Megaprojects and risk : an anatomy of ambition (Record no. 22608)
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| fixed length control field | 01066nam a2200157Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0521009464 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 711.4068 |
| Item number | FLY |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Flyvbjerg, Bent & others |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Megaprojects and risk : an anatomy of ambition |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London,Cambridge,New Delhi etc |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge Uni. Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2009 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | ix,207p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | CONTENTS List of figures vi List of tables vii Acknowledgements viii 1 The megaprojects paradox 1 2 A calamitous history of cost overrun 11 3 The demand for megaprojects 22 4 Substance and spin in megaproject economics 32 5 Environmental impacts and risks 49 6 Regional and economic growth effects 65 7 Dealing with risk 73 8 Conventional megaproject development 86 9 Lessons of privatisation 92 10 Four instruments of accountability 107 11 Accountable megaproject decision making 125 12 Beyond the megaprojects paradox 136 Appendix. Risk and accountability at work : a case study 143 Notes 152 Bibliography 180 Index 201 |
| 890 ## - COUNTRY | |
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| 891 ## - TOPIC | |
| -- | CEPT/COE/UTPM |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Faculty of Planning | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 14/08/2010 | Infibeam.com | 1469.51 | 14 | 19 | 711.4068 FLY | 006794 | 29/01/2024 | 10/01/2024 | 30/08/2013 | Book | Status:Catalogued;Bill No:7622150 |