Megaprojects and Risk provides the first detailed examination of the phenomenon of
megaprojects. It is a fascinating account of how the promoters of multi-billion dollar …

It will be useful for those experienced and senior professionals who are charged with
authorizing and controlling projects. Recommended. PF Rad, Choice Building on the …

This paper takes stock of megaproject management, an emerging and hugely costly field of
study, by first answering the question of how large megaprojects are by measuring them in …

This paper focuses on problems in megaproject policy and planning and their causes and
possible cures. After considerations of methodology, the paper first identifies as a main …

Some years ago, I was threatened by a high-ranking government official as I was beginning
research on cost overrun in large public works projects. The official told me in no uncertain …

The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management provides state-of-the-art scholarship in
the emerging field of megaproject management. Megaprojects are large, complex projects …

Megaprojects are “large-scale, complex ventures that typically cost US $1 billion or more,
take many years to develop and build, involve multiple public and private stakeholders, are …

Megaprojects are social tools that are designed by humans to produce large-scale, capital-
intensive technology. Intriguingly, despite major advances in megaproject management …

Megaprojects are large, they are constantly growing ever larger, and more and more are
being built in what has been called the biggest investment boom in history. This chapter …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview from the literature on how
best to define megaprojects in contemporary contexts. There is a need for a definition that …