Engineering Project Appraisal

Engineering Project Appraisal

Author: Martin Rogers

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-07-03

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 1118378113

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In most cases of civil engineering development, a range of alternative schemes meeting project goals are feasible, so some form of evaluation must be carried out to select the most appropriate to take forward. Evaluation criteria usually include the economic, environmental and social contexts of a project as well as the engineering challenges, so engineers must be familiar with the processes and tools used. The second edition of Engineering Project Appraisal equips students with the understanding and analytical tools to carry out effective appraisals of alternative development schemes, using both economic and non-economic criteria. The building blocks of economic appraisal are covered early, leading to techniques such as net present worth, internal rate of return and annual worth. Cost Benefit Analysis is dealt with in detail, together with related methods such as Cost Effectiveness and the Goal Achievement Matrix. The text also details three multi-criteria models which have proved useful in the evaluation of proposals in the transportation, solid waste, energy and water resources fields: the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) Model, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique and Concordance Analysis. There is a full discussion dealing with risk and uncertainty in these models. With many worked examples and case studies, Engineering Project Appraisal is an essential text for both undergraduate and postgraduate students on professional civil engineering courses, and it is expected that students on planning and construction management courses will find it a valuable addition to their reading.


Early Project Appraisal

Early Project Appraisal

Author: K. Samset

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-08-11

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 0230289924

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Focusing on turning an initial idea into a project with a successful outcome, this book fills a gap in current literature on project management and is thoroughly grounded in the latest research in this field. It emphasizes the practical application of decision making based on qualitative and judgmental information.


Cost-Benefit Analysis for Project Appraisal

Cost-Benefit Analysis for Project Appraisal

Author: Per-Olov Johansson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1107121027

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This book uses modern economic tools to obtain general equilibrium cost-benefit rules. It not only presents evaluation rules for small projects but also shows how to evaluate large projects as well as mega projects (such as high speed rails and channel tunnels). This is an excellent toolkit for graduate students and policymakers.


Society - Water - Technology

Society - Water - Technology

Author: Reinhard F. Hüttl

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-11-02

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 3319189719

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This book presents the results of the Interdisciplinary Research Group "Society – Water – Technology" of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. It describes interdisciplinary evaluation criteria for major water engineering projects (MWEPs) and portrays an application to the Lower Jordan Valley (Middle East) and the Fergana Valley (Central Asia). Both areas are characterised by transboundary conflicts, by challenges due to demographic and climate change and by political and societal pressures. Based on the findings, the book provides recommendations for science and political decisions makers as well as for international financing institutions. In addition, it outlines research gaps from an interdisciplinary perspective. In the past, MWEPs have been used as an instrument to cope with the demands of growing populations and to enhance development progress. Experiences with MWEPs have shown that a purely technical approach has not always brought about the desired results. In many cases, MWEPs have even resulted in negative implications for society and environment. Therefore, improved management strategies and enhanced technologies for a sustainable water resource management system are a prerequisite to meet present and future challenges. And, moreover, the continuous evaluation and optimisation of these measures is, likewise, a must.


Toward More Sustainable Infrastructure

Toward More Sustainable Infrastructure

Author: Carl D. Martland

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2011-02-22

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780470448762

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Toward More Sustainable Infrastructure: Project Evaluation for Planners and Engineers provides readers a framework for understanding and evaluating infrastructure projects to improve their performance and sustainability, taking into account not only the financial and economic issues, but also the social and environmental impacts that affect the sustainability of infrastructure. Based on a course designed developed by the author over ten years at M.I.T., this text demonstrates how to apply the basic methods of engineering economics in evaluating major infrastructure projects and also demonstrates how these same techniques can be useful with many routine business and personal decisions. It introduces students to project management, system performance, concepts of sustainability, methods of engineering economics, and provides numerous case studies, examples, and exercises based upon real world problems. This text fills a void in the education of many planners and engineering students, namely an understanding of why major infrastructure projects are undertaken, how they are structured and evaluated, and how they are financed. Toward More Sustainable Infrastructure: Project Evaluation for Planners and Engineers prepares readers to evaluate projects based upon an appreciation of the needs of society, the potential for sustainable development, and recognition of the problems that may result from poorly conceived or poorly implemented projects and programs.


Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Author: Aidan Duffy

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-05-26

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1118631048

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The recent rise to prominence of renewable energy and energy efficiency has been driven by their potential to lower the environmental impacts of energy use. As these technologies mature they must demonstrate not only their environmental benefits, but also their economic competitiveness. The relative costs and benefits of each potential project, whether large or small, must be systematically modelled and assessed before they can be financed and implemented. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: Assessment of Projects and Policies deals with the appraisal of such projects against financial and non-financial criteria, illustrating the assessment tools necessary to make appropriate, evidence based decisions as efficiently as possible. The most important technologies are first described, stressing their economic and performance characteristics. Key project appraisal concepts are then introduced, approaches to modelling the cash flows in energy projects are described, and the issues of uncertainty and optimisation are fully discussed. These financial concepts, together with methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions, are extended to address aspects of energy policy. Illustrated with many case studies this is an ideal introduction to financial and non-financial appraisal techniques as applied to energy efficient and renewable energy technologies.


Standard Transport Appraisal Methods

Standard Transport Appraisal Methods

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Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2020-11-04

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0128208228

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Standard Transport Appraisal Methods, Volume 6 in the Advances in Transport Policy and Planning series, assesses both successful and unsuccessful practices and policies from around the world. Chapters in this new release include Transport models, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Value of Travel Time Savings and reliability, Value of Statistical Life, Wider economic benefits, Multi-criteria analysis, Best-Worst Method, Participatory Value Evaluation, Ex-post evaluation, Sustainability assessment, Evaluating Transport Equity, Environmental Impact Assessment, Decision-Support Systems, Deliberative appraisal methods, Critique on appraisal methods, Appraisal methods in developing countries, Research agenda for appraisal methods, and much more. - Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors - Presents the latest release in the Advances in Transport Policy and Planning series


Cost-benefit Analysis and Project Appraisal in Developing Countries

Cost-benefit Analysis and Project Appraisal in Developing Countries

Author: Colin H. Kirkpatrick

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9781782541004

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The techniques and methods of project appraisal in developing countries have been considerably expanded and refined since they were first introduced in the late 1960s. This up-to-date and authoritative survey volume demonstrates the ways in which cost-benefit analysis has developed in response to changes in economic circumstances and conditions over the past three decades. An international group of academic and professional economists covers areas including problems in the practical application of cost-benefit techniques by international agencies, the treatment of income distribution, discounting, the effects method, the logical framework as a complement to project appraisal, aid tying, risk criteria in decision making, benefit valuation in the water sector, the appraisal of technical assistance projects, privatization in transition economies and shadow pricing in transition economies. Professor Kirkpatrick and Professor Weiss have prepared an insightful overview essay introducing the broad selection of work presented in this volume.


PROJECT APPRAISAL AND FINANCING, SECOND EDITION

PROJECT APPRAISAL AND FINANCING, SECOND EDITION

Author: GUPTA, AMBRISH

Publisher: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

Published: 2023-08-01

Total Pages: 662

ISBN-13: 819637898X

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Project Appraisal and Financing, now in its Second Edition, is thoroughly revised and updated. While retaining its basic character, the subject matter has been further simplified, rationalized, abridged and enhanced qualitatively in virtually every chapter. In view of the ever-growing ecosystem of startups in our country, a new chapter on Startups and Their Funding has been added in the book. Primarily intended for the students of MBA/PGDM/PGDBM and other allied courses such as MFC and MBE, the latest edition will also be of immense value to the students of CA, CWA, CS, CFA, CPA and CAIIB. Besides, it will be equally beneficial for the executive development and in-company training programmes on project appraisal and financing. Project finance executives in consulting firms and lending institutions and banks will also be benefited from the book due to its practical orientation. KEY FEATURES • Comprehensive coverage and treatment of the subject matter. • Practical approach in dealing with the subject, thus making the text easy-to-comprehend. • Large number of varying illustrations and exercises. • Large number of case studies, including 2 (written by the author) registered with The Case Centre UK/USA. • A new chapter on Startups and Their Funding. TARGET AUDIENCE Students of: • MBA/PGDM/PGDBM • MFC and MBE • CA, CWA, CS, CFA, CPA and CAIIB