Do appraisal tools affect equitability in infrastructure projects?: A case study on infrastructural projects in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands

In order to understand the impact of new infrastructure projects, appraisal tools are used to estimate the impact it will have on society. Infrastructure is a key part of society, enabling and disabling society to work and live, playing a vital part in everyone’s lives. Former studies by Annema, Frenken, et al. (2017), Niek Mouter (2017b) and...

Analyzing the collaboration tools used in the Dutch Bouwteam contract form and comparing it with similar international integrated contract forms of Finland and UK

It is a well-known fact that the construction industry operates under high levels of complexity and uncertainty, which gives rise to challenges such as ineffective communication, lack of trust, insufficient support from the higher management, etc. Collaboration has demonstrated to be a solution to all these problems. In order to stimulate...

St Homobonus College: A Centre of Excellence for Dress Culture in Cambridge

Turning off the Tap: A climate resilient spatial solution for fluvial flooding in the United Kingdom

The main goal of this project is to develop a sustainable method to mitigate flooding of the non-tidal rivers in the United Kingdom which can be used by all stakeholders within the climate scenario of 2050. <br/>The focus on non-tidal rivers will mean the focus of flooding will be mainly on fluvial flooding, while pluvial flooding will be a...

Verruiming van de toegangsgeul naar Tees Port

In deel A wordt beschreven hoe de benodigde geulbreedte kan worden bepaald. De benodigde geulbreedte is bepaald met behulp van een fast-time simulatie model: SHIPMA . SHIPMA is een fast-time simulatieprogramma, waarmee gesimuleerd wordt hoe goed een schip de gewenste route kan afleggen onder verschillende omstandigheden. De geulbreeedte die het...

Aspects of a tidal power scheme in the Wyre Estuary

In 1987 a study of small estuaries around the coast of the United Kingdom was undertaken by Binnie & Partners for the Department of Energy. The Wyre was identified as one of the most promising sites for the construction of a small tidal power scheme. The Wyre Estuary is located in Lancashire on the north west coast of England. The estuary...