As the world's population continues to grow, there is an ever
increasing need for huge investment in basic infrastructure: water and
sewage, energy production and distribution, transportation and
telecommunication. At the same time, infrastructure systems in
developed countries are deteriorating and in need of renewal. Today,
many of the engineering and economic problems surrounding
infrastructure construction projects have been solved, but the threat
of social misalignments and political conflicts renders the
development and management of such projects more challenging than ever
before. This book presents a new theoretical framework that allows us
to analyze the institutional and social movement processes, both
negative and positive, that surround global infrastructure projects as
they confront cross-national and cross-sectoral (such as
private-public partnerships) institutional differences. The value of
this framework is illustrated through a series of studies on a wide
range of infrastructure projects, including roads, railroads, ports,
airports, water supply and energy pipelines.
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ISBN
9781139097611
Publisert
2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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