Industrial park land capability assessment and post-evaluation in Markazi province

AbstractMarkazi province in Central Iran is a highly attractive area for the development of industrial centers; however, over the last few decades, unregulated development has led to environmental and socioeconomic issues. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the existing industrial parks and identify potential areas for appropriate development. An industrial land capability assessment utilized 14 main criteria and 10 constraint parameters of socioeconomic, infrastructural, biological, and physical aspects using a geographic information system-based analytical network process model. Results show that Markazi province has 14.27% of highly suitable and 11.32% of extremely suitable area for industrial development; contrariwise, 60.14% of the province has no potential or is classified as an exclusion zone. Moreover, 44.4% (i.e., 8 parks) of the province’s industrial parks are located in unsuitable zones. According to the land capability of Markazi province, the need to organize existing industrial parks and integrate industrial units alongside existing centers and potential areas should be considered in the industrial development policies of the province. The results of the sensitivity analysis also support the research findings.

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Geological and geomorphological problems caused by transportation and industry

Open Geosciences ◽

10.2478/s13533-011-0026-2 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Lorant David ◽

Zoltan Ilyes ◽

Zoltan Baros

Keyword(s):

Fly Ash ◽

Industrial Development ◽

Transport Infrastructure ◽

Narrow Strip ◽

Complex Processes ◽

Shopping Centres ◽

Industrial Parks ◽

Surface Sealing ◽

Steep Slopes ◽

The Impact

AbstractAlterations in topography due to the construction of transport infrastructure and industrial development are the results of rather complex processes. The impact of transport constructions upsetting (topographic) equilibrium is manifested in a relatively narrow strip, and, mostly, through producing abnormally steep slopes, in reducing relief stability. The earthworks for transport routes are themselves also landscape-forming factors whereas in the case of industrial developments, planation is usually mentioned. Topographic changes related to the construction of transport infrastructure and industrial development are discussed historically in this chapter. Among the direct impacts of the first are those related to the construction of Roman and Medieval roads, hollow roads in loess, public roads, motorways, railways, canals, tunnels and airports; while of the second are those of early mining and metallurgy, cellars, sludge reservoirs, slag cones and fly-ash reservoirs, cooling ponds, industrial parks, shopping centres and waste disposal sites. Of the indirect ones, an introduction is given to impacts of surface sealing, changes in runoff, the ‘waterfall effect,’ as well as to environmental impacts under permafrost conditions.

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An Analytic Network Process Model for Risk Quantification of Mega Construction Projects

Expert Systems with Applications ◽

10.1016/j.eswa.2021.116215 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 116215

Author(s):

Huseyin Erol ◽

Irem Dikmen ◽

Guzide Atasoy ◽

M. Talat Birgonul

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Process Model ◽

Analytic Network Process ◽

Risk Quantification ◽

Network Process

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An analytic network process model for hospital facilities management performance evaluation

Facilities ◽

10.1108/f-09-2021-0082 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Joseph H.K. Lai ◽

Huiying (Cynthia) Hou ◽

David J. Edwards ◽

P.L. Yuen

Keyword(s):

