ملخص الدراسة: Gaza Strip suffers from continuous increase in the population as well as the number of taxies. The majority of Gaza Strip citizens use taxi in their movement. Relying completely on taxi, neglecting the availability of public transport, which could lead to more traffic congestion and negative impacts on the environment in the future. […]

ملخص الدراسة: Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a well established method for the purpose of incorporating the private sector to deliver a service or implement a project. Palestinian Authority has adopted the strategy of private sector partnership in infrastructure projects. Most of these partnership projects are unsuccessful. The aim of the study is to explore […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction industry is considered as one of the most important industries in Palestine. It is known that most construction projects in Gaza Strip have been exposed to various problems due to the shortage of building materials and the siege on enclave. There has been a genuine need to think thoroughly of alternative materials […]

ملخص الدراسة: This study looks at the relationship between civil engineering discipline and associated legislation deemed essential to carry out the former’s practices. The literature reviewed, as sketched in subsequent pages of this thesis, for this purpose show a serious lack in examining this relationship. In other words, there is not yet an universal forensic […]

ملخص الدراسة: Multi-story building projects are classified as repetitive activities projects “RAP” that have a vital position in construction industry in Gaza Strip at present time. Many previous approaches for planning and scheduling the RAP are limited to deterministic nature and cannot ensure continuous resource utilization. This thesis presents an integration between simulation and optimization […]

ملخص الدراسة: The undertaken research work includes the development of a new approach for assessment of the rehabilitation needs for existing buildings that is suitable for use in Gaza Strip. The approach is simple, straightforward and cost effective. It is directed to the main types of damage in Gaza Strip, and can be used for […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction industry is one of the largest and most important industries inPalestine. It has been stated that accidents not only result in considerable pain and suffering but also marginalize productivity, quality, time, and negatively affect the environment and consequently add to the cost of construction. A critical review of the literature is structured […]

ملخص الدراسة: Disasters, both natural and man-made, have been occurring with increasing frequency and effect in recent decades in many countries around the world. Among them, the Gaza Strip is yet to recover from the effects of 2008-2009 “Cast Lead” war. This research is conducted to investigate the disaster management process used by governmental institutions, […]

ملخص الدراسة: The Palestinian economy is characterized by its structural dependency on external aid which is basically related to Oslo Agreement. That indicates the existence of great dependency on external funding, in general, and the inability of the local community to mobilize the needed funds in particular. As the industry sector plays a major role […]

ملخص الدراسة: An overhead cost of implementing projects is an important part in the construction industry in the Gaza Strip. It has significant role and influence on the performance of the construction companies and the implementation of the projects successfully. In addition, maintaining a good performance and quality of work way from possible loss. The […]