Infrastructure megaprojects that are delivered late and over budget aren’t necessarily failures – here’s why: Sydney Opera House. Korawee/Shutterstock If an infrastructure megaproject is completed late and over budget, it is widely judged to be unsuccessful. For instance, the delay to Crossrail, a new train line across London and the south east of England, has …
Megaprojects in Addis Ababa raise questions about spatial justice: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital. Plans are underway to give the city a facelift. Getty Images Urban investments across the African continent are at an all-time high. Yet the nature of these investments differs starkly across cities. Many of them are driven by political considerations. For example, …
How megaprojects are driving cities: Virtually all megaprojects are urban in nature and location jamesteohart/Shutterstock Megaprojects are reconfigured spaces in which the role of the local, regional, and national elites, as well as the role of national and sometimes transnational capital, is usually prominent. They can include urban regeneration schemes, transport and energy infrastructure, industrial …