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PM Network
Trees of Life
The world needs more trees—and a lot of them—to stem the damage wrought by mass deforestation. Brazil alone is destroying the equivalent of three football pitches per minute in the Amazon rainforest…
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PM Network
City Escapes
Why can't an old rail line be an urban oasis? Across the United States, city governments have found that it's cheaper—and more engaging for residents—to rebuild infrastructure into public green…
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PM Network
Caring for Giants
The project was as pressing as it was daunting. Mariposa Grove's 500-plus mature sequoia trees—one of the largest species on the planet—stretch more than 250 feet (76 meters) in the sky, with some…
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PM Network
Full Speed Ahead
High-speed rail has long had trouble leaving the station in the United States. Building a new rail network is a high-risk endeavor—as public-sector project sponsors have learned. The State of…
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Project Management Journal
Achieving Sustainability in Railway Projects
Achieving sustainability is becoming increasingly critical for measuring the overall success of infrastructure projects. Given the complexity of such projects, the successful management of…
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PM Network
Still Afloat
A project to build a floating park has made it into calmer waters. Pier 55, on the Hudson River shoreline in New York, New York, USA, will feature gardens, lawns and an amphitheater. But the US$200…
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PM Network
A change in climate
Interview with Kamil Jagodzinski, senior project manager, Artic Portal, Akureyri, Iceland.
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PM Network
Leaving nothing to waste
Many global organizations are beginning to make e-waste management a core part of their sustainable project portfolio. Such endeavors require collaboration among multiple stakeholders and also…
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PM Network
Sea Change
After nearly a decade of drought in South Australia, the clouds gathered and the skies finally broke open, filling the state's water reservoirs. But as the rains fell in mid-2010, so did public…
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PM Network
Under the Mega-Microscope
Countries suffering from water shortages face a number of effective yet pricey options to quench their natural thirst, for example, in Libya, a massive project known as the Great Man-Made River…
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