Megaprojects for megacities : a comparative casebook /: a comparative casebook. ([2022])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by John D. Landis.
• Editors: Landis, John David
• Contents: Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. The megaproject challenge -- 2. Megaproject milestones -- 3. Choosing the case study megaprojects -- 4. Unfinished business-London Crossrail -- 5. China bends the curve on high-speed rail -- 6. China's metro explosion: lessons from China's big four cities -- 7. Bus Rapid Transit-the affordable transit megaproject alternative -- 8. A tunnel beneath Seattle: the megaproject to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct 9. A bridge too far? The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and economic and regional restructuring in China's Pearl River Delta region -- 10. Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport-always raising the bar -- 11. Epic fail and cautious success-Berlin Brandenburg Airport and New York LaGuardia Terminal B -- 12. Canary Wharf's transformation from "planning disaster" to London's second business district -- 13. Urban regeneration meets sustainability-HafenCity, Hamburg -- 14. A case of hubris-Songdo International Business District -- 15. Who is in charge here? Brooklyn Bridge Park 16. Powering the future-five clean energy megaprojects -- 17. Improving megaproject practice and performance -- Index
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 307.1/216; Megacities -- Case studies; City planning -- Case studies; Sustainable urban development -- Case studies; Urban transportation -- Case studies; Infrastructure (Economics) -- Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781803920634; 1803920637
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 01, 2023).
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