Megaprojects for megacities : a comparative casebook / edited by John D. Landis (emeritus professor of city and regional planning, Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, US).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Landis, John D., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Megacities--Case studies.

Megacities.

City planning--Case studies.

City planning.

Infrastructure (Economics)--Case studies.

Infrastructure (Economics).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (588 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.

Summary:

"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 how particular planning and delivery practices shaped successful and unsuccessful outcomes. With individual chapters on high-speed rail, urban metro systems, bus rapid transit, roadway tunnels and bridges, new and improved airports, waterfront redevelopment projects, new towns, urban parks and renewable energy projects, this book is unparalleled in its coverage, depth and takeaways for practice. It incorporates current examples from across the world, including North America, Asia, the UK, and Europe. This collection of case studies is presented in an approachable way that will prove valuable to academics, researchers and students as well as practicing professionals, financiers and senior government officials interested in infrastructure planning, financing, project management and delivery"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface / John D. Landis

1. The megaproject challenge / John D. Landis

2. Megaproject milestones / John D. Landis

3. Choosing the case study megaprojects / John D. Landis

4. Unfinished business

london crossrail / John D. Landis

5. China bends the curve on high-speed rail / Ziming Liu and John D. Landis

6. China's metro explosion: Lessons from china's big four cities / Zhong-Ren Peng, Kaifa Lu, Mengyi Jin, Xinghang Zhu and John D. Landis

7. Bus rapid transit

the affordable transit megaproject alternative / Erik Vergel-Tovar and John D. Landis

8. A tunnel beneath seattle: The megaproject to replace the alaskan way viaduct / Molly Riddle and Jan Whittington

9. A bridge too far? The hong kong-zhuhai-macau bridge and economic and regional restructuring in China's pearl river delta region / Anthony G.O. Yeh, Fang Bian and Jiangping Zhou

10. Singapore's jewel changi airport

always raising the bar / John D. Landis

11. Epic fail and cautious success

Berlin Brandenburg Airport and New York Laguardia terminal B / John D. Landis

12. Canary Wharf's transformation from 'planning disaster' to London's second business district / David Gordon and Patricia Warren

13. Urban regeneration meets sustainability-hafencity, hamburg / John D. Landis

14. A case of hubris

songdo international business district / John D. Landis

15. Who is in charge here? Brooklyn bridge park / John D. Landis Oscar Serpell and John D. Landis

16. Powering the future

five clean energy megaprojects / Oscar Serpell and John D. Landis

17. Improving megaproject practice and performance / John D. Landis

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781803920634 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.