Doctoral Theses (Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society)
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Project management for sustainable project success
(Heriot-Watt University Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, 2020-05)The construction industry has been challenging the market with higher requirements for sustainable buildings. However, there is no clear method on how project management can support sustainability achievement of the ... -
A critical evaluation of housing affordability for middle-income groups in Saudi Arabia
(Heriot-Watt University Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, 2020-06)The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual framework that can help investigate middle-income housing affordability policies in Saudi Arabia. It also strives to collect data on existing affordability policies to ... -
A critical evaluation of housing affordability for middle-income groups in Saudi Arabia
(Heriot-Watt University Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, 2020-06)The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual framework that can help investigate middle-income housing affordability policies in Saudi Arabia. It also strives to collect data on existing affordability policies to ... -
Development of a well placement strategy for the Bowland Shale, UK, considering complex basin structure, wireline-derived petrophysical and rock properties, geomechanical models and the impacts of fracture stimulations
(Heriot-Watt University Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, 2021-01)The aim of this thesis is to assess the quality of shale intervals for gas production and to consider where horizontal wells could be drilled with respect to geological faults. The Bowland Shale, located in a region ... -
CO2 capture and storage from power plant flue gas using gas hydrate-based technologies
(Heriot-Watt University Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure, and Society, 2019-08)The climate system is changing globally, and there is substantial evidence that subsea permafrost and gas hydrate reservoirs are melting in high-latitude regions of the Earth, resulting in large volumes of CO2 (from ...