Public participation and the economic gain in real estate- and urban development for project developers

Public participation is often regarded as something of an obstacle in urban development. However, it can be beneficial for project developers and other initatiors of projects in urban development and can potentially lead to economic gain for the developer. To research if there is any economic gain in the eventual results of a project, and to...

Different Levels, same Goals: How to enable members of the organization to harmonise Alignment

The Dutch railway system is the most intensively used in Europe. This fact, although fascinating, it creates complexity and many interfaces in its operation. The performance of such a system is governed by many aspects and involves many parties. Furthermore, these aspects and parties will have different needs and perceive performance in a...

Influence and Adoption of BIM within the AEC Industry: A study into how policies, workflows and process can set the tone towards adoption and implementation of BIM within the AEC industry and how the future of BIM and Data Validation can influence the future of Architects

This research paper investigates the topic of <i>“How policies, workflows and process can set the tone towards adoption and implementation of BIM within the AEC industry and how the future of BIM and Data Validation can influence the future of Architects.” </i>BIM has become a fundamental aspect of today’s AEC Industry. From its conceptual...

The use of process management for addressing different perceptions in formulating the ‘Energiestrategie regio Rotterdam Den Haag’

Introduction. To contribute to the reduction of global warming, The Netherlands signed the Paris Agreement on 12-12-2015, which dictates that in 2030, a reduction of 55% in CO¬2 emissions compared to 1990 must be achieved (P. Boot et al., 2016; Sociaal-Economische Raad, 2013). To meet these goals, several Dutch regions started their Regional...

City Branding: An empirical study into City branding based on infrastructure, landscape and spatial/planning in Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Singapore and Doha: Branding upcoming cities in the Middle and Far East

Within the field of construction management &amp; engineering are upcoming cities investigated on how they achieved economic development and how they increased the quality of life by using the phenomena of city branding as development tool. By doing so (city branding), cities hope to get a better position on the global market to attract...

Application Portfolio Management: APM in a multi-actor context

An application is a specific class of information systems that supports the business processes of an organisation directly (Riemp et al., 2007). Many companies and organisations rely on applications to operate and support their daily operations. The complete set of applications of an organisation is called an application portfolio. As time goes...