deal took place. Social implications It concedes that during an M&A deal, the leaders of a seller organization may be nervous about their future. JLR trade union leaders were initially not sure whether jobs in UK would remain secure. To ensure success of the deal, the leaders of the acquirer firm need to balance the interests of multiple stakeholders, both in the short-term, as well as over a longer-term perspective. Originality/value The paper considers the Tata Motors’ acquisition of JLR. It is an example of a large, difficult cross-border acquisition by an emerging market based company. While the acquisition proved difficult in the short term, it has yielded excellent dividends to the parent company over the long term. This paper explores the reasons why this cross-border acquisition succeeded and recommends strategies that other companies considering cross-border acquisitions can consider to improve their chances of success.
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Atoba, Kayode, Galen Newman, Samuel Brody, Wesley Highfield, Youjung Kim, and Andrew Juan. "Buy them out before they are built: evaluating the proactive acquisition of vacant land in flood-prone areas." Environmental Conservation 48, no. 2 (March 12, 2021): 118–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892921000059.
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SummaryRising flood damages have prompted local communities to implement buyout and property acquisition programmes to eliminate repetitive losses for at-risk properties. However, buyouts are often costly to implement and are reactionary solutions to flooding. This study quantifies the benefits of acquiring vacant private properties in flood-prone areas rather than acquiring such properties after they are built up. Using a geodesign framework that integrates concepts and analytical approaches derived from geographical, spatial and statistical-based disciplines, we analyse vacant properties with high development potential that intersect current and future floodplain areas in Houston (TX, USA). We use geospatial proximity analysis to select candidate properties, land-use prediction modelling to estimate future development and sea-level rise and benefit–cost analysis to assess the economic viability of buyouts. The results indicate that cumulative avoided flood losses exceed the cost of vacant land acquisition by a factor of nearly two to one, and up to a factor of ten to one in selected areas. This study emphasizes the benefits of proactive property buyouts that focus on acquiring parcels before they are built up, while also avoiding the social and institutional problems associated with traditional buyout programmes.
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Martoni, Riccardo M., Gaia Risso, Mattia Giuliani, Roberta de Filippis, Stefania Cammino, Cristina Cavallini, and Laura Bellodi. "Evaluating Proactive Strategy in Patients With OCD During Stop Signal Task." Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 24, no. 7 (June 7, 2018): 703–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1355617718000267.
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AbstractObjectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate “Proactive-Adjustment hypothesis” (PA) during the Stop Signal Task (SST). The PA is implied in the highly inconsistent literature, and it deals with the role of response inhibition (RI) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This hypothesis assumed that participants would balance stopping and going by adjusting the response threshold (RT) in the go task. We verified whether the PA strategy was also implemented in our clinical group. Methods: To reach this goal, we analyzed SST performances in a group of 36 patients with OCD and 36 healthy controls (HCs). To identify different participants’ behaviors during the task, without preconceived notions regarding the diagnosis, we performed a cluster analysis. Furthermore, we analyzed the influence of drug therapy and we investigated whether the rule and reversal acquisition investigated with the Intra-Extra Dimensional Set Shift, differed in the two clusters. Results: We did not find any difference relative to the number of patients with OCD and HCs included in the two clusters. Furthermore, we found that only Not Proactive participants performed the task as fast as possible, while Proactive participants consistently slowed down their RTs and showed a lower number of Direction Errors, higher Stop Signal Delay, and worse cognitive flexibility. Conclusions: Our results show that among patients with OCD the use of PA is changeable and does not differ from HCs. This finding supports the idea that the RI heterogeneity concerning patients with OCD could be related to PA. (JINS, 2018, 24, 1–12)
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Su, Yu-Shou. "Discourse, Strategy, and Practice of Urban Resilience against Flooding." Business and Management Studies 2, no. 1 (February 1, 2016): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/bms.v2i1.1348.
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Resilience discourse is shifting the very meaning of “resilience” from “bouncing back” to “bouncing forward” in the twenty-first century. International policies have provoked cities to play a proactive role in applying land-use and environmental planning strategies for disaster resilience. Strategies of urban flood resilience include prevention, accommodation, fortification, protection, retreat, and green infrastructure. In general, four models of resilience against flooding are primarily adopted: the structure model, the non-structure model, the land-use and environmental planning model, and the retreat planning model. Results indicate that planning more space for the river, wetland planning, polder and retention areas, and permeable surface design do matter in reducing flood risks. Additionally, urban growth management, directing developments and populations away from floodplains, could reduce flood risks and damages. Finally, in retreat model, urban resilience stresses retreat and evacuation to reduce flood damages. Retreat strategies and alternatives, such as property buyouts, relocations, new towns for accommodations, and land swaps for less risky areas, could be applied in helping to achieve urban flood resilience.
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Nayoan, Farhan, and Priyo Katon Prasetyo. "Partisipasi Masyarakat dalam Pengadaan Tanah Untuk Pembangunan Bagi Kepentingan Umum di Muara Rupit Sumatera Selatan." Tunas Agraria 3, no. 2 (May 31, 2020): 86–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.31292/jta.v3i2.109.
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Abstract: The phenomenon of people rejection that became one of the obstacles in the land acquisition for development of the public interest, was not happening in Muara Rupit Urban Village, Rupit Sub-district, North Musi Rawas Regency (Muratara), South Sumatera Province. In 2017, the land acquisition for the construction of office buildings and other supporting facilities could be done well and smoothly without any rejection from the local people whose land was exposed to the project. This research aims to know the strategy of Muratara Regency Government and people participation of Muara Rupit Urban Village to the implementation of land acquisition. This research was qualitative research with descriptive approach. The results showed that the Muara Rupit community was actively participated in the preparation and implementation stages of land acquisition. The Government strategy were using 2 (two) approach model, top down and bottom up planning.Keywords: land acquisition, people participation, government strategy. Intisari: Fenomena penolakan masyarakat yang menjadi salah satu hambatan dalam proses pengadaan tanah untuk pembangunan bagi kepentingan umum, ternyata tidak terjadi di Kelurahan Muara Rupit, Kecamatan Rupit, Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara (Muratara), Provinsi Sumatera Selatan. Pada tahun 2017, pengadaan tanah untuk pembangunan gedung perkantoran dan sarana pendukung lainnya justru dapat terlaksana dengan baik dan lancar tanpa adanya penolakan dari masyarakat setempat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui strategi Pemerintah Daerah Kabupaten Muratara dan partisipasi masyarakat Kelurahan Muara Rupit sehingga pelaksanaan pengadaan tanah dapat berjalan dengan lancar. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa bentuk partisipasi masyarakat yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat Muara Rupit adalah berpartisipasi aktif dalam tahapan persiapan dan pelaksanaan pengadaan tanah. Strategi yang digunakan oleh Pemerintah mengunakan 2 (dua) model pendekatan yaitu top down planning dan bottom up planning.Kata Kunci: pengadaan tanah, partisipasi masyarakat, strategi pemerintah.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy"
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Ranwedzi, Emmanuel Ndivhuho. "The potential and limits of the proactive land acquisition strategy: land reform implementation in Gauteng province of South Africa." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4490.
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Magister Philosophiae (Land and Agrarian Studies) - MPhil(LAS)Land reform in South Africa emerged as one of the important policies for reconciliation, reconstruction and development of the country after years of racial segregation. Its implementation has been three-fold i.e. land restitution, redistribution and tenure reform. The initial sub-programmes of land redistribution i.e. Settlement Land Acquisition Grant (SLAG) and Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) have been confronted with numerous challenges and they have been criticised for influencing group owned projects due to their grant funding models. SLAG required beneficiaries to qualify as households and its failure to date has been largely attributed to unresolved conflicts amongst group members. Under LRAD, although beneficiaries qualified as individuals, the number of grants continued to be challenged by the increasing land prices, and as a result, group-owned projects continued to be created to match the land prices. Both models were demand-driven under the ‘willing buyer, willing seller’ principle. In 2006, government introduced a new model called the Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) which is a ‘supply-driven’ model but operating within the ‘willing buyer, willing seller’ principle. The structural changes introduced in 2010 placed PLAS as the sole land acquisition model under land redistribution. This research investigates the manner in which the implementation of this model assisted to resolve the gaps identified in its predecessors and the reasons thereof. Additionally, the research also investigates characteristics which persisted throughout and why such features persisted. The policy shift from a ‘demand-driven’ to a ‘supply-driven’ model has brought changes in terms of planning, implementation and resource mobilization. To achieve this, the researcher identified three cases where indepth research was conducted, and interviewed key roles placers from the national and provincial departments, and the local municipality. A questionnaire and semi-structures interviews were used to collect the data.
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Mahlangu, Maria Fanifani. "The extent of sustainable extension support to beneficiaries in the Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy Nkangala District Mpumalanga South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60826.
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The main purpose of the study was to investigate the extent of sustainable extension support provided to Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) beneficiaries in the Nkangala District of Mpumalanga Province and to determine beneficiaries' skills, interests and experiences in farming. The researcher used a qualitative research methodology to conduct the research. The study was conducted in four Local Municipalities in Nkangala District with existing PLAS projects, namely Emakhazeni, Steve Tshwete, Emalahleni and Victor Khanye. All the thirty-three PLAS projects in the four municipalities were selected for the study, and interviews were conducted.
