Historically the public sector's outline business case for Light Rapid Transit/Metro public-private partnership projects delivered in the United Kingdom has frequently failed to address the project affordability decision. As a consequence the business cases have had to be reworked, redeveloped...

Earthquakes pose a predominant risk to cities in seismically prone areas. This paper addresses the need to mitigate the exposure of cities to seismic risk in general and to existing and new build structures in particular. The many and complex factors to be considered require a form of...

FIDIC has over the years produced standard forms of contracts for the international procurement of projects. A source of continuing criticism of its Red Book concerns the duality in the traditional role of the engineer as the employer's agent and as an independent third party holding the balance...

The construction industry in general has a poor ethical reputation, being widely regarded by the public as a sector with corrupt practices, health and safety failures, and causing damage to the environment. A modern 21st century industry needs to consider how it orientates itself to the dilemma...