Framework for Spatial-Temporal Cross-Functional Planning of Projects by Highway Agencies

Planning for Protected Areas Using Spatial and Temporal Metrics

Explaining the Government Functional Role in Spatial Planning and Management within the Framework of Neoliberalism

Introduction and Background: With the ever-increasing superiority of neoliberalism views and decreasing government investments in public affairs since the 1980s, the functional and ownership roles of the government have been reduced. These functions replaced by the actively growing roles of corporations and nongovernmental institutions in space development and management. For instance, the inde...

Bi-objective Network Optimization for Spatial and Temporal Coordination of Multiple Highway Construction Projects

Even though highway Construction and Maintenance (C/M) projects aim to improve transportation infrastructure and travel services, these highway C/M projects become one of the main reasons for causing traffic congestion on existing road transportation systems as well as traffic accidents in work zone areas. The number of work zones is increasing due to the aging infrastructure, which demands spa...

Current State of Highway Projects Planning and Scheduling

Highway projects involve huge capital investments and prolonged durations. A number of researchers have developed various computer-based tools and techniques to help planners prepare plans and schedules based on their specific needs. CPM is the predominant scheduling method used in construction industry. However, its inability to efficiently plan and schedule repetitive projects such as highway...

planning for protected areas using spatial and temporal metrics