Sustainability And Megaproject Development

Author : Franca Cantoni,Edoardo Favari
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000638370

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Sustainability and Megaproject Development by Franca Cantoni,Edoardo Favari Pdf

Megaprojects, also referred to in the literature as Large Engineering Projects or Major Projects, are generally defined as large-scale investment initiatives worth 1b€/$ or more and, facing similar problems independent of the country where they are implemented and the industry they belong to. The common feature of most megaprojects is that they are difficult to design and manage so that their realization and completion is always extremely expensive, often over budget and delivery deadlines also are not met. In the worst-case scenario, they remain unfinished. This book, through its multidisciplinary approach, offers food for thought and alternative interpretations for the complex world of megaprojects. While much research has been conducted and differing approaches have been developed over the last 20 years, there is still a lot of debate surrounding the topic, and a holistic approach for effectively managing these initiatives is still missing. What is clear to all researchers and experts in the field is that a traditional-linear management approach is simply not sufficient, as at many stages of a megaproject, iterative and feedback effect occurs due to stakeholder involvement and increasing and continuous interaction between them. The book promotes the debate among all categories of stakeholders involved in the megaproject’s supply chain, in order to increase the awareness of complex phenomena relating to the critical issues and common problems they face, all over the world, and to seek performance improvement across the whole life cycle of a megaproject, including the selection, design, construction, operation and de- commissioning.The multidisciplinary approach cultivated in the book conveys an innovative way to study megaprojects and their inherent complexities.

Author : Edoardo Favari,Franca Cantoni
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030393540

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Megaproject Management by Edoardo Favari,Franca Cantoni Pdf

The book investigates the various aspects characterizing Megaprojects from numerous perspectives and by integrating different disciplines: engineering, economics, business organization, human resource management, law, etc. It represents the first output of MeRIT (the Megaproject Research Interdisciplinary Team), and focuses on the intrinsic and unavoidable complexity of Megaprojects. The chapters have intentionally not been standardized, and humanistic topics are not separated from technical ones: this way of reading and interpreting Megaprojects through the cross-pollination of various disciplines reflects the MeRIT approach. Addressing the complexity involved in Megaprojects requires the use of a hermeneutic circle of sorts: understanding the project as a whole is achieved by referring to the specific parts, while each part can only be understood in relation to the whole. This circular approach appears to be the only one applicable to Megaprojects: no final destination, no final synthesis can be achieved. This volume consists of eight chapters written by researchers in law, economics, sociology, business organization, engineering, architecture and landscaping. The topics covered will be relevant to researchers, practitioners involved in the development of Megaprojects, and policymakers at the EU level.

Author : Dario Cottafava,Daniel Torchia,Stefania Camoletto,Laura Corazza
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781040045114

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Sustainable Management of Transnational Megaprojects by Dario Cottafava,Daniel Torchia,Stefania Camoletto,Laura Corazza Pdf

This book analyses the seminal role of megaprojects for sustainable development, and the related, complex challenges they bring. It provides insights into the growing social responsibilities that megaprojects have, not only to be environmentally sustainable, but also towards the multitude of stakeholders involved, whether directly or indirectly. After an historical overview of the increasingly necessary links between sustainable infrastructure and megaprojects, the book builds on and applies stakeholder theory to stakeholder engagement and management in megaprojects. It also emphasizes the importance of building impact assessment frameworks that consider the unheard voices that are often passively sitting at the receiving end of a megaproject, as well as the local context where the megaproject is embedded. The book then proceeds to analyse the case of a very contested transnational railway megaproject between Italy and France, the Turin-Lyon high-speed railway, which has been suffering from stakeholder and communication issues for over thirty years, as well as from notable managerial and legal differences in the two countries. In this way, the book informs both theory and practice and encourages scholarly interventions into wicked problems. It contains a comprehensive review of the academic literature on the sustainability, sustainability challenges, and sustainability reporting of megaprojects. Conceptual models, frameworks and future research opportunities are provided to clarify the empirical challenges and highlight the gaps and opportunities to be explored by researchers and practitioners in future. The audience for the book is both academic researchers and practitioners in the field of megaprojects and more specifically, those dealing with managing transnational megaprojects. It also includes several topics that will be of interest to policy and decision-makers.

Author : Edoardo Favari,Franca Cantoni
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031308796

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Complexity and Sustainability in Megaprojects by Edoardo Favari,Franca Cantoni Pdf

This book showcases the discussion about megaprojects carried out at the MeRIT (Megaproject Research Interdisciplinary Team) workshop 2022: the crisis, discontinuity, rising prices, and supply chains disruption force radical reflection for those involved in megaprojects. It raises a modern-day challenge, the creation of value for stakeholders. Indeed, the aim of the volume is to encourage readers to think more broadly, articulately and less stringently than the mainstream claims. There is a need to design, implement, and manage megaprojects by abandoning the old paradigm that leveraged solely on time and cost. We need to move beyond that by going to explore the value generated, the positive impact on people, communities and territories. Economic, social and environmental sustainability takes on a new and broader articulation: issues of the circular economy applied to megaprojects are addressed and ample space is ensured for the inclusion of social needs in current practices.

