Megaprojects for Megacities

Megaprojects for Megacities
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 589
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ISBN-10 : 9781803920634
ISBN-13 : 1803920637
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Book Synopsis Megaprojects for Megacities by : John Landis

Download or read book Megaprojects for Megacities written by John Landis and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Megaprojects for Megacities is a collection of 14 international case studies of transportation, urban development, and environmental megaprojects completed during the last ten years in North America, Asia and Europe. It goes beyond the previous megaproject literature to look at how and why each project was conceived, planned, engineered, financed, and delivered, and at how particular planning and delivery practices shaped outcomes.


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