Project title: Carbon Management in Capital Projects of Local Governments (Manchester City Council)
Other PhD projects in Management of Projects in Engineering
| PhD student: | Kashif Malik |
| Qualification: | MSc Engineering Project Management, Executive MBA, BSc Electrical Engineering |
| Country: | UK |
| Sponsor: | The School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering |
| Expert group: | Management of Projects |
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| Collaboration: | Manchester City Council |
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| Personal page: | http://uk.linkedin.com/in/a1kashif |
| Email: | kashif.malik@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk |
| Supervisor: | Prof Andrew W Gale, Dr Carly E McLachlan |
Professional Biography: Having graduated as BSc Electrical Engineer, Kashif started his career as a project engineer with Siemens Pakistan Engineering Co in 1997. He worked with various engineering companies during his work history of 12 years until 2009. During this period, he has continuously improved his management skills by attending professional courses. In 2006, he also obtained a business degree (Executive MBA) from Lahore University of Management Sciences. He entered the University of Manchester for MSc Engineering Project Management and graduated in 2010. Kashif developed interest in the field of Carbon whilst working on his MSc dissertion on Carbon Competence Measurement Model. He carried on his research for a PhD in the same field.
Research interests: Research on Carbon as sustainable means to 'successful' projects and 'profitable' businesses.
Project abstract
Meaning of Carbon and the connotations attached can greatly vary depending on whether it is viewed as a management deliverable in an organizational context, or an agent of sustainability in a wider context. Negotiating a middle ground such that Carbon is "delivered" as well as reduced in real terms is what inspires this research.
Against the backdrop of Climate science, regulatory frameworks have been devised at both UK (Climate Change Act) and International levels (UNFCCC). Through the trading schemes like CRC and EU ETS at UK and European level respectively, these frameworks have induced an environment of delivery and hence given rise to the notion of compliance, which is applicable to public sector as well as private sector. However, management science has also progressed to introduce Carbon in the organization's functions and adopt approach to performance assessment – life cycle approach, for instance. In the long-term, this may be a step towards an economy and a society that functions responsibly and voluntarily. In the short-term, however, organizations face a daunting task of managing Carbon in order to ensure compliance to the relevant regulations – the CRC scheme in the UK for all the local authorities.
Manchester City Council offers a good representative as well as interesting case for exploring the main drivers and barriers in fulfilling their compliance as well as voluntary obligations. For devising a framework for such an assessment, this research attempts to answer questions such as what the relevant aspects and their linkages are for Carbon reduction in real terms.