A sample of 120 PLAS beneficiaries was selected, drawn from the population of 33 transferred PLAS projects reflected in various records and files of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration (DARDLA) and the Department of Land Affairs (DLA), as applicable at the end of the 2010/2011 financial year. The study included 14 extension officers who were providing extension support to farmers. The interviews focused on access of farmers to resources and support services such as agricultural extension service, institutional support, training services and credit services. Farmers' interest and commitment to farming were evaluated. The Statistical Package Social Sciences version (SPSS 20.0) was used for entering, coding and analysis of data. Descriptive statistics were used, since most of the data was qualitative. Tables; graphs, Descriptive Analyses, Frequencies, means, Mann-Whitney U Test, and Fisher's Exact Tests were used to analyse the data. The findings from this study show that the highest level of education of 41 % of farmer respondents is between Grades 6 and 11. Gratuities and remittances are the biggest contributors to farmers' income. A total of 46 % of farmers are not engaged on a full-time basis. Some items of the equipment/machinery and infrastructure were in poor condition when the farm was acquired (as indicated by farmer respondents). The poor conditions of infrastructure could have led to farmers not staying on the farm. According to Table 5.2, the two most important reasons for the delays were lack of funds (32 %) and social challenges (25 %). The excessive delays could have led to farms being vandalised. The study also shows that 28 % of the farmers are managing their farms without a farm business plan and that almost all projects with a plan were not operating according to their respective plan. PLAS projects must have a detailed business plan and must operate according to the plan. The majority (76; 63 %) of farmer respondents did not receive any financial assistance to operate their farms.
A total of 17 (18 %) farmer respondents indicated that an extension officer was not assigned to them. A total of 22 farmers (23 %) indicated that the extension officer was only assigned to them more than 6 months after their occupation of the farm. In terms of project visits by the extension officers, a total of 18 % of farmers indicated that the extension officer took longer than once a month to visit their projects. Lack of training is demonstrated in this study, and in some of the projects, it was not clear who called the project meetings; it varies between chairperson (43; 32 %), secretary (26; 19 %) and extension officer (16; 12 %). Minutes were not taken or kept of all the proceedings of meetings (60 % 'yes', 23 % 'do not know') and attendance registers were not completed (15 %). The average attendance of project meetings by farmers is 50 %, as indicated by the farmer and extension officer respondent categories. The study also revealed that 72 (60 %) farmers use cell phones for accessing agricultural information and a total of 59 (49 %) rely on extension officers to provide them with agricultural information. A total of 55 % of the farmers rated technical advice as the most important service offered by the extension officers when visiting their farms, while an alarming 12 % of farmer respondents indicated that no service was offered. Only 25 % of PLAS beneficiaries indicated that they did undergo training.Dissertation (MSc (Agric))--University of Pretoria, 2017.
Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development
MSc (Agric)
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Rompas, Sotiris Konstantinos. "The role of external resource acquisition in firm strategy : the case of biopharmaceuticals." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2009. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2239/.
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This dissertation investigates the role which the acquisition of external resources plays in firm strategy. External Resource Acquisition (ERA) is a core strategic action for firm survival, especially when firms are faced with high munificence and uncertainty in regards to their resource environment. Primarily driven by the theoretical premises of the Resource Based View (RBV) of the firm (Barney, 1991; Wernerfelt, 1984), scholars have conceptualized ERA as predominantly a resource-driven action. Under this view, firms engage in ERA to alleviate their resource constraints (Combs & Ketchen, 1999), access complementary resources (e.g., Rothaermel, 2001b), and further enhance their knowledge base (e.g., Ahuja & Katila, 2001). These contributions significantly advance understanding on various dimensions of ERA, but they treat the competitive environment of the firm as an exogenous factor. While there is a good theoretical rationale of the exclusion of the competitive environment in terms of the explanatory power of the RBV and its theoretical limits (Peteraf & Barney, 2003), the treatment of ERA as solely a resource-driven action, I argue, significantly fails to provide a holistic assessment on the strategic implications of ERA. I address this gap by a) developing a conceptual framework of ERA that takes into account both the firm’s idiosyncratic attributes and its competitive environment, and b) providing an extensive empirical analysis on the patterns of ERA activity among competing firms. Departing from this resource-driven view of ERA, I argue that ERA can be also seen as a competitor-driven action. I propose that firms engage in ERA to also respond to their competitive environment and more specifically to their competitors’ ERA-related actions. To build the competitive side of my argument, I draw upon the competitive dynamics literature and theories of interorganizational imitation. Taking these two views together, I argue that ERA can be seen as a strategic action that leads to a broader set of strategic choices. Drawing from an extensive sample of 4,729 ERA actions among the top 50 biopharmaceutical firms between 1987 and 2006, my empirical analysis provides overall support for both the resource- and competitor- driven views of ERA. This dissertation makes at least three contributions to the field of strategy. First, it illustrates that firm strategy, at least in the context of ERA, can be better explained when both firm- and competitor- specific explanations of firm action are taken into account. This particularly important for scholars who view firms from a RBV point of view, and tend to exclude the competitive environment of the firm from their conceptual development and analysis. Second, to better understand complex strategic actions, such as ERA, scholars must adopt a broader theoretical perspective of strategic choice. The empirical support of ERA as both resource- and competitor- driven, illustrates that firm strategy cannot be sufficiently explained by one theoretical view. Third, my empirical analysis provides support for the temporal dimension of strategy, when firms are faced with changing technological paradigms. In the case of the biotechnology paradigm, for example, the extent which firm- and competitor- specific factors explain patterns of ERA changes over time.
