Socio-Economic Effects Monitoring and Pipelines: Moving Towards a Practical and Project-Specific Framework

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Dowse ◽  
Meaghan Hoyle ◽  
Katherine Card
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Area ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Regulatory Requirement ◽  
Industrial Facilities ◽  
Socioeconomic Outcomes ◽  
Monitoring Process ◽  
Socio Economic Impact ◽  
Recent Project

Socio-economic effects monitoring is emerging as a regulatory requirement and risk management tool in the Canadian pipeline sector. While socio-economic impact assessments have been part of the regulatory landscape for some time, the additional step of socio-economic monitoring beyond the predictions of the assessment, in a parallel fashion with environmental monitoring, has not. Generally, socioeconomic monitoring is a process to track project-related socioeconomic outcomes, to evaluate the effectiveness of mitigation that was designed during the regulatory assessment phase, and to adapt or improve mitigation in order to respond to unanticipated outcomes. Different from mines or industrial facilities that are focused in one geographic area with a long term operating presence, pipelines present unique challenges with respect to socio-economic monitoring. Monitoring of pipeline projects requires an approach that considers the interests of often numerous administrative and geographic jurisdictions and the challenge of data collection over a relatively short-term construction period. These pipeline-specific factors are layered with the challenges associated with all socio-economic monitoring programs related to multiple influences on social and economic outcomes and the challenge of effect attribution. This paper provides an overview of socio-economic monitoring as a requirement in the Canadian pipeline context, and reviews the public domain approaches proposed by various recent project proponents in Canada. This paper ultimately presents a framework for a practical and focused socio-economic monitoring process that is uniquely suitable for the context of major pipeline projects (Pipeline Socio-Economic Monitoring — or P-SEM — Model). The P-SEM model will help Project Managers meet regulatory requirements, improve mitigation, buffer projects from broader socio-economic issues that are beyond their sole control, and create a touch point for engagement with project stakeholders through pipeline construction.

Could social and economic side-effects undermine nature conservation? - An investigation into the socio-economic impact of conservation grazing regimes in Cumbria

2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 ◽  
pp. 232-232
Author(s):  
I. D. Soane
Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Scientific Interest ◽  
Special Scientific ◽  
Socio Economic Impact

English Nature has negotiated substantial stocking reductions (up to 60%) on a number of upland Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria with the objective of restoring their vegetation quality. Because concerns were raised about possible socio-economic effects of these conservation regimes English Nature asked stakeholders to set out their concerns. Consultants were then requested to review and assess these for English Nature action. This paper summarises specific aspects of the conclusions of this research and the conclusions of a workshop to whom the report was presented.

scholarly journals Knowledge Sharing of Medical Practices—Reducing the Negative Socio-Economic Effects of Lead Exposure due to Unhealthy Consumption Habits

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1553
Author(s):  
Radu Ciprian Țincu ◽  
Cătălina Radu ◽  
Alecxandrina Deaconu ◽  
Corina Frăsineanu ◽  
Mihai Vrîncuț ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Lead Exposure ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Medical Practices ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Socio Economic Impact ◽  
Consumption Habits

The emergence of knowledge economy has created the necessary conditions for an interdisciplinary approach of medical practices. This paper explores, in an interdisciplinary manner, the case of lead exposure in the Romanian context. We consider it crucial to be aware of the socio-economic impact of lead exposure in Romania and prevent unhealthy consumption habits that generate economic and social costs. The purpose of the research is to evaluate the social, economic, and medical effects of lead poisoning, and, on this basis, to identify prevention recommendations. The research was conducted while using a descriptive survey based on qualitative and quantitative methods, by analyzing a group of 115 participants that were admitted in the Toxicology Department of the Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest with the diagnosis of lead exposure/intoxication. The study followed an Observational Retrospective Protocol that was based on the investigations of the participants registered in the Toxicology Department with signs and symptoms suggestive of lead exposure/intoxication. The data was statistically processed by while using Microsoft Excel 2013 and SPSS Statistics 22. Based on our research results, we facilitated the knowledge sharing process of medical practices and formulated a series of recommendations in an interdisciplinary manner, in order to diminish the negative socio-economic effects of unhealthy consumption habits.

scholarly journals The Analysis of the Economic Effects on the Greening and Recovery of the Sludge Waste Resulting from the Biogas Production Activity

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 4922
Author(s):  
Constantin Aurelian Ionescu ◽  
Mihaela Denisa Coman ◽  
Elena Liliana Moiceanu Marin ◽  
Liliana Paschia ◽  
Nicoleta Luminita Gudanescu Nicolau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Biogas Plant ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Economic Entity ◽  
Sludge Disposal ◽  
Sludge Waste ◽  
Positive Results

