Engineering Project Appraisal

Author : Martin Rogers
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118378113
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engineering Project Appraisal written by Martin Rogers and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Utpal K. Ghosh
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000426483
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Appraisal and Selection of Projects written by Utpal K. Ghosh and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-09-22 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project appraisal is the process of assessing the viability of a project in a systemic way at its initial ‘idea’ stage when information is minimal, but the decision, whether to go ahead with the project, is important. This book deals with the principles and practice of such appraisal process. It covers all the financial and economic aspects, including market and technical analysis, environmental appraisal, life cycle costing and SWOT analysis. This book starts with the basics of the subject followed by analysis of the project proposals from different perspectives for ascertaining their viabilities, including a brief discussion on uncertainty and risk analysis, important tools, and techniques. This book covers projects in almost all domains, such as engineering, management, medical science and so forth. Focuses on all possible aspects of project appraisal and selection Emphasizes differences from public and private projects in terms of financial and economic evaluations Provides step-by-step methods of analysis of multiple issues involved in the initial appraisal of projects Includes sections on ‘lessons learned' and 'learning from experience’ illustrating applications of the process and implications Covers feasibility analysis, including both technical aspects and financial evaluation This book is aimed at professionals, graduate students in civil and industrial engineering, business management, project management, project appraisal, including entrepreneurs for their start-up projects. Utpal K. Ghosh is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) and a Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (UK).

Author : Colin H. Kirkpatrick
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781782541004
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cost-benefit Analysis and Project Appraisal in Developing Countries written by Colin H. Kirkpatrick and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : K. Samset
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230289924
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Project Appraisal written by K. Samset and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-08-11 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Joseph Martial Ribeiro
Publisher : Presses inter Polytechnique
ISBN 13 : 2553015569
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Development Project Appraisal, Execution Planning and Monitoring written by Joseph Martial Ribeiro and published by Presses inter Polytechnique. This book was released on 2011 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : P. Abelson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230374743
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Project Appraisal and Valuation of the Environment written by P. Abelson and published by Springer. This book was released on 1996-06-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The book is a pioneering attempt to see exactly what difference economic valuation of environmental effects would have made to six actual, on-going, development projects, if it had been done at the time of appraisal. It combines theoretical rigour with applied economic skills, presented with robust common sense.' - James Winpenny, Overseas Development Institute This book is a practical and readable guide to valuing the environment and the implications for public investment and policy, useful for students as well as professional economists, policy-makers, engineers, environmental and social planners. It describes how the environment can be valued and how these valuation concepts can be applied to investment decisions. The book provides first a general introduction to the key issues and concepts, considering the nature and magnitude of environmental problems, the cost-benefit method of evaluation and detailed methods for valuing the environment. It then analyses in detail six case-studies, based on actual or proposed major investment projects by the UK Overseas Development Administration or the World Bank. These include water quality in China, the supply of electricity in Bangladesh, slum improvements in India, mass transit in Nigeria, forest conservation in Kenya and soil quality in Bolivia. Thus the book is expected to be of special interest to professionals and students in developing countries, although much of the material has general application in developed as well as in developing countries.

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ISBN 13 : 9780727748812
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Project Evaluation written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Institution of Civil Engineers
Publisher : Thomas Telford
ISBN 13 : 9780901948359
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Engineering Economics written by Institution of Civil Engineers and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1969 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - General considerations - Principles of project appraisal - Project cash flows - Project appraisal in the public sector - Application of project appraisal techniques - Risk and uncertainty - Valuations - Budgetary Problems and financial planning - Alternative methods of investment appraisal - Sources of finance in the private sector - Development planning - The World Bank - Amortization - Compound interest and annuity tables

Author : Nigel J. Smith
Publisher : Thomas Telford
ISBN 13 : 9780727731852
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Appraisal, Risk and Uncertainty written by Nigel J. Smith and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2003-11-28 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Projects need to achieve strategic goals and to that end must work in different levels of uncertainty. Engineers must be aware of methods to operate in ambiguous situations. This book offers one of the first integrated approaches to these three topics based on the views of experts in these disciplines.

Author : Siu-lam Tang
Publisher : Chinese University Press
ISBN 13 : 9789629961152
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economic Feasibility of Projects written by Siu-lam Tang and published by Chinese University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a textbook for engineering and management/business undergraduates and postgraduate students and a reference for practicing engineers or managers who are familiar with their projects but less familiar with financial/economic analysis methods. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 covers all the basic concepts and theories and provides the readers with a good understanding of the financial and economic analysis on the feasibility of projects. Plenty of examples are used to illustrate the theories, arguments and calculations. Part 2 consists of case studies on both financial and economic feasibility studies. Readers should be able to conduct their own financial and economic analyses by following the procedures and methodo-logy of the examples given.In this new edition, the chapters have been revised and expanded with the latest theories and data added, especially the most up-dated information on the development of the theories of internal rate of return and net present worth.