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Building Smart, Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure in Developing Countries
Full text linkBuilding Smart, Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure in Developing Countries contains the papers presented at the International Conference on Development and Investment in Infrastructure (DII-2022). The contributions cover a wide range of topics related to infrastructure issues on the African continent:
Sustainable Infrastructure Development
Smart Infrastructure and Cities
Quality and Resilient Infrastructure
Education, Empowerment, Gender Equity, Wellness and Development
Environmental and Waste Management/Facilities & Real-Estate Management
Infrastructure, Investment and Finance- Trends and Forecasts
Infrastructure: Shock Events, Procurement, Project Management, Health & Safety
Infrastructure: Economic, Social/Environmental Sustainability
Digital Innovation and transition in the built environment
Building Smart, Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure in Developing Countries evaluates innovations, empowerment, growth and sustainable development of infrastructure development in Africa, and aims at administrators, academics, and professionals
Utilisation of remote monitoring systems to improve management of multiple projects in construction
Full text linkAbstract: The aim of this study was to identify the challenges faced in managing multiple projects in the construction industry and by adapting remote monitoring systems can mitigate the challenges presented by multi-project management. Challenges in managing multiple projects simultaneously, include resource scarcity and time and cost constraints. Remote monitoring methods therefore, present opportunities to overcome the challenges associated with multiple projects management. The study drew data from two case studies where remote monitoring and traditional research methods were used. The remote monitoring method utilised automated tools and programmes, which enable project managers to remotely monitor projects. Remote monitoring systems are aimed at optimally empowering the project managers to effectively and simultaneously monitor multiple, geographically dispersed projects in real-time mode using joint tools and human resources...M.Phil. (Engineering Management
Delivering healthcare infrastructure and services through public-private partnerships:The Lesotho case
Full text linkMany governments in Africa are establishing public-private partnerships (PPPs) to provide healthcare infrastructure and services. We know very little about how healthcare PPPs are planned and implemented in Africa, and even less about the associated outcomes. This paper begins to address this gap through a detailed case study of an innovative, ambitious and complex partnership contract in Maseru, Lesotho. The scheme has been labelled ‘the future of healthcare delivery on the African continent’ and encompasses the design, build, partial financing and full operation of a new hospital facility alongside a wide range of core clinical services. This chapter draws on documentary data to evaluate the main features of the contract, the procurement process and monitoring arrangements, and the outcomes in terms of benefits and costs. A key finding is that payments to the private operator are far higher than was expected pre-contractually, and have become a major source of budgetary uncertainty, as well as a demanding call on government’s healthcare resources. We conclude that successful social infrastructure PPPs in Africa will require considerable investments in contract management skills, strong budgeting institutions and mechanisms, and enhanced (and more independent) scrutiny of plans and forecasts of financial impacts
Smart and Resilient Infrastructure For Emerging Economies: Perspectives on Building Better
No full textSmart and Resilient Infrastructure For Emerging Economies: Perspectives on Building Better is about pressing and multidimensional challenges faced in constructing resilient, sustainable, and smart infrastructure in developing countries. The 32 case studies, literature reviews, comparative analyses and systematic reviews, cover a wide range of topics, including:
sustainable and resilient infrastructure development
smart cities
digital innovation in construction
infrastructure investment
construction ergonomics
socio-environmental sustainability
gender equity, and
climate change responses
The contributions present innovative solutions, impactful insights, and substantive contributions to the discourse on sustainable infrastructure development, and illuminate the interplay between infrastructure development, social justice, environmental sustainability, and technological advancement.
Smart and Resilient Infrastructure For Emerging Economies: Perspectives on Building Better is essential reading for academics, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and students involved in the built environment, infrastructure delivery, investment in infrastructure, civil engineering, architecture, urban planning, environmental science, and other related disciplines
Development and Investment in Infrastructure in Developing Countries: A 10-Year Reflection
Full text linkDevelopment and Investment in Infrastructure in Developing Countries. A 10-Year Reflection includes the contributions to the 10th International Conference on Development and Investment In infrastructure (DII-2024, Livingstone, Zambia, 24-26 July 2024). The papers discuss, evaluate and devise ways of maximising the benefits of infrastructure development and achieve outputs that will inform policy and wider development goals. This Open Access book is invaluable to leaders, researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders involved or interested in infrastructure development in developing countries
Development and Infrastructure in Developing Countries: A 10–Year Reflection
No full textDevelopment and Investment in Infrastructure in Developing Countries. A 10-Year Reflection includes the contributions to the 10th International Conference on Development and Investment In infrastructure (DII-2024, Livingstone, Zambia, 24-26 July 2024). The papers discuss, evaluate and devise ways of maximising the benefits of infrastructure development and achieve outputs that will inform policy and wider development goals. This Open Access book is invaluable to leaders, researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders involved or interested in infrastructure development in developing countries
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Construction health and safety (H&S) performance improvement - a client-centred model
Full text linkD.Phil.Health and safety (H&S) is still a problem in the construction industry. Both locally in Southern Africa and internationally, the construction industry continues to lag behind other industries in terms of H&S performance. As a result, there has been a considerable amount of research and interest on H&S performance improvement. However, there seems to be little research of note focusing on the role and contribution of construction clients to H&S performance improvement. This research project investigated and modelled H&S performance on the role and contribution of clients to H&S. The primary aim of the research was to model how improved H&S performance could be achieved if clients and/or owners were involved. Literature was reviewed on the status of H&S performance in the construction industry, the significance of the industry and on the current trends in H&S performance improvement. Empirical data was collected through a Delphi study and through a field questionnaire survey. Analysis of results from the Delphi study was done with Microsoft Excel to output descriptive statistics. These descriptive statistics informed on whether the experts had reached consensus. Analysis of results from the field questionnaire was done with EQS version 6.1 and MPlus version 6.0. Both of these are structural equation modelling software. A conceptual client centred H&S performance improvement model was based on the theory developed from literature review findings and the Delphi study. The questionnaire survey was conducted for the purpose of validating the conceptual model. The questionnaire survey was conducted in Gaborone, Botswana and Johannesburg, South Africa. Respondents were asked to report on current construction projects that they were part of as a professional. Respondents were asked to indicate their assessment of client H&S culture, contractor, designer and project H&S performance. Results from the investigation pertained to three broad areas. The first results related to theory on H&S performance and performance improvement. Findings were that H&S performance improvement was unlikely if H&S culture was not improved. Further findings were that clients could provide the needed impetus to improve H&S performance
The Strategic Application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) to the Role of Construction Project Management
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