Dear Colleague.
I thought you would be interested to know that the book MEGAPROJECTS
AND RISK: AN ANATOMY OF AMBITION by Nils Bruzelius, Werner
Rothengatter and myself has just been published by Cambridge
University Press.
The book offers a detailed examination of the phenomenon of
megaprojects, with special emphasis on transport projects. I include
the Table of Contents below for your information. The first chapter,
cover, advance reviews etc. may be found at:
1998,1998,FFFEhttp://titles.cambridge.org/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521009464
If you would like an inspection copy, it may be ordered at
1998,1998,FFFEhttp://uk.cambridge.org/textbooks/
and by email at
1998,1998,FFFE[log in to unmask].
The book was written to be relevant and readable for advanced
undergraduates and up.
I hope this is useful. Please feel free to forward this message to any
relevant person or listserv. If this mail is of no interest to you, I
apologise for the inconvenience. Also apologies for any cross posting.
Best wishes,
Bent Flyvbjerg
Dept. of Development and Planning
Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
Email:
1998,1998,FFFE[log in to unmask],
Homepage:
1998,1998,FFFEhttp://www.i4.auc.dk/flyvbjerg
CONTENTS: MEGAPROJECTS AND RISK
Acknowledgements
1. The Megaprojects Paradox
2. A Calamitous History of Cost Overrun
3. The Demand for Megaprojects
4. Substance and Spin in Megaproject Economics
5. Environmental Impacts and Risks
6. Regional and Economic Growth Effects
7. Dealing with Risk
8. Conventional Megaproject Development
9. Lessons of Privatisation
10. Four Instruments of Accountability
11. Accountable Megaproject Decision Making
12. Beyond the Megaprojects Paradox
Appendix. Risk and Accountability at Work: A Case Study
Notes
Bibliography
