The Impossible Hamster

: 06 Nov 2010 10:16 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Projects begin

I too have a dissertation project to work on this year, as such this project is going to consume a huge proportion of my time here at Warwick. To begin with it will start gradually, eventually building up to much painstaking time being spent over editing text, fixing arguments and researching gaps. the literature review has barely begun and the objectives are a mere consideration. Fortunately the proposed idea has been ratified by my department and industrial body, therefore perhaps I should begin in earnest.

Opting for the theme of restorative development, I plan to research the potential for Network Rail to embrace a new form of sustainability, namely restorative development. What does this mean, do I hear you ask? It's rooted in complexity economics, meaning that all wealth is ultimately derived from natural capital, and demand for natural capital is increasing, as supply is decreasing.

Therefore restorative development aims to create wealth from renewing sources of natural, or perhaps social/human capitals rather than depleting them. how does this fit in to the project environment and be particularly useful for Network Rail? Precisely because NR own assets that one expects are either not being used at all or are being used destructively or perhaps inefficiently. So a question arises, what unused assets do NR own that could be brought back into serviceable use for the long term creation of rewealth? be they brown-field that could be returned to greenfield or be they buildings or heritage that could be nursed back in to serviceable use as some form of social enterprise? Thus these are all discrete projects that may fit in either a sustainability department or else the existing renewals /property department (?) further research is required! if you have any comments or suggestions to anything you have read here then please do let me hear them, I am all ears. Unless you prefer writing of course and I will simply read the text!

: 05 Nov 2010 05:52 |  Tags: Sustainability |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem