The Potential and Contradictions of Mega Infrastructure Development Projects in Contributing to Sustainable Development in Rapidly Growing Countries and Regions
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 7345
Special Issue Editors
Interests: social impact assessment; social impact management; project induced displacement and resettlement; social license to operate; social sustainability; extractive industries and society; rural communities; community engagement; human rights impact assessment; business and human rights; Indigenous rights; free, prior and informed consent; natural resource sociology
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Interests: environmental and social impact assessment; environmental, spatial and infrastructure planning; integrated, life-cycle and area-oriented planning approaches; evaluation methods (multi criteria analysis, social cost benefit analysis, ex post evaluation, follow-up); adaptive planning and management; public-private partnerships, stakeholder involvement, multi-level governance; institutional analysis and design
Interests: urban policy; transport policy; mega cities; social outcomes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Considerable investment is being made in mega infrastructure development projects around the world, especially in developing countries. This growth is being driven by population growth, urbanization, and/or demand for improved essential public infrastructure. A wide range of international and local actors are involved. The infrastructure development projects include: railways, roads and bridges, airports, dams, electricity generation projects, and large-scale housing projects. Many justifications are given for such investments, including: triggering sustainable economic growth; climate change adaptation and mitigation; facilitating inclusive urbanization; and enhancing the livelihoods of local populations. However, it is questionable whether mega infrastructure development projects actually result in sustainable and equitable development over time and across scales.
Fundamental issues related to the processes and outcomes from such development projects need to be critically examined. What are the broader social outcomes from international development investment in developing economies? How are social and environmental risks assessed, managed, and mitigated in project development processes? To what extent and how do such projects contribute to a fair distribution of accessibility and quality of life of the population across a city and region? How do infrastructure development projects address interests and socioeconomic conditions of differing localities? What are the challenges and opportunities to facilitate sustainable development through international development projects?
The objective of this Special Issue is to explore critical components and processes to ensure that mega infrastructure development projects contribute to sustainable development in rapidly growing countries and regions. We encourage submissions of theoretical and/or empirical papers, as well as analyses of case studies of mega infrastructure development projects across the globe. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Sustainable development planning;
- The equity and sustainability of development outcomes;
- Social impact assessment of mega projects;
- Urban infrastructure decision-making;
- International development governance and politics;
- Social and environmental risk management of infrastructure development projects;
- Multiscale impact analysis of mega projects;
- Multilevel infrastructure planning and development;
- Mega-urban regional planning and development.
Prof. Dr. Frank Vanclay
Prof. Jos Arts
Dr. Juhyun Lee
Dr. Isti Hidayati
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- megaprojects
- public infrastructure
- sustainable development
- development outcomes
- social impact assessment
- essential public services
- social sustainability
- social justice
- sustainable transport
- transport planning
- environmental, social, and governance factors in project planning
