St. Pancras Station, London

The OMEGA 3 Project

Study of Incorporation of Social and Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Development in the Appraisal of Major Infrastructure Projects.

The study examined how better to incorporate social and environmental criteria into the planning and appraisal of major infrastructure projects. The choice of focus of the study reflected the significant shift of thinking at the time by the Institute of Civil Engineers and the Actuarial Profession toward the belief that sustainable development has critical implications for the planning, appraisal and delivery of all major infrastructure projects, and that this particularly affects environmental and social factors which pose potentially serious risks for project management and implementation of major projects in light of the limited coverage of these areas by traditional planning and appraisal approaches to date. The project concluded with the recommendation that Policy-Led Multi Criteria Analysis (PLMCA) provides a suitable (transparent) framework for presenting and assessing the relevant factors of sustainable development of major infrastructure appraisal as a basis for decision-making throughout different phases of the project lifecycle and offered an outline approach on how to apply such an approach.

Book

Aspects of the study’s findings has been integrated into the 3rd edition of the RAMP Handbook

Institution of Civil Engineers , issuing body, & Ice. (2014). RAMP risk analysis and management for projects : A strategic framework for managing project risk and its financial implications. (Third ed.).

Reports

Dimitriou, H.T., R. Harman and E.J. Ward (2010), Incorporating Principles of Sustainable Development within the Design and Delivery of Major Projects: An international study with particular reference to mega urban transport projects, Final Report, OMEGA Centre, University College London, London, November

Dimitriou, H.T., R. Harman and E.J. Ward (2010), Incorporating Principles of Sustainable Development within the Design and Delivery of Major Projects: An international study with particular reference to mega urban transport projects, Executive Summary, OMEGA Centre, University College London, London, November

Dimitriou, H.T., R. Harman and E.J. Ward (2010), Incorporating Principles of Sustainable Development within the Design and Delivery of Major Projects: An international study with particular reference to mega urban transport projects, Draft chapter for RAMP handbook, OMEGA Centre, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London, November

Dimitriou, H.T., R. Harman and E.J. Ward, (2009), The OMEGA-RAMP Study: The Survey Report, OMEGA Centre, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London, December

Dimitriou, H.T., R. Harman and E.J. Ward, (2009), OMEGA-RAMP Study: The Literature Review Report, OMEGA Centre, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London., London, May

OMEGA Team Working Papers

Dimitriou, H.T., and R. Harman (2010) OMEGA-RAMP Study: The sustainable business case, OMEGA Centre, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London, March

Ward, E.J., R. Harman and H.T. Dimitriou (2010) OMEGA-RAMP Study: Multi-Criteria Analysis, OMEGA Centre, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London, March

Dimitriou, H.T. and E.J. Ward (2009) OMEGA-RAMP Study: Generic Lessons for Improving the Treatment of Risk, Uncertainty and Complexity in the Planning and Appraisal of Mega Urban Transport Projects, OMEGA Centre, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London, December

Dimitriou, H.T., and R. Harman (2009) OMEGA RAMP Study: International appraisal systems for transport and other projects’, OMEGA Centre, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London, December

Dimitriou, H.T., and R. Harman (2009) OMEGA-RAMP Study: Monetization of environmental and social factors in appraisal, OMEGA Centre, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London, December

Commisioned Working Papers

Vickerman, R, (2009), RAMP Study – Economist’s insights into the appraisal of Mega Urban Transport Projects (MUTPs), Working Paper 1

Gopaul, A (2009), RAMP Study – Actuary’s insights into the appraisal of Mega Urban Transport Projects (MUTPs), Working Paper 2

Hirst, M, (2009), RAMP Study – Civil Engineer’s insights into the appraisal of Mega Urban Transport Projects (MUTPs), Working Paper 3

Hine, P, (2009), RAMP Study – Transport planning insights into the appraisal of Mega Urban Transport Projects (MUTPs), Working Paper 4

Knight, M, & Rydin, Y, (2009), RAMP Study – Environmental planning insights into the appraisal of Mega Urban Transport Projects (MUTPs), Working Paper 5

Colomb, C, (2009), RAMP Study – Social and community planning insights into the appraisal of Mega Urban Transport Projects (MUTPs), Working Paper 6

Hartley, L, (2009), RAMP Study – City planning insights into the appraisal of Mega Urban Transport Projects (MUTPs), Working Paper 7

Pediati, K, (2009), RAMP Study – Perspectives of sustainability visions as applied to MUTPs, Working Paper 8

Study Director/Principal Investigator

Prof. Harry T. Dimitriou

Project Manager

Reg Harman

Research Fellow

Dr. E. John Ward

Project Funder

UK Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), UK Actuary Profession (AP)

Duration of Research

2009-10

Research Grant

50,000 GBP

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