{"product_id":"contemporary-megaprojects-organization-vision-and-resistance-in-the-21st-century-9781800731516","title":"Contemporary Megaprojects: Organization, Vision,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tContemporary 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. \u003cem\u003eContemporary Megaprojects\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary Megaprojects: An Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSeth Schindler, Simin Fadaee, and Dan Brockington\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Unbuilt and Unfinished: The Temporalities of Infrastructure\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAshley Carse and David Kneas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Biomimicry as a Meta-Resource and Megaproject: A Literature Review\u003cbr\u003e \tVeronica Davidov\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Urban Politics of Mega-Events: Grand Promises Meet Local Resistance\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJohn Lauermann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mega-Plantations in Southeast Asia: Landscapes of Displacement\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMiles Kenney-Lazar and Noboru Ishikawa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Becoming an Agricultural Growth Corridor: African Megaprojects at a Situated Scale\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSerena Stein and Marc Kalina\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e What Makes a Megaproject? A Review of Global Hydropower Assemblages\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGrant M. Gutierrez, Sarah Kelly, Joshua J. Cousins, and Christopher Sneddon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Remaking Oceans Governance: Critical Perspectives on Marine Spatial Planning\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLuke Fairbanks, Noëlle Boucquey, Lisa M. Campbell, and Sarah Wise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e (Un)seen Seas: Technological Mediation, Oceanic Imaginaries, and Future Depths\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eStephanie Ratté\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Home and Away: The Politics of Life after Earth\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMicha Rahder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042740633943,"sku":"9781800731516","price":80.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-megaprojects-organization-vision-and-resistance-in-the-21st-century-9781800731516","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}