Historical Projects

A Historical Investigation into Combatting Smallpox in Iran: 1948–1967 (First to Third Development Projects)

Smallpox was a dangerous disease that was considered one of the leading causes of mortality and disability in Iran up to Pahlavi II period. Therefore, combatting this disease was necessary. At the beginning of the second development plan (1955) and by founding Combatting Smallpox Service, the efforts for eradicating smallpox became more organized. This organization could overcome a lot of the d...

Determining Factors & Variables of IncreasingEfficiency in Assessing and Selecting Restoration Projects & Reusing Historical Houses by Factor Analysis Method

Paying attention to issues related to evaluation, decision making and selection has beenone of the most controversial topics today, and in most cases, not only all the factorsinfluencing the evaluation and selection are not considered, but also the set of factors andvariables considered are not agreed upon by experts. Hence, in this research the issueof identifying factors and variables effecti...

Models to Predict the Economic Development Impact of Transportation Projects: Historical Experience and New Applications

Dharmic Projects, Imperial Reservoirs, or New Temples of India? An Historical Perspective on Dams in India

Projecting Projects: Choosing Software Engineering Projects

There is a wealth of literature about the incorporation of clients with real business problems in software engineering courses. There is, however, little by the way of direction in the selection of projects. In this paper we analyse six years of experiences of teaching software engineeering using a client based approach. We develop guidelines to aid in the identification of clients and projects...