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Abdelhamid, T S (1999) Measuring and evaluating physiological demands of construction work, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Al-Hussayen, M A (1980) Building problems in Saudi Arabia: The need for building research, and the development of building research approaches, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Awwad, R E (2010) Neutral and risk-sensitive models for competitive bidding methods based on average and order statistics, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Behzadan, A H (2008) Arviscope: Georeferenced visualization of dynamic construction processes in three-dimensional outdoor augmented reality, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Chen, T Y-J (2019) Advancing quantitative risk analysis for critical water infrastructure, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Choi, B (2018) The role of socio-cognitive process in construction workers' safety behaviors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Chung, K H Y (2022) Data fusion, hedonic pricing, and blockchains: Lowering investment barriers for sustainable infrastructure, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: built environment; market; trust; drainage; automation; deterioration; financing; funding; government; investment; payment; pricing; United States; econometric; blockchain; transaction cost; innovation; civil engineer
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2724279082
- Abstract:
The United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative as well as the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine recognize the need for financial innovations to facilitate transitioning to a sustainable society. To ignore financial solutions is to risk increasing environmental and social cost and the window to limit global warming under 1.5ï¹¾C. Under-investment in infrastructure has resulted in significant deterioration in functionality and deficiencies in society’s ability to meet present needs without compromising future generation needs from an environmental, social, and economic perspective. The American Society of Civil Engineers estimated that $5.9 trillion USD would be required to bring infrastructure to an adequate state and currently only 56 percent has been committed. This translates to an annual deficit of $259 billion USD from 2020 to 2029. Aside from the built environment, investment deficits are found in incentivizing sustainable practices in agriculture as well. Yet, while government subsidies have attempted to guide these operations towards sustainable outcomes, the capital market instruments have not been executed in farming due to market and definitional frictions. This dissertation sought to achieve three goals: (1) to understand the economic value and environmental cost of unsustainable practices; (2) to explore the potential for technology-based financing models such as blockchain to facilitate sustainability-linked financing mechanisms; and (3) to demonstrate a proof-of-concept to operationalize agricultural outcomes-based financing using blockchain. The regional use case focused on agriculture in the sub-watersheds of the Great Lakes drainage area. The work presented here leverages a number of methodologies to achieve these goals, including novel data fusion approaches, application of econometric theories, as well as blockchain-enabled funding and financing mechanisms. My initial approach applies data fusion and hedonic pricing to quantify the contribution of nitrogen and phosphorus loading on farmland sales transactions. The data sources and fusion process were derived from AcreValue, the United States Department of Agriculture's Gridded Soil Survey Geographic database and the United States Geological Survey's Spatially Referenced Regression on Watershed Attributes database. The results suggest that nutrient loading has significant positive influence on farmland prices such that prices increase with contamination and re-valuations of contaminating farmlands is required. The following chapters leverage technology-based financing using blockchains and decentralized oracle networks to reduce investment barriers for sustainable systems. A framework is presented where trusted data from internet-of-things of infrastructure can inform financial transactions on-chain in an efficient manner. This section employs the Model method to justify and predict how blockchains and oracles can use infrastructure internet-of-things data to streamline performance-based financing mechanisms by creating trust and automation. A performance-based proof-of-concept to incentivize regenerative agriculture practices is then implemented on the Ethereum blockchain. This research element highlights the benefits of implementing performance-based incentives on a blockchain via Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) analysis. The combination of blockchain-based platforms and decentralized oracle networks not only show that payment processes are automated, reducing transaction costs, but also that multiple transaction steps in a typical pay-for outcomes program can be executed using a smart contract. This work reveals the value of leveraging data streams, where insights are generated to understand the boundary conditions for the future design of sustainable infrastructure and practices. The findings of this study serve as a key input for technology-enabled financing models that can lower transaction costs and unlock new capital resources.
Colberg, M R (1950) Federal control of construction following World War II, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Dias, A, Jr. (1994) A managerial and financial study on the involvement of private sector companies in the development, construction, operation, and ownership of infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Dzeng, R-J (1995) CasePlan: a case-based planner and scheduler for construction using product modeling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan.
Han, S-H (2004) A working prototype of distributed collaborative architectural design system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Hasell, M J (1983) Gaming simulation: A communication tool for architects and designers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Henn, R L (2013) Moving targets: Managing interinstitutional relationships in green building design and construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Howe, A S (1998) A new paradigm for life-cycle management of kit-of-parts building systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Ismail, I A (2014) Financial cash flow determinants of company failure in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Jebelli, H (2019) Wearable biosensors to understand construction workers' mental and physical stress, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Kabo, F W (2006) Low-cost housing design and provision: A case study of Kenya, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Kalampakorn, S (2000) Stages of construction workers' use of hearing protection, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Khoury, H M (2009) Context-aware information access and retrieval for rapid on-site decision making in construction, inspection and maintenance of constructed facilities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Kirk, S J (1992) Improved design decision-making using small group value engineering gaming/simulation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Lee, H-S (1992) Automated interactive cost estimating system for reinforced concrete building structures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Leu, S-S (1992) Object-oriented representation model of construction technology information, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Liang, C-J (2021) Affecting fundamental transformation in future construction work through replication of the master-apprentice learning model in human-robot worker teams, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Liu, M (2019) Video-based human motion capture and force estimation for comprehensive on-site ergonomic risk assessment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Lundeen, K M (2019) Autonomous scene understanding, motion planning, and task execution for geometrically adaptive robotized construction work, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Martin, S D (1981) Building contracts in classical Roman law, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Mason, B (2023) Advancing autonomous green stormwater infrastructure, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
McIntosh, J F (1984) The application of the relational data model to computer-aided building design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Odeh, A M (1992) CIPROS: Knowledge-based construction integrated project and process planning simulation system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Paunikar, A (1983) Performance constraints of housing prefabricators in India: 3 case studies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Rohlman, R E (1978) Construction management: A comparison of management services, time, cost and supervision performance factors on public school projects in Michigan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Sherif, A H (1988) The choice of construction technology in developing countries: A socially conscious economic assessment approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Srisuwanrat, C (2009) The sequence step algorithm: A simulation-based scheduling algorithm for repetitive projects with probabilistic activity durations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Stino, R M (1999) Effect of spatial variables on bricklaying productivity and ergonomics, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Sugrue, D P (2021) Alternative financing for harbor infrastructure using big data analytics in the great lakes waterway, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Taemthong, W (2002) Accounting for the impact of learning and scheduled overtime: Developing dynamic models to estimate and control labor time and labor cost, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Tharachai, T (2004) Multiple project resource scheduling for construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Thomas, A (2017) Modeling occupant behavior, systems life cycle performance, and energy consumption nexus in buildings using multi-method distributed simulation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Xiao, Y (2017) Three-dimensional reconstruction and modeling using low-precision vision sensors for automation and robotics applications in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Michigan.
Zouein, P P (1995) MoveSchedule: a planning tool for scheduling space use on construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan.