1st Edition

Sustainability and Megaproject Development

Edited By Franca Cantoni, Edoardo Favari Copyright 2023
244 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

244 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

244 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Megaprojects, also referred to in the literature as Large Engineering Projects or Major Projects, are generally defined as large-scale investment initiatives worth 1b€/$ or more and, facing similar problems independent of the country where they are implemented and the industry they belong to. The common feature of most megaprojects is that they are difficult to design and manage so that their... Read more

Introduction Part One: Main challenges 1. The Human Side of Megaprojects. Leadership Style and Ttraits to Face Growing Levels of Complexity and Uncertainty 2. Proposing a Sustainability-Centered Approach to Overcome Critical Issues in Megaprojects 3. Use and Misuse of Input-Output and SAM Mulrtipliers: Where are we Standing? 4. Infrastructural investments and Their impact on SDGs 5. Post Pandemic Green Tax Policies: How to Make Megaprojects Sustainable 6. The Relevance and Limits of Taxation as an Aid to Foster Megaprojects 7. Megaprojects Contracts and Pandemics: from Law to Private Autonomy Part Two: Cases 8. Insights into the Cost-Benefit Analysis of an Intermodal Logistic Terminal 9. Forecasting The Success Of Hyperloop Technology on Italian Routes: a Broad Feasibility Study 10. Bridge or Tunnel? A Study of the Spillover Effects on Strait of Messina Metropolitan Area 11. Project Management and Building Information Modelling Interactions in Large Building Projects. The Galliera Hospital Case Study

Biography

Franca Cantoni is Associate Professor of Business Organization at the Faculty of Economics and Law at the Università del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.

Edoardo Favari is a Senior Project Manager and Lecturer at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy.