Contemporary megaprojects : organization, vision, and resistance in the 21st century /

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 technolo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Schindler, Seth (Editor), Fadaee, Simin (Editor), Brockington, Dan (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2021.
Subjects:
Project management > Social aspects.
Engineering > Management > Social aspects.
Economic development projects.
Gestion de projet > Aspect social.
Ingénierie > Gestion > Aspect social.
Projets de développement économique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development.
Economic development projects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • Illustrations, Tables, and Figures
  • Introduction
  • 1. Unbuilt and Unfinished
  • 2. Biomimicry as a Meta-Resource and Megaproject
  • 3. The Urban Politics of Mega-Events
  • 4. Mega-Plantations in Southeast Asia
  • 5. Becoming an Agricultural Growth Corridor
  • 6. What Makes a Megaproject?
  • 7. Remaking Oceans Governance
  • 8. (Un)seen Seas
  • 9. Home and Away
  • Index

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