Contemporary megaprojects organization, vision, and resistance in the 21st century
"Contemporary megaprojects have evolved from the discreet, modernist projects undertaken in the past by centralized authorities to encompass everything from large-scale construction to space exploration. Contemporary Megaprojects explores how these projects have been impacted by cutting-edge te...
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2021
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "Contemporary megaprojects have evolved from the discreet, modernist projects undertaken in the past by centralized authorities to encompass everything from large-scale construction to space exploration. Contemporary Megaprojects explores how these projects have been impacted by cutting-edge technology, the private sector, and the processes of decentralization and dematerialization. With case studies ranging from mega-plantations in Southeast Asia to ocean mapping to sports events, the contributions in this collected volume demonstrate the increasing ambition and pervasiveness of these projects, as well as their significant impact on both society and the environment"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | "Originally published as a special issue of Environment & society: volume 10, issue 1 (2019)"--Verso Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | viii, 181 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781800731516 978-1-80073-151-6 9781800731523 978-1-80073-152-3 |