Megaproject Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Embrace Complexity and Sustainability (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3030393534 ISBN 13: 9783030393533

Publisher: Springer, 2020

Synopsis

The book investigates the various aspects characterizing Megaprojects from numerous perspectives and by integrating different disciplines: engineering, economics, business organization, human resource management, law, etc. It represents the first output of MeRIT (the Megaproject Research Interdisciplinary Team), and focuses on the intrinsic and unavoidable complexity of Megaprojects. The chapters have intentionally not been standardized, and humanistic topics are not separated from technical ones: this way of reading and interpreting Megaprojects through the cross-pollination of various disciplines reflects the MeRIT approach.
Addressing the complexity involved in Megaprojects requires the use of a hermeneutic circle of sorts: understanding the project as a whole is achieved by referring to the specific parts, while each part can only be understood in relation to the whole. This circular approach appears to be the only one applicable to Megaprojects: no final destination, no final synthesis can be achieved.
This volume consists of eight chapters written by researchers in law, economics, sociology, business organization, engineering, architecture and landscaping. The topics covered will be relevant to researchers, practitioners involved in the development of Megaprojects, and policymakers at the EU level.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030393534
• ISBN 13: 9783030393533
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 135
• Editor: Favari Edoardo, Cantoni Franca