Towards Sustainable Cities in Asia and the Middle East: Proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2017 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures

In: Sustainable Civil Infrastructures

In: Sustainable Civil Infrastructures Ser.

Abstract

Preface -- Contents -- The Iron Triangle of Projects Management: Quality, Schedule and Cost of Road Infrastructure Projects in Egypt -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Need to Improve Management of Road Projects in Egypt -- 3 Research Methodology -- 4 Defining Quality Level, Time Overrun, and Cost Escalation -- 4.1 Quality Level -- 4.2 Time Overrun -- 4.3 Cost Escalation -- 5 Questionnaire Survey -- 5.1 Profile of the Questionnaire Respondents -- 6 Analysis and Discussion of Questionnaire Survey Results -- 7 Summary and Conclusions -- Refrences -- Amaravati - A City Reborn, Journey Towards a World-Class Smart City -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Site Selection -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Smart City -- 4.1 Residential Plans -- 4.2 Transportation -- 4.3 Amenities -- 4.3.1 Flood Management -- 4.3.2 Water -- 4.3.3 Solid Waste Management -- 5 Green Amaravati -- 6 Place-Making Strategies -- 7 Implementation -- 8 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Improving Sustainable Construction Practices Through Facility Management -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Review of Literature -- 2.1 Sustainability in Construction -- 2.2 Facility Management and Sustainable Construction -- 3 Research Methodology -- 4 Findings and Discussion -- 4.1 Respondents' Information -- 4.2 Influences of Sustainable Construction -- 4.3 Facility Management as Drivers of Sustainable Construction -- 5 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Implementing Tilt-Up Method for Sustainable Construction -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Tilt-Up Method and Sustainable Construction -- 3 Research Methodology -- 4 Findings and Discussion -- 4.1 Respondents' Information -- 4.2 Advantages and Viability of Tilt-Up Construction Method -- 4.3 Effect of Tilt-Up Method on Construction Labor Force -- 5 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References