Starting from identifying an upward trend in waste disposal costs at the municipal landfill, the research aims to analyze the viability of investment to integrate a compost platform, which transforms the sludge resulting from the biogas production process into a soil improver for agricultural land. The economic entity analyzed activates agri-food and uses a biogas plant as a management tool for the waste from slaughtering chickens, to obtain biogas, heat, and electricity. The study is carried out through the multi-criteria analysis based on the following variants: The operation of the biogas plant with sludge disposal as waste (V1), the operation with recovery of waste as soil improver (V2), the closure of the biogas plant (V3). The economic effects regarding the greening and capitalization of the sludge waste are quantified from a monetary point of view and based on the analysis the optimal variant, V2, is established. It has been proven that the investment generates: Positive results increased by 70.52%, a positive and upward opportunity cost by 37.96%, and marginal profit growth of 53.17%. The study emphasizes that efficient waste management turns an environmental problem and cost into an economic and ecological advantage for the economic entities.

scholarly journals Core competencies required of project managers

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Birkhead ◽  
Margaret Sutherland ◽  
Tudor Maxwell
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Project Management ◽  
South African ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Management Competencies ◽  
And Training

Project management is internationally recognised as a management tool that is critical for success in the current work environment. In South Africa, initiatives are under way to produce internationally acceptable education and certification standards for the profession. The aim of this study is to identify the competencies and training needs required of project managers operating in South Africa's unique context. A questionnaire based on both previous international studies and personal interviews was administered by e-mail to members of the Project Management Institute of South Africa. Data was received from 128 respondents operating primarily in information technology, construction and engineering fields across the country. The results of the survey establish a rank ordered list of the competencies and training needs of South African project managers, and confirm that project management competencies are generic in nature. The findings are unique to South Africa, and proffer a set of core competencies which has important implications for the certification and training of South African project managers.

scholarly journals Crafting Project Managers’ Careers: Integrating the Fields of Careers and Project Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jos Akkermans ◽  
Anne Keegan ◽  
Martina Huemann ◽  
Claudia Ringhofer
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Social Cognitive Career Theory ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Career Theory ◽  
Career Construction Theory ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Recent Project ◽  
Social Cognitive Career

Project managers experience unique careers that are not yet sufficiently understood, and more people than ever before are pursuing such careers. The research on project management and careers is therefore urgently needed in order to better understand the processes and systems shaping the careers of project managers. We address this gap by reviewing several key career theories and constructs and examining how these are mobilized to understand project managers’ careers in existing research. Our main conclusion is that boundaryless career theory has been the dominant career perspective in project management research, whereas other career theories—specifically protean career theory, social cognitive career theory, career construction theory, and sustainable career theory—are far less often mobilized as a basis for studies. We also find that some of the most popular constructs in careers research, such as career success and employability, have been used in recent project management research. However, their use in these studies is often implicit and does not necessarily leverage existing work from the careers field. We argue that there is strong potential for further and more systematic integration between project management and careers research in order to enrich both fields, and we offer a research agenda as a starting point.

scholarly journals Epidemics in Modern and Contemporary Age in a Backward Area of Europe: The Role of Institutions and Socio-Economic Effects in Southern Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Vittoria Ferrandino ◽  
Marilena Iacobaccio ◽  
Valentina Sgro
Keyword(s):  
Southern Italy ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Individual Interest ◽  
The Public ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Historical Archive ◽  
Socio Economic Impact ◽  
Post War

Ethics as a cure for anxiety, or rather for anxieties, a distinctive feature of contemporary western man, neurotic and afraid. Man cannot be only that aggregate of primitive instincts driven by selfishness and individual interest that utilitarianism has credited and neoliberalism has emphasized. It seems obvious that the Covid-19 effect amplifies these paradoxes and anxieties. Epidemics are certainly not new in the historical-social context. The purpose of this study will be to analyze some of the numerous epidemics that have occurred in history and their impact on the economy. The corrections can only come from a re-evaluation of the ethical state, the ethical family and a new ethical world: attention to migratory phenomena through the principle of the obligation to rescue the least of the earth; relaunch of the international organizations with which the world, in the happy post-war season, had intended to give an order that guaranteed peace and balance, but which has gradually been forgotten; reduction of wage differences; taxation of capital and presence of the public interest in the company's governing bodies. Through the analysis of original sources, such as the historical archive of Pio Monte della Misericordia and Banco di Napoli, the study will compare the plague of 1656, and the effects of the intervention of charities in support of the population with the socio-economic impact of the Spanish influence in the first decades of the twentieth century, up to the current pandemic, with particular attention to the consequences on the production capacity of goods and services in a backward area of Europe, such as Southern Italy. *

