7 research outputs found
Весенние дни науки: сборник докладов Международной конференции студентов и молодых ученых (Екатеринбург, 20–22 апреля 2023 г.)
В сборник вошли материалы докладов, представленных на тематических секциях международной конференции студентов и молодых ученых «Весенние дни науки», которая состоялась в Екатеринбурге 20–22 апреля 2023 г. Организаторы конференции: Институт экономики и управления УрФУ. Сборник подготовлен Институтом экономики и управления Уральского федерального университета имени первого Президента России Б.Н. Ельцина. Адресован исследователям, студентам, магистрантам и аспирантам. Все материалы представлены в авторской редакции
Measuring knowledge sharing processes through social network analysis within construction organisations
The construction industry is a knowledge intensive and information dependent industry. Organisations risk losing valuable knowledge, when the employees leave them. Therefore, construction organisations need to nurture opportunities to disseminate knowledge through strengthening knowledge-sharing networks. This study aimed at evaluating the formal and informal knowledge sharing methods in social networks within Australian construction organisations and identifying how knowledge sharing could be improved. Data were collected from two estimating teams in two case studies. The collected data through semi-structured interviews were analysed using UCINET, a Social Network Analysis (SNA) tool, and SNA measures. The findings revealed that one case study consisted of influencers, while the other demonstrated an optimal knowledge sharing structure in both formal and informal knowledge sharing methods. Social networks could vary based on the organisation as well as the individuals’ behaviour. Identifying networks with specific issues and taking steps to strengthen networks will enable
to achieve optimum knowledge sharing processes. This research offers knowledge sharing good practices for construction organisations to optimise their knowledge sharing processes
The 45th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference: Global Challenges in a Disrupted World: Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Approaches in the Built Environment, Conference Proceedings, 23 - 25 November 2022, Western Sydney University, Kingswood Campus, Sydney, Australia
This is the proceedings of the 45th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) conference which will be hosted by Western Sydney University in November 2022. The conference is organised by the School of Engineering, Design, and Built Environment in collaboration with the Centre for Smart Modern Construction, Western Sydney University. This year’s conference theme is “Global Challenges in a Disrupted World: Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Approaches in the Built Environment”, and expects to publish over a hundred double-blind peer review papers under the proceedings
Renewable Energies for Sustainable Development
In the current scenario in which climate change dominates our lives and in which we all need to combat and drastically reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, renewable energies play key roles as present and future energy sources. Renewable energies vary across a wide range, and therefore, there are related studies for each type of energy. This Special Issue is composed of studies integrating the latest research innovations and knowledge focused on all types of renewable energy: onshore and offshore wind, photovoltaic, solar, biomass, geothermal, waves, tides, hydro, etc. Authors were invited submit review and research papers focused on energy resource estimation, all types of TRL converters, civil infrastructure, electrical connection, environmental studies, licensing and development of facilities, construction, operation and maintenance, mechanical and structural analysis, new materials for these facilities, etc. Analyses of a combination of several renewable energies as well as storage systems to progress the development of these sustainable energies were welcomed
Forecast for the domestic economy and national competitiveness
The globalization of markets, the fourth industrial revolution - Industry 4.0, and the post-pandemic business
paradigm affected not only domestic enterprises but enterprises around the world as well. Forecasts regarding
GDP growth, unemployment rates and competitiveness are provided and discussed by various organizations
(World Bank, European Central Bank, World Economic Forum etc.). Additionally, a large number of quarterly
reports on various metrics for almost every country are published. In this paper the existing data and reports
published by some of the noted organizations are analyzed. The goal is to provide a concise and informative
overview on potential domestic macro-economic trends, on national competitiveness and on the competitiveness
of domestic enterprises. The overview is conceptualized through discussing existing and potential economic
forecasts based on reports. The paper provides a solid basis for future research in the domain of domestic
economy and national competitiveness. The paper also provides suggestions and guidelines for improving the
competitiveness of domestic enterprises
Power from the people: the empowerment of distributed generation of solar electricity for rural communities in Malaysia
This paper describes the decreasing energy security in Malaysia and the likely impact
on maintaining power supplies to low income groups. The most vulnerable group is
the low-income people in the rural areas, who have limited access to generate their
own power supplies. The paper reviews the potential of distributed generation (DG)
using photovoltaics as a means of mitigating this problem. Examples from other
countries are reviewed and alternative methods of funding PV installations are
discussed. Strategies such as community-based approach and innovative financing
scheme will be introduced and discussed. The main objective is to utilize solar energy
as the main energy resources for generating electricity and places rural people as the
main stakeholder to deploy the strategic model. This model is also ideal to be
integrated with the distributed generation (DG) system as one of the key components
in developing a suitable energy policy that can helps to sustain the energy
development of rural community in the future. The paper concludes that distributed
generation (DG) is feasible and that innovative funding schemes are required based
on local knowledge
Sustainability through subsistence: the case for de-urbanization in Malaysia
Industrialization was the catalyst for the growth of cities in Southeast Asia, in
particular Malaysia. However, in many cities industrialization has peaked and is now
declining. This raises the issue of increased urban poverty as a significant problem
facing these cities in the 21st century.
Evidence from other developing countries is that faced with the choice of urban
poverty or rural subsistence, there appears to be a trend towards de-urbanization. As
Malaysia is unique in imposing laws that protect rural land ownership, this study
investigates the capacity of the available land to absorb migrants from the city and
seeks to identify whether the returning migrants have the capabilities required to
maintain a subsistence lifestyle.
This paper presents a case study analyzing the trends of urban to rural migration in
Malaysia. An audit of land capacity was carried out in a typical kampong and an
investigation of the capability of migrants has been done in both urban and rural areas.
In conclusion, this study has found that the land abandoned by the rural-urban
migration of the 1970s is available and remains accessible for future use. The findings
also identified several examples of returnees who have shown that they have adapted
well to a rural lifestyle. The results indicate that there is evidence that de-urbanization
can result in a sustainable lifestyle through subsistence living in Malaysia