[sustran] TRANSPORTATION MEGAPROJECTS

[B Flyvbjerg]

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 was recently published by Cambridge University 
Press.

The book offers a detailed examination of the phenomenon of 
megaprojects, including their environmental, economic, and geographical 
effects. I include the Table of Contents below for your information. 
First chapter, etc. may be found at:
UK: http://uk.cambridge.org/sociology/megaprojects/
US: http://us.cambridge.org/features/megaprojects/

We would be happy to discuss the book and would value any comments you 
may have.

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, Professor
Dept. of Development and Planning
Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
Homepage: www.plan.auc.dk/~flyvbjerg

CONTENTS: MEGAPROJECTS AND RISK
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

Inspection copies available at:
UK: http://uk.cambridge.org/textbooks/ or by email at 
inspectioncopy at cambridge.org
US: Lourina McQuilkin at lmcquilkin at cup.org