000 01066nam a2200157Ia 4500
020 _a0521009464
082 _a711.4068
_bFLY
100 _aFlyvbjerg, Bent & others
245 _aMegaprojects and risk : an anatomy of ambition
260 _aLondon,Cambridge,New Delhi etc
_bCambridge Uni. Press
_c2009
300 _aix,207p.
500 _aCONTENTS 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 _aUnited Kingdom
891 _aCEPT/COE/UTPM
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