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Assessment criteria for inter-organizational collaboration in interconnected infrastructure projects

Rikhtegarnezami, M. (author), de Bruijne, M.L.C. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author)

Purpose: Societies depend on interconnected infrastructures that are becoming more complex over the years. Multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills are essential to develop modern infrastructures, requiring close collaboration of various infrastructure owners. To effectively manage and improve inter-organizational collaboration (IOC) in...

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Organizing resilient infrastructure initiatives: A study on conceptualization, motivation, and operation of ten initiatives in the Netherlands

Lim, Y. (author), Ninan, Dr Johan (author), Nooteboom, Sibout (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)

Resilient infrastructure is critical to a sustainable and functioning society. Infrastructure management and (re)development are highly complex processes encompassing various stakeholders’ interests while they are pressured by the uncertainty of climate change and social transition. In response to these challenges, various resilience initiatives...

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Inter-Organizational Collaboration in Interconnected Infrastructure Projects

de Bruijne, M.L.C. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author), Rikhtegarnezami, M. (author)

This study aims to identify which factors affect inter-organizational collaboration (IOC) in interconnected infrastructure projects to enable practitioners to establish a collaborative environment at the project level. This specific form of inter-organizational collaboration (IOC) is characterized as “horizontal” and has received limited...

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Unlocking system transitions for municipal solid waste infrastructure: A model for mapping interdependencies in a local context

Liu, Z. (author), Schraven, D.F.J. (author), de Jong, Martin (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)

Rapid global urbanization, urban renewal and changes in people's lifestyles have led to both an increase in waste generation and more complex waste types. In response to these changes, many local governments have invested in municipal solid waste infrastructure (MSWI) to implement circular strategies. However, matching and bridging the costly...

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The societal strength of transition: a critical review of the circular economy through the lens of inclusion

Liu, Z. (author), Schraven, D.F.J. (author), de Jong, Martin (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)

Realizing a circular economy (CE) has been widely recognized by practitioners and researchers as the key to the transition toward sustainability. Thus far the academic emphasis has been predominantly on economic and environmental aspects. However, the development and implementation of CE initiatives actually rely on extensive collaboration at...

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Evolutionary Analysis of Prefabrication Implementation in Construction Projects under Low-Carbon Policies

Shi, Qianqian (author), Wang, Ziyuan (author), LI, Boya (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Wang, Shuyi (author)

In the context of carbon peak and carbon neutral policies, low-carbon construction has been the focus of most countries worldwide. As one of the most effective ways to achieve green construction, many countries have launched low-carbon policies to promote the development of prefabrication. However, the effectiveness and influencing factors of...

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Collaboration and Data Sharing in Inter-Organizational Infrastructure Construction Projects

Rikhtegarnezami, M. (author), de Bruijne, M.L.C. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author)

A close collaboration between infrastructure owners is crucial to address challenges in the design and execution of next-generation infrastructure projects for sustainable development. Managing and sharing data among parties involved in infrastructure projects, particularly the data required at the early stages of a project to design and develop...

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Educating engineers of the future: T-shaped professionals for managing infrastructure projects

Ninan, Dr Johan (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Liu, Yan (author)

Infrastructure projects are costly, colossal, complex, captivating, controversial, and laden with control issues. The development of these projects causes environmental, social, and political disruptions in the local environment, which have to be carefully handled by professionals in the field. This article aims to enhance the performance of...

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Explorative Learning in Infrastructure Development Megaprojects: The Case of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

Liu, Y. (author), Houwing, E.J. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Yuan, Ziwei (author), Liu, Huimin (author)

Research on explorative learning has primarily focused on the organizational level. Not much research has been done at the megaproject level, which is a more complex form of organizing. Therefore, it is advisable to analyze how the pursuit of explorative learning is enabled at the megaproject level. This research draws upon the case study of...

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Design to market thinking: exploring the merits of strategic niche management in design thinking

Schraven, D.F.J. (author), Arghandeh Jouneghani, P. (author), Jonkers, H.M. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)

Sustainability transitions require that sustainable innovations develop and scale-up. Two promising approaches contribute to this purpose. Design thinking (DT) focuses on the creative development of sustainable innovations to achieve desirable, feasible and viable products. Strategic niche management (SNM) addresses how sustainable...