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Mfuywa, Sigqibo Onward. "Factors affecting the functioning of the pro-active land acquisition strategy in the Buffalo City Municipal area." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1011786.
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A Pro-active Land Acquisition Strategy is an aspect of the land reform programme which is aimed at speeding up land acquisition. The distinct feature of this approach is that the State acquires land pro-actively and then identifies beneficiaries who then become leaseholders. In other land reform programmes the land is acquired by the state and transferred to the beneficiaries, who then own the land. The Pro-active Land Acquisition Strategy was approved ‘in principle’ in July 2003, and included Ministerial provisions that an implementation plan be developed prior to the implementation of the strategy in 2006. The Pro-active Land Acquisition Strategy deals with two possible approaches: a needs-based approach and a supply-led approach, but essentially focuses on the State as the lead driver in land redistribution, rather than the current beneficiary-driven redistribution (Pro-active Land Acquisition Strategy, 2006:4). The Department of Land Affairs Pro-active Land Acquisition Strategy implementation plan (2006:4) further outlines the important elements in order to contextualize the Proactive Implementation Framework, and to stress the revision of the plan in terms of the “new trajectory”. The strategy shifts from the principle that there is a need or demand for land. It is not driven by the demand of beneficiaries, but rather state-driven. This means that the State will target proactively land and compare this with the demand for land.
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Joveniaux, Aurélie. "Les enjeux géopolitiques de l'action du Conservatoire du littoral : la politique de protection des espaces naturels littoraux français : réalités et perspectives." Thesis, Paris 8, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018PA080076.
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Chargé depuis 1975 de mener une politique foncière de protection et de valorisation des espaces naturels littoraux français en concertation et en partenariat avec les collectivités, le Conservatoire du littoral est un établissement public d’État singulier, qui a fait d’une faiblesse apparente (ne pouvoir décider ni agir seul) une force. À travers l’analyse du processus d’élaboration de sa nouvelle stratégie d’intervention 2015-2050 et six études de cas, ce travail étudie la trajectoire de l’établissement durant ces quarante ans et les perspectives d’action qui s’offrent à lui. Le Conservatoire pèse de plus en plus dans les dynamiques des territoires littoraux. Ce travail met en exergue notamment comment l’établissement a endossé, dans le cadre de l’élaboration de sa nouvelle stratégie, un rôle de « cheville ouvrière » d’une stratégie multi-acteurs de préservation des espaces naturels côtiers et de gestion durable du littoral. Plus fort par bien des aspects, le Conservatoire est toutefois confronté à une série d’enjeux qui nécessitent qu’il s’adapte. Sa légitimité est suspendue à sa capacité à assurer la préservation et la valorisation d’un patrimoine croissant, dans un contexte de tension budgétaire partagé avec les gestionnaires de sites. Afin de poursuivre ses missions et de répondre aux défis actuels de gestion intégrée des zones côtières et d’adaptation au changement climatique, l’établissement est soumis à la nécessité d’une « bonne » territorialisation de son action à différentes échellesSince 1975, the « Conservatoire du littoral » (Coastal Conservation Authority) has been tasked with leading land acquisition policy to preserve and valorize French natural coastlines through cooperation and in partnership with local communities. This state agency has been able to transform an apparent weakness (the inability to act on its own) into strength. Through the analysis of the elaboration of its new intervention strategy for 2015-2050 and six case studies, this dissertation studies the direction taken by this institution over forty years and its perspectives for further actions. The Conservatoire du littoral is an increasingly influential player in the dynamics of coastal territory planning. This work particularly highlights how the institution has become the mainstay in a multi-actor strategy to preserve natural coastal spaces and sustainably manage coastlines. Though in many ways stronger than before, the Conservatoire du littoral is nevertheless facing several issues to which it has to adapt. Its legitimacy rests in its ability to ensure the preservation and the promotion of a growing patrimony in a context of budgetary constraints shared with site managers. In order to pursue its missions and face the contemporary challenges of integrated management of coastal areas and adaptation to climate change, the institution has to develop a « good » territorial multi-scale approach for its actions
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Malatji, Thabiso Lucky. "Challenges in the implementation of Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) in Mopani District Area, Limpopo Province." Thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1928.
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Thesis (MPA.) -- University of Limpopo, 2017.The aim of the study was to investigate elements that compromise the success of Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) in Mopani District, Limpopo Province. There is a general view that PLAS intended to fast track the land reform process. The emerging farmers as soon as they get the land through PLAS are expected to use the land for production so as to improve their socio- economic status and contribute to the local economic growth. The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform proactively acquires the land and redistributes it to the previously disadvantaged people in a lease contract. Emerging farmers do not need to own the land and have title deeds as the land belongs to the government. PLAS is state driven because only the government can proactively acquire the land and lease it out to prospective productive emerging farmers from previously disadvantaged groups. Qualitative research design was used to collect data. The target group in this study were direct beneficiaries of PLAS or emerging farmers. Data was collected using focus group discussions with emerging farmers and one-on-one interviews in all three local municipalities: Ba-Phalaborwa, Tzaneen and Maruleng. One- on- one interviews were conducted with the key participants from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and the Limpopo Department of Agriculture. The results of the study show that the emerging farmers are not effectively using the land as expected. They do not have the necessary support from government or Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. It was also revealed in the study that the Limpopo Department of Agriculture is expected to support the emerging farmers with technical support. In practice there is no visible form of support from the provincial department and farmers are left to fend for themselves. Emerging farmers usually lack farming skills and need regular training and support to be able to continue with their farming and businesses. The findings further reveal that the emerging farmers face serious challenges such as a lack of funding, water shortage, and lack of access to markets and their recapitalisation is reduced. These findings show that the strategy is not responsive enough because of lack of resources from the government. While there are instances where the white farmers are willing to sell their land, the government do not always have resources to acquire such lands. Also most of these land prices are often inflated and it is where these sellers are taking advantage of the government. This study recommends that the government should support the emerging farmers by all means possible. That will lead to profitable farming and the lives of the people will change qualitatively, leading to social and economic development. It is recommended further that the emerging farmers be given appropriate training so that they can be equipped with skills and be able to run and manage their farms
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Nxumalo, Khulekani Khumbulani Sithembiso. "Impact of pro-active land acquisition strategy projects (PLAS) on the livelihood of beneficiaries in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District of the North West Province, South Africa / Khulekani Khumbulani Sithembiso Nxumalo." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/16156.
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The fundamental objective of this study was to determine the impact of PLAS Land Reform
Projects on the livelihood (financial, human, physical, natural and social capitals) of
beneficiaries. The population of the study included all beneficiaries (97) of PLAS projects
within Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality. Fifty four beneficiaries were randomly
selected from all 36 projects and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data collected
was sorted, coded and analysed using version 21 of the Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS). Frequency count and percentage were used to summarize the data. The
identified major constraints affecting PLAS projects were found to be: lack of resources
(77.9%), lack of finance (77.8%), lack of water (77.8%), lack of incentives (66.7%),
lack/poor infrastructure (64.8%) and high inputs cost (59.3%). The respondents indicated that
lack of finance was caused by both lack of government support and inability to access credit
from financial institutions, Jack of assets and land ownership which could be used as security
to secure loans.
Binary Logit Regression Model was used to determine factors influencing the impact of
PLAS projects on the livelihood of beneficiaries. Five explanatory variables found to be
statistically significant were: size of projects (Z=1-.905: P<0.05), purchase price of projects
(Z=-2.258: P>0.01), sufficient funding (Z=1.657: P<0.01), established market (Z=2.552:
P<0.01) and age of farmers' (Z=-2.697: P>0.05). Wilcoxon Sign-rank Sum Test was used to
determine the "before" and "after" impact of PLAS Land Redistribution projects on the
livelihood (financial, human, physical, natural and social capitals) of beneficiaries. The
findings showed that significant difference existed on the livelihood (social, financial,
physical, natural and human capital) before and after participating in PLAS projects. The
result indicated an inverse relationship in terms of the impact of PLAS projects on the
livelihood of beneficiaries implying that discontinuation or no participation in PLAS projects
could reduce livelihood capitals or negatively affect beneficiaries' livelihood.Thesis (M.Sc.(Agric Economics) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2013
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Masoka, Nomvula Sylvia. "Post-settlement land reform challenges : the case of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration, Mpumalanga Province / Nomvula Sylvia Masoka." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/13360.
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As a national key priority programme, land reform acts as a driving force for rural development and building the economy of the country. In order for land reform to contribute to sustainable livelihoods for land reform beneficiaries, it must be supported by diversified programmes of pre- and post-settlement support of agrarian reform in a non-centralised and non-bureaucratic manner. Post-settlement support in the context of South African land reform refers to post-transfer support or settlement support given to land reform beneficiaries after they have received land. Support services, or complementary development support, as specified in the White Paper of the South African Land Policy of 1996, include assistance with productive and sustainable land use, agricultural extension services support, infrastructural support, access to markets and credit facilities, and agricultural production inputs.
Government’s mandate is, however, not only restricted to the redistribution of land or making land more accessible. It is also responsible for empowering beneficiaries and for creating an effective support foundation to ensure that sustainable development takes place, specifically in the rural areas of the country. In practice, sustainable development entails that, for land reform to be successful, the quality of life of beneficiaries must improve substantially and the acquired land must be utilised to its full commercial potential, after resettlement on claimed land has occurred. Therefore, an effective post-settlement support strategy and model must be set in place.
