Forecasting the success of megaprojects is a very difficult and important task because of the complexity of such projects, as well as the large capital investment that is required for the completion of these projects. One could argue that forecasting is not needed in this contex…
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Diese Arbeit widmet sich erhaltenen Staudenpflanzungen von Gartenschauen in ihrer Entwicklung nach dem Event. Diese Schaupflanzungen sind oft nur als temporäre Anlage geplant, werden aber dennoch länger erhalten. Es wurde untersucht, wie solche Schaupflanzungen bestmöglich in ei…
An accurate short-term load forecasting (STLF) is one of the most critical inputs for power plant units’ planning commitment. STLF reduces the overall planning uncertainty added by the intermittent production of renewable sources; thus, it helps to minimize the hydro-thermal ele…
Natural gas is becoming rapidly the optimal choice for fueling new generating units in electric power system driven by abundant natural gas supplies and environmental regulations that are expected to cause coal-fired generation retirements. The growing reliance on natural gas as…
In practice, various ad hoc approaches for designing reliability test programs have been observed. Many of these approaches rely on previously established rules of thumb for which the underlying rationale is indefensible. As a consequence, those who use such approaches are unlik…
This dissertation focuses on the economics of infrastructure development and public finance. The dissertation is composed of three papers: The first paper analyzes the optimal solutions for supplying electricity to national economies from both domestic as well as distant energy …
This thesis is basically concerned with the status of the 'regional development processes' under the system of 'medium-term national socio-economic development planning'. The evaluation of the regional dimension of the sectoralised approach to elaboration of the national plan in…
The world is facing a growing challenge in maintaining water quality and meeting increasing demands for water resources. This trend is evident in the Middle East where water scarcity has reached critical levels. To cope with shortage, many Middle Eastern countries are exploring …
This study is primarily concerned with developing countries' tourism human capital issues within the context of planning and policy formation. The main purpose is to investigate the hosts' capacity to take part in tourism development and to examine the adequacy of attention to t…
A Mixed-Use Development (MXD) is a relatively large-scale real estate project with physical integration of three or more revenue producing uses. The uses: retail, office, residential, hotel, cultural facility, and recreation, are intensively connected and mutually supportive. Th…
The Transmission Expansion Planning Problem was solved using the Artificial Intelligent (AI) methods. These methods combine three techniques, which are Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Tabu Search (TS). The main goal is to minimize the investment and t…
The interest and motivation that encouraged the pursuit of this study are the results of the political and social reform initiatives which unfolded in 1991 in Ethiopia. A monarchy (late 19th century–1974) and a military-communist government (1974–1991) had favored a single Ethio…
This study aimed to identify the influences on the development and sustainability of education for librarianship and information management. It analysed the factors that contribute to the development of education for librarianship and information management, drawing on theories …
This thesis examines traffic congestion in twentieth-century London. Ideas about movement, mobility and circulation in the capital's streets intersect with a broad range of discourses and practices, from planning to policing, and from engineering to economics. Within these disco…
This thesis explores the interplay between practices of activism and planning through a focus on place. By developing an understanding of place as a multi-situated and multi-scalar concept, I show how a theoretical approach based on a revision of the concept of place can bridge …
This research is concerned with improving the planning process in large construction projects where the management and planning of the preconstruction planning process itself is a significant and complex task. Preconstruction planning in the construction sector has become a comp…
The construction industry represents a significant part of the Gross Domestic Product, (GDP) in the UK. It employs around 1.4 million people and has averaged around 7.5% of GDP over recent years. Although the industry is of major importance to the UK economy, it still under achi…