Author : Dario Cottafava,Daniel Torchia,Stefania Camoletto,Laura Corazza
Publisher : Taylor & Francis Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1032685603

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Sustainable Management of Transnational Megaprojects by Dario Cottafava,Daniel Torchia,Stefania Camoletto,Laura Corazza Pdf

"This scholarly work delves into the intricate realm of megaprojects, characterized by their colossal scale, complexity, and societal impact. It offers a comprehensive analysis of the multifaceted challenges that confront these ventures, spanning stakeholder conflicts, environmental, social, and economic sustainability concerns, and the unique characteristics of each project. The book presents a structured exploration, spanning seven chapters, which combine theoretical frameworks and empirical insights. It elucidates the fundamental components essential for sustainable megaproject management, emphasizing the significance of social responsibility. It establishes a crucial link between critical infrastructure and sustainable development, unraveling paradoxes. Furthermore, it scrutinizes the state of research in the field, highlights critical areas in accounting studies within the context of megaprojects, and identifies emerging research trends. The book concludes by examining a specific case study of a transnational megaproject. In sum, this scientific endeavor aims to address the pressing challenges of sustainable megaproject management, providing a holistic and systemic approach that accounts for all dimensions of sustainability and inclusive stakeholder engagement. It contributes to the evolving discourse on the governance and management of transnational megaprojects in a dynamically changing world"--

Author : Virginia A. Greiman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118115473

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Megaproject Management by Virginia A. Greiman Pdf

Project management lessons learned on the Big Dig, America's biggest megaproject, by a core member responsible for its daily operations In Megaproject Management, a central member of the Big Dig team reveals the numerous risks, challenges, and accomplishments of the most complex urban infrastructure project in the history of the United States. Drawing on personal experience and interviews with project engineers, executive oversight commission officials, and core managers, the author, a former deputy counsel and risk manager for the Big Dig, develops new insights as she describes the realities of day-to-day management of the project from a project manager's perspective. The book incorporates both theory and practice and is therefore highly recommended to policymakers, academics, and project management practitioners. Focusing on lessons learned, this insightful coursebook presents the Big Dig as a massive case study in the management of risk, cost, and schedule, particularly the interrelation of technical, legal, political, and social factors. It provides an analysis of the difficulties in managing megaprojects during each phase and over the life span of the project, while delivering useful lessons on why projects go wrong and what can be done to prevent project failure. It also offers new ideas to enhance project management performance and innovation in our global society. This unique guide: Defines megaproject characteristics and frameworks Reviews the Big Dig's history, stakeholders, and governance Examines the project's management scope, scheduling, and cost management—including project delays and cost overruns Analyzes the Big Dig's risk management and quality management Reveals how to build a sustainable project through integration and change introduction

Author : Bent Flyvbjerg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198732242

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The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management by Bent Flyvbjerg Pdf

This handbook provides state-of-the-art scholarship in the emerging field of megaproject management. The 25 chapters cover all aspects of megaproject management, from front-end planning to actual project delivery, including how to deal with stakeholders, risk, finance, complexity, innovation, governance, ethics, project breakdowns, and scale itself.

Author : Markku Lehtonen,Pierre-Benoît Joly,Luis Aparicio
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317222071

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Socioeconomic Evaluation of Megaprojects by Markku Lehtonen,Pierre-Benoît Joly,Luis Aparicio Pdf

The governance and evaluation of ‘megaprojects’ – that is, large-scale, complex, high-stakes infrastructure projects usually commissioned by governments and delivered through partnerships between public and private organisations – is receiving increased attention. However, megaproject evaluation has hitherto largely adopted a linear-rationalist perspective to explain the frequent failure of such projects to meet the ‘iron triangle’ of performance criteria: delivering on time, within budget, and according to specifications. This approach recommends greater control and accountability to remedy megaproject ‘pathologies’. Drawing on empirical examples mainly from the transport sector and radioactive waste disposal, this book offers new perspectives to megaproject evaluation. Comprising contributions from leading experts in project evaluation and appraisal, this collection opens up new avenues by suggesting two ways of improving megaproject evaluation: 1) approaches that go beyond the dominant linearrationalist notion of policy processes, and emphasise instead the objective of opening up appraisal processes in order to enhance learning and reflexivity; and 2) approaches that extend evaluative criteria beyond the ‘iron triangle’, to cover the various socioeconomic impacts and preconditions for project success. This volume will be of great relevance to scholars and practitioners with an interest in megaprojects, energy and climate policy, radioactive waste management, urban design, and project planning and management.