Performance Evaluation ◽

Performance Indicators ◽

Process Model ◽

Evaluation Model ◽

Analytic Network Process ◽

Facilities Management ◽

Focus Group Study ◽

Content Type ◽

Network Process

Purpose This study aims to establish a rigorous model that can pragmatically evaluate the facilities management (FM) performance of hospitals. Design/methodology/approach Among the applicable performance indicators that were identified from extant literature, a focus group study shortlisted ten key performance indicators (KPIs) in four categories (safety, physical, financial and environmental) and verified their practicality. Using the analytic network process (ANP) method to process the focus group’s responses yielded importance weightings for the KPIs and developed the intended evaluation model. This model was then validated by a case study. Findings From the empirical data collected, two types of FM performance data and two scenarios of KPI scores were identified. To process these data and scores, a robust calculation method was devised and then proved useful in obtaining an overall score for holistic hospital FM performance. The case study confirmed the appropriateness and validity of the model developed. Research limitations/implications Through illustrating how the ANP method could be applied to develop an FM performance evaluation model, the study contributes knowledge to the multi-criteria decision-making domain. Despite the geographical limitation of the model established (i.e. centered around a group of hospitals investigated in Hong Kong), the study can serve as a reference for developing performance evaluation models for other buildings or infrastructures globally. Practical implications The model constitutes a practical tool for evaluating the FM performance of hospitals. Using this model on a regular basis will enable performance benchmarking and hence, continuous improvement of FM services. Originality/value The ANP model established is the first of its kind tailored for evaluation of hospital FM performance.

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The Construction and Planning of Multi-Project Management System

Open House International ◽

10.1108/ohi-03-2017-b0017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 42 (3) ◽

pp. 83-87

Author(s):

Jia Ruan ◽

Wan Na

Keyword(s):

Project Management ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Industrial Development ◽

Renewable Resource ◽

Industrial Park ◽

Chemical Recycling ◽

Project Management System ◽

The Road ◽

Park Planning ◽

Industrial Parks

The contradiction between economic development and resource environment has become increasingly acute with the continuous societal and industrial development. The implementation of waste and renewable resource recycling can alleviate the conflict. The multi-project management theory was applied to the construction of an industrial park based on the characteristics of the circular economy theory. In this paper, the basic definition of circular economy and industrial parks was expounded, and the application of circular economy in the planning of parks was studied from five major aspects. From industrial selection, property function and volume allocation planning, industrial park planning and design were studied. Starting from the function structure of the park, the setting of the slag yard outside the park, the green land and the landscape, the road planning of the park, the planning of industrial parks of chemical recycling economy in Gansu was studied. Through empirical analysis, theoretical support and model reference were provided for the construction of circular economy in other industrial parks.

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Industrial Parks as a Solution to Expanding Urbanization

Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development - Urbanization and Its Impact on Socio-Economic Growth in Developing Regions ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2659-9.ch016 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 327-345

Author(s):

Moses Kibe Kihiko

Keyword(s):

Industrial Development ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Industrial Clusters ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Business Environments ◽

Industrial Parks ◽

Export Tax ◽

China Model ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

The Many

In a bid to foster the continent's industrialization, Sub-Saharan Africa launched industrial clusters or parks for channeling foreign know-how and capital and are bypassing the many obstacles of domestic business environments. Due to the high degree of failure experienced in many parts Africa, the China model of success story can serve as a case study of commitment top leadership, political goodwill, focused legal and regulatory framework, setting up favorable location advantages, tax breaks, duty-free imports of raw materials, export tax exemption, updated and modern technologies. It is also important African industrial development to build local manufacturing capacity, skilled people, including strengthening the concept of public-private partnership, but above all, investing in infrastructure.

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Creative Cities and Knowledge Capital

Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development - Knowledge-Based Urban Development in the Middle East ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3734-2.ch009 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 159-184

Author(s):

Aly Abdel Razek Galaby

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Society ◽

Arab Countries ◽

Knowledge Capital ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Creative Cities ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Creative City ◽

Development Policies ◽

The World ◽

Research Findings

Many nations of the world are responding to the shift from development policies that rely on intensified labor and capital into alternative policies that build on the intensification of knowledge. The trend towards knowledge-based development has received increasing attention from academics and policy makers in the world. Innovative development paradigms of existing urban models (cities of knowledge, creative cities, and local circles of the knowledge society [precincts]) have opened up alternative prospects for development to the nations of the world. The Emirate of Dubai was among the Arab countries that absorbed this lesson and took the initiative of transforming its economy into a knowledge economy, building their development policies on the intensification of knowledge, embarked on the creation of the creative city and the formation of a knowledge capital, and stopping to understand this experience and explain its constraints; perhaps the research findings would support this effort.

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