Engineering Project Appraisal

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Martin Rogers (Dublin Institute of Technology) Aidan Duffy (Dublin Institute of Technology)

Engineering Project Appraisal

Martin Rogers (Dublin Institute of Technology), Aidan Duffy (Dublin Institute of Technology)

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Wiley-Blackwell
21 September 2012

Management & management techniques; Engineering: general

In most cases of civil engineering development, a range of alternative schemes meeting project goals are feasible, so some form of evaluation must be carried out to select the most appropriate to take forward. Evaluation criteria usually include the economic, environmental and social contexts of a project as well as the engineering challenges, so engineers must be familiar with the processes and tools used.

The second edition of Engineering Project Appraisal equips students with the understanding and analytical tools to carry out effective appraisals of alternative development schemes, using both economic and non-economic criteria. The building blocks of economic appraisal are covered early, leading to techniques such as net present worth, internal rate of return and annual worth. Cost Benefit Analysis is dealt with in detail, together with related methods such as Cost Effectiveness and the Goal Achievement Matrix. The text also details three multi-criteria models which have proved useful in the evaluation of proposals in the transportation, solid waste, energy and water resources fields: the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) Model, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique and Concordance Analysis. There is a full discussion dealing with risk and uncertainty in these models.

With many worked examples and case studies, Engineering Project Appraisal is an essential text for both undergraduate and postgraduate students on professional civil engineering courses, and it is expected that students on planning and construction management courses will find it a valuable addition to their reading.

By: Martin Rogers (Dublin Institute of Technology), Aidan Duffy (Dublin Institute of Technology)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 174mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 771g
ISBN: 9780470672990
ISBN 10: 0470672994
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 21 September 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Martin Rogers BE, MEngSc, PhD, BA(Public Ad), CEng, MICE, MRTPI, Chartered Engineer and Chartered Town Planner is currently an Assistant Head of School in the School of Civil and Building Services Engineering. Aidan Duffy BA, BAI, MBA, PhD is a lecturer at the Dublin Institute of Technology where he specialises in the financial, economic and policy assessment of renewable energy technologies and energy efficient systems.

Reviews for Engineering Project Appraisal

Aslib Book Guide, Nov 2001: <br> Case studies and worked examples are given throughout. <br> 'Engineering Project Appraisal provides practising engineers, construction managers, and students with a clear understanding of the variety of approaches that can be effectively used to evaluate alternative project development schemes in the built environment. I highly recommend this book.' Construction Management and Economics Vol 20 /4 May 2002.