Tropical Wet Sclerophyll Forest and Bird Diversity in North-east Queensland, Australia

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Chapman ◽  
Christopher P. Kofron
Keyword(s):  
Prescribed Fire ◽  
Forest Type ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
North East ◽  
Open Forest ◽  
Sclerophyll Forest ◽  
Genus Eucalyptus

Wet sclerophyll forest (also called tall open forest) is unique to Australia, being dominated by tall trees of the genus Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae). In this paper, we refer to the wet sclerophyll forest in north-east Queensland as tropical wet sclerophyll forest. Tropical wet sclerophyll forest is a threatened ecosystem which is maintained by fire. Our study describes the community, relative abundance and trophic structure of birds using the tropical wet sclerophyll forest. We surveyed the birds and recorded 100 taxa, of which = 29% (n = 29) are endemic to north-east Queensland. The community is comprised predominantly of insect-eaters (58% of the species) and nectar-feeders (26%), along with smaller guilds of fruit-eaters (11%) and seed-eaters (5%). Despite comprising only a small geographic area (82 800 ha), tropical wet sclerophyll forest supports a high diversity of birds. We believe it is essential that the tropical wet sclerophyll forest be conserved and managed to maintain the full range of its biodiversity. Because the tropical wet sclerophyll forest is fire-adapted and fire-dependent, the use of prescribed fire as a modern management tool is imperative. Unless fire has a central role in managing tropical wet sclerophyll forest, then this forest type and its dependent species will cease to exist.

Potential socio-economic impact of Xylella fastidiosa in the Near East and North Africa (NENA): risk of introduction and spread, risk perception and socio-economic effects

New Medit ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Near East ◽  
Xylella Fastidiosa ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Socioeconomic Impacts ◽  
Economic Impact Assessment ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Socio Economic Impact

The serious damages of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) in Euro-Mediterranean countries (Italy, France, Spain) raise concerns for the Near East and North Africa (NENA). Therefore, a study was performed to: a) assess the risk of Xf entry, establishment and spread in target NENA countries (viz. Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia); b) analyse risk perception and preparedness level among agri-food chain stakeholders; c) estimate potential socio-economic impacts for olives, grapes and citrus. Pest risk appraisal suggests that Morocco, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria are the most exposed to Xf risk; other target NENA countries, except Algeria, have intermediate risk. Risk perception analysis shows that governance efficacy and practices application can be improved by involving stakeholders and raising their awareness. Socio-economic impact assessment indicates declining yields, production, profitability, export, employment, and increasing import, with the highest impacts relating to olives, then citrus and grapes. The study suggests that the expected socioeconomic impacts are unacceptable and require urgent action against Xf at national and regional levels.

Automated Building Process Monitoring

2010 ◽  
pp. 190-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danijel Rebolj ◽  
Nenad Cuš Babic ◽  
Peter Podbreznik
Keyword(s):  
Project Managers ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Automate Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Process ◽  
Building Process ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Communication Activity ◽  
Control And Management ◽  
Building Project

Monitoring of building process activities is the basis for effective control and management of a building project. In its traditional way it is, however, time consuming, inaccurate and expensive. To improve the monitoring process researchers are investigating methods to automate monitoring and support project managers with accurate and timely information about activity progress. The chapter describes some of these methods and then concentrates on a solution, which takes into account all three aspects of project management: coordination, control and communication. Activity progress is monitored directly by using a combination of data collection methods, which are based on the building information model (BIM), especially on the 4D model of the building. The resulting system is described, evaluated and discussed.

Economic Activity and Transportation Access

2005 ◽  
Vol 1932 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Targa ◽  
Kelly J. Clifton ◽  
Hani S. Mahmassani
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Business Activity ◽  
Specific Effects ◽  
Highway Facilities ◽  
Business Cost ◽  
Zip Code

Several studies of transportation and economic development impacts have recognized the extent to which changes in accessibility triggered by transportation improvements may translate into business cost savings and contribute to a region's economic competitiveness. This paper specifies and empirically tests a general model that captures the intensity of business activity (at the zip code level) as a function of local and regional accessibility, agglomeration economies, and region-specific effects. The geographic area of analysis is a four-county region in Maryland. The econometric analysis establishes a significant association between transportation supply and business activity in the study area. The findings suggest a clear positive association between access to primary highway facilities and the level of economic activity. The results also confirm expectations that roads with higher functional form and capacity are likely to be spatially associated with a higher intensity of economic activity. The models described in the paper provide the basis for examining regional economic effects related to new transportation facilities.

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