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Can the pilot public-private partnerships project be applied in future urban rail development?

Liu, Tingting; Wilkinson, Suzanne - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 3 (2013) 2, pp. 250-263

Purpose – This purpose of this paper is to evaluate the experiences of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in China's urban rail development, investigates the critical factors impacting on the project viability and derives lessons for future urban rail PPP projects in China and elsewhere....

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Delivering sustainable communities: a case study in China

Xia, Bo; Wu, Tian; Skitmore, Martin; Chen, Qing; Li, Mei; … - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 6 (2016) 3, pp. 253-267

Purpose – China’s accelerated urbanisation leads directly to pressure on the urban environment. The purpose of this paper is to identify best practices involved in a real sustainable community projects for the experience to be replicated in future. Design/methodology/approach – To explore...

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Bottle house: utilising appreciative inquiry to develop a user acceptance model

Adefila, Arinola; Abuzeinab, Amal; Whitehead, Timothy; … - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 10 (2020) 4, pp. 567-583

Purpose This paper develops a novel user-acceptance model for circular solutions to housing design. The model has been systematically developed from a case study of an upcycled plastic bottle building in a low-income community in Nigeria. It is common practice to use participatory approaches to...

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Comparative analysis of back-to-back subcontracts in the construction and telecommunications industries

Nielsen, Lars-Henrik Kvist; Akanmu, Abiola; Anumba, … - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 5 (2015) 4, pp. 446-460

spreading into the telecommunication industry. In back-to-back contracts, the principals require the main contractors to assume …-to-back” subcontracts in the telecommunication and construction industries. Design/methodology/approach – By examining contracting practices … and texts from contract documents for the telecommunication and construction industries, this paper reveals how certain …

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Ethical views of micro‐enterprises delivering project and asset management services in west‐central Scotland

Sommerville, James - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 1 (2011) 1, pp. 91-103

Purpose – There is little in the way of research on ethical views on the project and asset management sides of the construction industry, and an absence of work on micro‐enterprises. This paper seeks to build material in this area aimed at establishing micro‐enterprise views on ethical...

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Performance of mid‐project reviews (MPRs): quantification based on fuzzy recognition

Xu, Ming; Duffield, Colin; Ma, Jianqin - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 1 (2011) 2, pp. 137-155

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate an innovative Fuzzy Recognition Based‐Benefit Estimation Model (FRB‐BEM) to quantify the benefits obtained from a Mid‐Project Review (MPR) (e.g. the Gateway Review Process (GRP)). This is a quantitative assessment to evaluate...

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Conflict dynamics in a dam construction project: a case study

Kishor Mahato, Braj; Ogunlana, Stephen O. - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 1 (2011) 2, pp. 176-194

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a model for a comprehensive and integrated approach to managing interface conflict from the early stages of a dam construction project. Design/methodology/approach – A case study methodology is adopted. Following comprehensive literature...

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Factors influencing the equity share of build‐operate‐transfer projects

De Marco, Alberto; Mangano, Giulio; Zou, Xin‐Yu - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 2 (2012) 1, pp. 70-85

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the fundamental factors influencing the equity share in build‐operate‐transfer (BOT) investments in relation to the project risk profile. Design/methodology/approach – The relationships between risk factors and equity participation into...

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Learning through briefing: for strategic facilities management in the health sector

Loosemore, Martin; Chandra, Venny - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 2 (2012) 1, pp. 103-117

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the process of cultural learning during the briefing process, to enable facilities managers to move into more strategic roles in the health sector. Design/methodology/approach – Using a new hospital as an in depth case study the authors use...

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A contractor's perception on early contractor involvement

Rahman, Motiar; Alhassan, Aminu - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 2 (2012) 2, pp. 217-233

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the perception of a contractor on early contractor involvement (ECI) type of construction project delivery approach in terms of its benefits and drawbacks. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire survey was conducted on various...

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