Essays about: "Megaproject"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word Megaproject.

  1. 1. Data-Driven Success in Infrastructure Megaprojects. : Leveraging Machine Learning and Expert Insights for Enhanced Prediction and Efficiency

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : David E.G. Nordmark; [2023]
    Keywords : Megaproject; Small sample size; Project management; Random forest; Critical success factors; Feature selection; Recursive feature elimination; Megaprojekt; Små dataurval; Projektledning; Random forest; Kritiska framgångsfaktorer; Variabel urval; Rekursiv variabel eliminering;

    Abstract : This Master's thesis utilizes random forest and leave-one-out cross-validation to predict the success of megaprojects involving infrastructure. The goal was to enhance the efficiency of the design and engineering phase of the infrastructure and construction industries. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Sustainable, for real"? Brunnshög’s sustainability narrative and the state of post-politics in urban development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Elliot Soontjens; [2023]
    Keywords : Brunnshög; Urban Megaproject; Sustainability Narrative; Post-politics; Neoliberal Governance; Sustainable Development Paradox; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The combined global emergence of a sustainable development discourse and Swedish policies requiring municipalities to rapidly build new housing have led Lund to develop Brunnshög. This pioneering megaproject balances urban expansion with high sustainability ambitions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Economic Effects of Megaprojects on Income Levels - Empirical Evidence from a Case Study of the Channel Tunnel and the United Kingdom

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Julius Meyer; [2022]
    Keywords : Channel Tunnel; International Fixed Link; Megaproject; Synthetic Control Method; United Kingdom;

    Abstract : Although the number of megaprojects implemented worldwide is increasing, there are still only a few significant international infrastructure megaprojects such as bridges or tunnels between countries. Due to cost explosions and overly optimistic forecasts for the use of bridges or tunnels, cost-benefit analyses often turn out to be negative. READ MORE

  5. 4. Stockholm’s New Golden Bridge : A material infrastructure, fluid assemblage or megaproject?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Giorgi Kankia; [2021]
    Keywords : urban infrastructures; heterogenous assemblages; desire; stabilization; fluidity; relational megaproject;

    Abstract : The recent addition to Stockholm’s built environment in the shape of the new Slussen bridge, or Guldbron as most locals call it, has been both a source of controversy and admiration. This reaction is typical of any infrastructure that reshapes our surroundings. However, this interaction is not unidirectional. READ MORE

  6. 5. Exploring Megaproject Governance with Regard to Collaboration : The case of the International Space Station

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Tatar Gabor; [2021]
    Keywords : megaproject; project management; governance; project governance; collaboration; space industry; construction industry; ISS; control; flexibility; megaprojekt; projektledning; styrning; projektstyrning; samarbete; rymdindustri; byggindustri; ISS; kontroll; flexibilitet;

    Abstract : Our society is more dependent on global problem-solving than ever before. Megaprojects are one way of solving this challenge. Even though some of them are supposed to give answers to the direst problems of our time, our knowledge about them is paradoxically poor that leads to economic losses. READ MORE