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Rekenen aan levensduurkosten bij lage discontovoeten

van den Boomen, M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Treiture, R. (author)

Veel publieke organisaties in Nederland rekenen bij contante waarde berekeningen met een maatschappelijke discontovoet. Door de lage discontovoet ontstaat een methodisch probleem bij contante waarde berekening over de gebruikelijke periode van 100 jaar. In dit artikel stellen we drie rekenmethoden voor om tot een evenredige vergelijking te komen...

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Building with Nature as integrated design of infrastructures

Brand, A.D. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)

Many people associate Building with Nature with its flagship project, the Sand Motor. This mega-nourishment redefined the role of natural processes in civil engineering projects, demonstrating that instead of ‘do no harm’ as the highest possible supporting goal of coastal infrastructure, the design could incorporate natural processes to attain...

journal article 2021

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Building with Nature as a cross-disciplinary approach: The role of hybrid contributions

van Bergen, J. (author), Nijhuis, S. (author), Brand, A.D. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)

The incentive for this publication was to expand the realm of enquiry around the topic of Building with Nature (BwN), for two main reasons. First to gain an interdisciplinary, and therefore deeper, understanding of BwN as an object of study. Secondly, but no less important, is an understanding of how different forms of knowledge contribute to...

journal article 2021

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Collaborate to learn and learn to collaborate: a case of exploitative learning in the inter-organizational project

Liu, Y. (author), Amini-Abyaneh, Arash (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Houwing, E.J. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author)

Purpose: Management of inter-organizational projects focuses on the collective benefits of a group of organizations on a shared activity for a limited period and the coordination among them. However, how learning is facilitated in the inter-organizational project remains under-developed in the literature. Design/methodology/approach: This...

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Four stages of making project management flexible: Insight, importance, implementation and improvement

Jalali Sohi, A. (author), Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)

Increased project complexity, project dynamics and changes in clients’ requirements are a few examples that suggest the necessity for flexibility in project management in order to deliver successful projects. Despite the fact that literature suggests adding flexibility to project management, there is no existing framework that provides a...

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Cost Performance and Cost Contingency during Project Execution: Comparing Client and Contractor Perspectives

Hoseini, E. (author), Van Veen, Pim (author), Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)

Current literature shows that poor cost performance in projects has become routine. Research on cost performance has mostly focused on one of the involved parties, either the client or the contractor. Not many research efforts discuss the cost contingency performance of projects. This research discusses the cost performance and cost...

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Cost contingency and cost evolvement of construction projects in the preconstruction phase

Hoseini, E. (author), Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)

The current literature discusses the methods to estimate the costs and cost contingency. The literature also distinguishes "known unknowns" and "unknown unknowns" contingencies. Little is written, however, about the evolvement of total project cost estimates during the preconstruction phase of construction projects. Moreover, not many studies...

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Exploring Decision-Making Complexity in Major Infrastructure Projects: A Case Study From China

Shi, Qianqian (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (author), Zhu, Jianbo (author), Sheng, Zhaohan (author)

The goal of this study is to identify, classify, explore, and understand decision-making complexity elements in major infrastructure projects (MIPs). This article puts forward systematic definitions of decision making, decision-making quality, and decision-making complexity. Based on literature reviews and an in-depth case analysis of Hong...

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Towards developing a new model for inclusive cities in China: The case of Xiong'an New Area

Liu, Z. (author), de Jong, Martin (author), Li, Fen (author), Brand, A.D. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Liang, Dong (author)

Along with unprecedented urbanization in the last few decades, cities have experienced rapid social and economic transformation in China. A major challenge facing urban authorities in the immediate future is how to plan and govern cities such that they can serve as inclusive systems where everyone is enabled and empowered to fully participate...

journal article 2020

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Probabilistic life cycle cash flow forecasting with price uncertainty following a geometric Brownian motion

van den Boomen, M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author), Schraven, D.F.J. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)

In the Netherlands, probabilistic life cycle cash flow forecasting for infrastructures has gained attention in the past decennium. Frequencies, volume and unit prices of life cycle activities are treated as uncertainty variables for which an expert-based triangular distribution is assumed. The current research observes the absence of time...

journal article 2020