Requirements relate to and affect each other, i.e. they are interdependent. This paper provides an overview of the current state of research on requirements interdependencies and formulates a research agenda for the area. The research agenda, which is based on a new classification drawn from the literature and intermediary results from an ongoing interview study, addresses a number of unresolve...

the world has made a great deal of progress through the millennium development goals (mdgs) to improve the health and well-being of people around the globe, but there remains a long way to go. here we provide reflections on rwanda’s experience in working to meet the health-related targets of the mdgs. this experience has informed our proposal of five guiding principles that may be useful for co...

Early-stage evaluation of emerging technologies for water and energy through coupled process modeling techno-economic analysis is key in assessing potential feasibility, providing the opportunity to target most impactful technologies.

in september 2015, the international community came together to agree on the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, a plan of action for people, the planet, and prosperity. ambitious and far-reaching as they are, they are built on three keystones: the elimination of extreme poverty, fighting climate change, and a commitment to fighting injustice and inequality. critical to the achievement of ...

background: hiv/aids control are one of the most important goals of the health systems. the aim of this study was to determine how hiv/aids control was initiated among policy makers' agenda setting in iran.   methods: a qualitative research (semi-structured interview) was conducted using kingdon's framework (problem, policy and politics streams, and policy windows and policy entrepreneurs) to a...

Vacant land and property have periodically been the focus of urban research but remain undertheorized. However, a recent resurgence scholarly interest has reinvigorated topic offers an opportune moment to critically advance theorization. The paper positions vacant – normatively characterized as “surplus”, “waste”, or “empty” space active, lively, contested within urbanization political processe...

Disruptions to supply chains come in many forms. There are natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes, and disasters perpetrated by humans, such as terrorist attacks. And there are dislocations that have more to do with the nature of business. Globalisation is stretching supply chains internationally at a time when market volatility is increasing, exposing companies to greater uncerta...