Author : Franca Cantoni
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031597039

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Complexity and Sustainability in Megaprojects by Franca Cantoni Pdf

Author : Jianming Yang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811036057

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Environmental Management in Mega Construction Projects by Jianming Yang Pdf

This book discusses environmental management and construction management approaches to the environmental problems that can emerge in construction projects. It sets a brand new standard for environmental management in mega construction projects in China and helps all construction project stakeholders establish a more compliant and efficient environmental management system. The authors systematically explore management systems and team management, offering managerial methods and tips based on international and Chinese practices. Outlining all the environmental challenges that can arise during construction, it is a valuable resource for company owners, construction contractors, and construction management consultants and companies. It also offers useful insights for engineers, project managers and project executives.

Author : Seth Schindler,Simin Fadaee,Dan Brockington
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781800731530

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Contemporary Megaprojects by Seth Schindler,Simin Fadaee,Dan Brockington Pdf

Contemporary megaprojects have evolved from the discreet, modernist projects undertaken in the past by centralized authorities to encompass everything from large-scale construction to space exploration. Contemporary Megaprojects explores how these projects have been impacted by cutting-edge technology, the private sector, and the processes of decentralization and dematerialization. With case studies ranging from mega-plantations in Southeast Asia to ocean mapping to sports events, the contributions in this collected volume demonstrate the increasing ambition and pervasiveness of these projects, as well as their significant impact on both society and the environment.

Author : Ali Sayigh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030762216

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Sustainable Energy Development and Innovation by Ali Sayigh Pdf

This book contains selected papers presented during the World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) 2020 at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon. The WREC is dedicated to promoting renewable energy global development, and features top international experts, policy makers, scientists, engineers, technology developers, and business practitioners addressing the most current research and technological breakthroughs in sustainable energy development and innovation. The contributions address policy and renewable energy technologies and applications in all sectors—for heating and cooling, agricultural applications, water, desalination, industrial applications, and for the transport sectors. Presents cutting-edge research in green building and renewable energy from all over the world; Covers the most up-to-date research developments, government policies, business models, best practices, and innovations; Contains case studies and examples to enhance practical application of the technologies.

Author : Franca Cantoni,Laura Corazza,Ernesto De Nito,Primiano Di Nauta,Edoardo Favari
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 3031597028

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Complexity and Sustainability in Megaprojects by Franca Cantoni,Laura Corazza,Ernesto De Nito,Primiano Di Nauta,Edoardo Favari Pdf

This book showcases the discussion about megaprojects carried out at the MeRIT (Megaproject Research Interdisciplinary Team) workshop 2023: the crisis, discontinuity, rising prices, and supply chains disruption force radical reflection for those involved in megaprojects. It raises a modern-day challenge, the creation of value for stakeholders. Indeed, the aim of the volume is to encourage readers to think more broadly, articulately and less stringently than the mainstream claims. There is a need to design, implement, and manage megaprojects by abandoning the old paradigm that leveraged solely on time and cost. We need to move beyond that by going to explore the value generated, the positive impact on people, communities and territories. Economic, social and environmental sustainability takes on a new and broader articulation: issues of the circular economy applied to megaprojects are addressed and ample space is ensured for the inclusion of social needs in current practices.

Author : Prince Boateng,Zhen Chen,Stephen O. Ogunlana
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787143012

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Megaproject Risk Analysis and Simulation by Prince Boateng,Zhen Chen,Stephen O. Ogunlana Pdf

Providing new knowledge on risk analysis and simulation for megaprojects, this book is essential reading for both academics and practitioners. Its focus is on technical descriptions of a newly developed dynamic systems approach to megaproject risk analysis and simulation.

Author : Bent Flyvbjerg,Nils Bruzelius,Werner Rothengatter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003-02-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521009464

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Megaprojects and Risk by Bent Flyvbjerg,Nils Bruzelius,Werner Rothengatter Pdf

Megaprojects and Risk provides the first detailed examination of the phenomenon of megaprojects. It is a fascinating account of how the promoters of multi-billion dollar megaprojects systematically and self-servingly misinform parliaments, the public and the media in order to get projects approved and built. It shows, in unusual depth, how the formula for approval is an unhealthy cocktail of underestimated costs, overestimated revenues, undervalued environmental impacts and overvalued economic development effects. This results in projects that are extremely risky, but where the risk is concealed from MPs, taxpayers and investors. The authors not only explore the problems but also suggest practical solutions drawing on theory, experience and hard, scientific evidence from the several hundred projects in twenty nations and five continents that illustrate the book. Accessibly written, it will be the standard reference for students, scholars, planners, economists, auditors, politicians and interested citizens for many years to come.