https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39133 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:37:06 GMT 2026-04-04T13:37:06Z https://www.um.edu.mt:443/library/oar/retrieve/cf722325-9cd1-4cab-8a03-121cf9f45fcc/ https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39133 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39450 Title: Would spatial planners benefit from better familiarity with integrated ICT based technologies? Authors: Mallia, Frans Abstract: In contrast to popular notion, spatial planning does not belong solely within the privileged realm of spatial planners. Spatial planners constitute just one link in a chain of stakeholders who may use the tools provided by the planners with a view to achieve sustainable development objectives (Karlenzig, 2012). The success or otherwise of spatially oriented plans and policies greatly depends on each link within this imaginary chain. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39450 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39447 Title: Time and team efficiency in construction project management Authors: Azzopardi, Francesca Abstract: “It is possible to leverage project cost, construction speed and plant operability through effective people management” (Scott-Young & Samson, 2008). Project teamwork affects time management, irrespective of project size, type and scope; the more efficient the team is, the greater the level of project success in the least possible time with the least number of overheads. The client and contractor as well as project stakeholders stand to gain from time and team efficiency with respect to increased profitability and good exposure for works caried out. Societal benefits are also reaped since projects completed in a timely manner reduce nuisance on a macro and micro level, and begin serving the community in an immediate and effective manner. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39447 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39444 Title: Urban ecology and the effects of migration in Marsa Authors: Xuereb, Clayton Abstract: The topic of migration has always generated opposing views. Discussions on online social networks are characterised by hatred, xenophobic and labelling observations while others promote cultural diversity and integration. In the last ten years, Malta had to deal with the influx of several migrants. This is possibly the result of a considerable amount of people living in African countries experiencing uncertainty, high crime, poverty and unemployment rates and who are seeking a better future (LeMay, 2007). Studies have shown that migration is partly responsible for poverty and other economic and social deficiencies, although this hypothesis has not always been confirmed (Tienda & Liang, 1994). Several countries are re-assessing their social and economic policies to combat economic pressure, crime and other problems which are possibly being exacerbated by such a phenomenon (Parsons & Smeeding, 2006). Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39444 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39442 Title: A contextual analysis on the socio-spatial relationships of unauthorised graffiti and street art Authors: Fenech, Steve Abstract: In today’s day and age, it has become quite common to encounter some form of wallwriting that categorises itself as either graffiti or street art, becoming for many “an object of their travelling gaze” (Pennycook, 2010: p. 137). The phenomenon of graffiti and street art has throughout the years attracted a multitude of academics, stemming from different backgrounds, to systematically scrutinise its nature and the existing relationships it holds with other domains. Different perspectives exist on the topic, however one may notice that the phenomena are often renowned for their illicit nature. Halsey & Young (2006) posed the fact that the phenomena have been mentioned in many writings for their subculture, delinquent nature, and historically, as a regulatory problem. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39442 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z