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) and the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration (DARDLA) are the key departments that have been mandated to implement the Land Reform Programme (LRP). DRDLR is responsible for facilitation of the land acquisition (pre-settlement support) and DARDLA for post-settlement support, ensuring that the land or farms that have been delivered or acquired by land beneficiaries are economically viable. Without post-settlement support, land reform will not yield to sustainable development and nor improve the quality of life of rural people. There is, however, little or no evidence to suggest that land reform has led to improved efficiency, improvement of livelihoods, job creation or economic growth.
Against this background, the study investigated and unlocked the key challenges related to the post-settlement support of the LRP, with emphasis on the agricultural support programmes rendered by the DARDLA in Mpumalanga Province to land reform beneficiaries. It further examined how such support impacts on the sustainability of the LRP, and made recommendations to the management of the Department on what could be done to further improve post-settlement support to land reform projects towards achieving the objective of sustainable development.M Public Administration, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014
Books on the topic "Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy"
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Management, Massachusetts Dept of Environmental. Land acquisition strategy, 1986-1991. Boston]: Division of Planning and Development, Dept. of Environmental Management, 1987.
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Resources, Vermont Agency of Natural. Lands conservation plan: A land acquisition strategy for the Agency of Natural Resources. [Waterbury, Vt.]: The Agency, 1999.
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United States. Government Accountability Office. Defense acquisitions: Changes in E-10A acquisition strategy needed before development starts : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives. Washington, D.C: U.S. Government Accounting Office, 2005.
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K, Fairfax Sally, ed. Buying nature: The limits of land acquisition as a conservation strategy, 1780-2004. Cambridge, Mass: MIT, 2005.
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Battlefield automation: Army Land Warrior program acquisition strategy may be too ambitious : report to congressional committees. Washington, D.C. (441 G St., NW, Room LM, Washington 20548): U.S. General Accounting Office, 1996.
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Fairfax, Sally K., Lauren Gwin, Mary Ann King, Leigh Raymond, and Laura A. Watt. Buying Nature: The Limits of Land Acquisition as a Conservation Strategy, 1780-2004 (American and Comparative Environmental Policy). The MIT Press, 2005.
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Fairfax, Sally K., Lauren Gwin, Mary Ann King, Leigh Raymond, and Laura A. Watt. Buying Nature: The Limits of Land Acquisition as a Conservation Strategy, 1780-2004 (American and Comparative Environmental Policy). The MIT Press, 2005.
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Essien, Essien. "Exploring the Food Security Strategy and Scarcity Arguments in Land Grabbing in Africa." In International Business, 2059–86. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9814-7.ch095.
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Contemporary studies surrounding the land grabbing phenomenon in Africa have revealed two findings. First, the purchase or lease of vast tracts of land from poor, developing countries by wealthier, food-insecure nations has raised deep ethical concern over food security and rural agricultural development. Second, there is the existence of a powerful myth that large-scale land deals are necessary in order to deal with scarcity. Drawing upon extensive contemporary literature on foreign land acquisition and food security, this chapter examines the phenomenon using “rent gap” theory. With an insight provided into understanding the independent layers of land grabbing in Africa, a criterion on what should constitute appropriate procedure for land acquisition is thus supplied. Findings posit that despite insufficiency of food availability in Africa, land grabbing continues regardless of its social and ecological limitations. This chapter has a significant implication for cumulative research on the subject of ethics of foreign land acquisition.
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Essien, Essien. "Exploring the Food Security Strategy and Scarcity Arguments in Land Grabbing in Africa." In Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions, 83–110. IGI Global, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7405-9.ch005.
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Contemporary studies surrounding the land grabbing phenomenon in Africa have revealed two findings. First, the purchase or lease of vast tracts of land from poor, developing countries by wealthier, food-insecure nations has raised deep ethical concern over food security and rural agricultural development. Second, there is the existence of a powerful myth that large-scale land deals are necessary in order to deal with scarcity. Drawing upon extensive contemporary literature on foreign land acquisition and food security, this chapter examines the phenomenon using “rent gap” theory. With an insight provided into understanding the independent layers of land grabbing in Africa, a criterion on what should constitute appropriate procedure for land acquisition is thus supplied. Findings posit that despite insufficiency of food availability in Africa, land grabbing continues regardless of its social and ecological limitations. This chapter has a significant implication for cumulative research on the subject of ethics of foreign land acquisition.
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Ekanem, Ignatius, and Ndidi Juliana Uwajeh. "Transnational Entrepreneurs and Their Global Market Entry Modes." In Diasporas and Transnational Entrepreneurship in Global Contexts, 130–51. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1991-1.ch008.
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This chapter presents an exploration into the market entry modes of transnational entrepreneurs. It focusses on the effects of knowledge acquisition and learning to the process. Specifically, it addresses the role of the transnational entrepreneur in acquiring knowledge that results in market entry. The empirical data consists of transnational entrepreneurs from three industries namely, food manufacturing, agriculture and information technology who are engaged in international activities. The research is qualitative using case study. The data collection tool is semi-structured interviews with the data analysed using thematic and content analysis. The findings suggest that transnational entrepreneurs adopt mostly the network or in some cases, the international new venture (born-global) market entry strategy rather than the stage by stage approach. They also reveal that transnational entrepreneurs adopt a self-learn approach that makes them more proactive with their knowledge acquisition resulting in market entry. The implications for the study are also discussed.
Conference papers on the topic "Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy"
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Yu, LiJie, Dan Cleary, Mark Osborn, and Vrinda Rajiv. "Information Fusion Strategy for Aircraft Engine Health Management." In ASME Turbo Expo 2007: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2007-27174.
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Modern aircraft engines are equipped with sophisticated sensing instruments to enable proactive condition monitoring and effective health management capability. Development of intelligent systems that efficiently process sensor and operational data both onboard and off-board, to provide maintenance personnel with timely decision support, is the key to minimize flight service disruption and reduce engine ownership cost. The goal of this research is to develop a practical approach and strategy to leverage various available information sources and modeling techniques to streamline the engine health management process and maximize system accuracy and efficiency. This paper demonstrates a flexible fusion architecture that encapsulates the key elements of the engine monitoring and diagnostic process, i.e., sensor trend analysis module for anomaly detection, feature selection and fault isolation module for root cause identification, a decision module for diagnostic model fusion and action determination, and finally, a feedback module for knowledge validation and continuous learning. At the core of this engine health management system is a diagnostic fusion model designed around a common fault hierarchy which captures both a priori probabilities and interactions among various engine faults isolated by different classification models. The fusion model will resolve conflicting assessments from individual diagnostic models and provide a more accurate and comprehensive engine state estimate.
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Mu¨ller, Matthias, Stephan Staudacher, Winfried-Hagen Friedl, Rene´ Ko¨hler, and Matthias Weißschuh. "Probabilistic Engine Maintenance Modeling for Varying Environmental and Operating Conditions." In ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2010-22548.
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The maintenance and reliability of aircraft engines is strongly influenced by the environmental and operating conditions they are subjected to in service. A probabilistic tool has been developed to predict shop visit arisings and respective maintenance workscope that depends on these factors. The tool contains a performance model of the engine and a number of physics-based damage mechanisms (at piece part level). The performance model includes variation of performance relevant parameters due to production scatter and delivers the conditions to determine the deterioration of the individual parts. Shop visit maintenance is modeled as a result of limitations to engine operation, e.g. reaching TGT limit, or mechanical deterioration. The influence of maintenance actions on engine performance is determined on component basis. The maintenance strategy can consist of proactive and reactive maintenance elements. The decision of repair or replacement of any single part is implemented through a sum of different logic rules in the model. The loading capacity scatter depends on the engine type and is operator independent. It is represented via data-driven distribution functions, in which the probabilities of failure, repair and replacement for each part are specified depending on the number of reference flight cycles. The loading variation is considered through a physics-based cycle weighting. The developed tool runs a Monte Carlo simulation in which a fleet of engines is modeled through their respective lifetime of maintenance and performance deterioration. Using an example it is shown that the model can describe the effects of varying environmental and operating conditions on part damage, and therefore engine maintenance cost and reliability.
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Hurdle, Tim. "Cost-Effective Intelligent Engine Health Monitoring for Naval Gas Turbines." In ASME Turbo Expo 2007: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2007-27507.
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The Marine Olympus and Tyne are long serving marine gas turbine engines, which entered service in the early 70’s and whose design heritage goes as far back as the 1950’s. The engines, still in active service with twenty three navies, continue to provide propulsion power for aircraft carriers, frigates and destroyers in every ocean around the globe. Rolls-Royce has developed a “Total Care” (TC) contract with one of its major naval customers to replace the traditional “as incurred” support arrangement. Under Total Care, Rolls-Royce for a fixed price will provide engines, their spares and technical support for a 12 year period. A fundamental element of the “Total Care” strategy was to install Data Acquisition and Intelligent Engine Health Monitor/Hazard alert systems. This paper will describe the technical requirement and business justification for the introduction of an Engine Health Monitor at a seemingly late stage in the engine product life cycle. The paper will also show how the customer and other stakeholders were satisfied that such an investment was both cost effective and achievable. Topics covered include the unique approach required for legacy products, system supplier and cost issues, sensor selection, prototyping, campaigning the equipment into the fleet and how to effectively manage large quantities of data. The paper will show how the use of intelligent hazard detection processes and diagnostic systems extract maximum value through asset longevity and protection for the benefit of both the service provider and customer.
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Zachos, Pavlos K., Vassilios Pachidis, Bernard Charnley, and Pericles Pilidis. "Flowfield Investigation of a Compressor Cascade at High Incidence—Part 1: Pneumatic Probe Measurements." In ASME Turbo Expo 2009: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2009-59906.
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The performance prediction of axial flow compressors and turbines still relies on the stationary testing of blade cascades. Most of the blade testing studies are done for operating conditions close to the design point or in off-design areas not too far from it. However, blade performance remains unexplored at very far off-design conditions, such as windmilling, characterised by operation under extremely low mass flows and rotational speeds which, in turn, imply highly negative incidence angle values. In this paper, the flow field generated by a 3-dimensional linear compressor cascade at a highly negative incidence angle and zero rotational speed is experimentally investigated using a pneumatic miniature cobra probe. The main objective of the study is to derive the total pressure loss through the blades at such a highly negative incidence angle. An overview of the blade geometry as well as of the experimental facility is given whereas the measurement strategy and the data acquisition technique are also presented. An uncertainty study taking into account the most significant factors affecting the quality of the results has been carried out. As shown by the measurements taken at specific positions downstream of the blades, the flowfield is dominated by highly separated flows on the pressure surface, which contribute to the increased values of the total pressure loss coefficient which seems to be weakly dependent on the inlet Mach number. The quantitative measure of the pressure losses at the extremely negative incidence angle examined can be considered to be a validation platform for correspondent numerical studies of similar flow conditions. Additionally, the experimental results obtained can be used to extend the applicability of the current pressure loss models, increasing the predictive capability of the through flow numerical approaches towards far off-design areas of component or whole engine operation.
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Roos, Emmy, and Lisa P. M. Stahl. "Being Ahead of the Game: Public Involvement and Community Relations Before and During Environmental Projects." In ASME 2003 9th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation. ASMEDC, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2003-4993.
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Public involvement or community relations activities have become essential to environmental remediation projects. The key to success for these programs is to identify community and stakeholder concerns and needs early on and address them through an effective outreach program that can result in a win-win outcome for those involved. A three-phase community outreach approach is used to identify and develop proactive community outreach strategies and programs. In the first phase, a community assessment is performed to obtain the input needed to develop an effective community outreach plan. The second phase consists of providing project information and building community involvement at the beginning of site remediation. The third phase consists of continuing and dynamic two-way communication activities during site remediation, based on knowledge gathered and rapport built during Phases 1 and 2. This paper presents this three-phase approach and discusses in more detail how the information obtained from the community assessment can be transformed into a successful community involvement strategy. This paper illustrates this approach with a hypothetical military base example, based on actual projects. The Shaw Group Inc. subsidiary, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. (Shaw), develops a base-wide community involvement plan and begins its implementation in support of remediation activities. The community involvement plan is typically a multi-faceted approach designed to identify the most effective methods to share information between project staff and base stakeholders and to foster community involvement in a remediation project. Not only is public involvement in remediation programs mandated by federal laws, but regulators, elected officials, and military entities have learned through past experiences that, in the long run, it is better on all fronts to inform and include community stakeholders early in and throughout the remediation process. Early information and involvement educates communities about environmental impacts and provides them with opportunities to have input to remediation activities regarding land that may be turned over to the community either in the short- or long-term future.
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Hamid, Mohd Ridzuan, Meor M. Meor Hashim, Lokman Norhashimi, Muhammad Faris Arriffin, and Azlan Mohamad. "Operational Readiness Case Study for Accessibility and Mobility of Wells Real Time Centre System and Applications During Movement Control Order." In International Petroleum Technology Conference. IPTC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/iptc-21168-ms.
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Abstract The recent global pandemic is an unprecedented event and took the world by storm. The Movement Control Order (MCO) issued by Malaysia's government to halt the spread of the deadly infection has changed the landscape of work via a flexible working arrangement. The Wells Real Time Centre (WRTC) is not an exception and is also subjected to the change. WRTC is an in-house proactive monitoring hub, built to handle massive real-time drilling data, to support and guide wells delivery effectiveness and excellence. The functionality of the WRTC system and applications are embedded in the wells delivery workflow. The centre houses drilling specialists who are responsible for observing the smooth sailing of well construction and are tasked to intervene when necessary to avoid any unintended incidents. WRTC is equipped with myriads of engineering applications and drilling software that are vital for the operations. Such applications include monitoring software, machine learning applications, engineering modules, real-time data acquisition, and database management. These applications are mostly cloud-based and Internet-facing, hence it is accessible and agile as an infrastructure that is ready to be deployed anytime anywhere when it is required. The strategy for WRTC mobility started as soon as the MCO was announced. This announcement mandated the WRTC to operate outside of the office and required the staff to work from home. The careful coordination and preparation to transform and adapt WRTC to a new norm was greatly assisted by the infrastructure readiness. All of these factors contributed greatly to a successful arrangement with zero to minimal downtime where a workstation was set up in each personnel's home, running at full capacity. This transformation was done within one day of the notice and completed within hours of activation. Despite the successful move, few rooms for improvements such as redundancy of VPN use to access applications and limited access to some proprietary software can be enhanced in the future. WRTC is ready to be mobile and agile to support the drilling operations remotely either in the office or from home. The quick turnaround is a major indicator that WRTC infrastructure and personnel are ready and capable for remote operations without interruption.