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Large Infrastructure Projects in Germany

Between Ambition and Realities

Genia Kostka, Jobst Fiedler (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XVI, 206 Seiten

2016 | 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-29232-8 (ISBN)

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This book presents an analysis of why some large infrastructure projects are delayed or compromised and offers important insights into the better delivery of future projects. It provides an important reaction to the ambitious EUR315 billion investment plan devised by the European Commission, wherein Europe's infrastructure is a key investment target. Germany is adopted as a focus, as Europe's largest economy, and a nation that has seen significant delays and tensions in the delivery of key infrastructure projects.
The contributions to this volume demonstrate various patterns for infrastructure assets and illustrate how factors such as poor project governance, early planning mistakes, inappropriate risk management and unforeseen technological challenges influence delivery. The in-depth case studies on the Berlin Brandenburg Airport, the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, and offshore wind parks show how project delivery can face massive problems, and illuminating solutions are offered to these problems. Overall, the case of Germany also offers the opportunity to assess various new forms of project delivery, such as public-private partnerships (PPP), and the risks and opportunities of ambitious first-mover 'pioneer' projects. The book will be of great interest for scholars and upper-level students of human geography, business and management, as well as policy makers.

Genia Kostka is Professor of Governance of Energy and Infrastructure at the Hertie School of Governance, Germany. Her research and teaching interests are in energy governance, public policy and the management of large-scale infrastructure projects. Jobst Fiedler is Professor of Public and Financial Management at the Hertie School of Governance, Germany. He was Vice Dean between 2004 and 2013. As Senior Fellow in Residence of the School he now conducts research projects on the financing and management of public infrastructure as well as on changes in the fiscal governance on the national as well as the subnational level in the aftermath of the great financial crisis.

Chapter 1. Introduction; Genia Kostka and Jobst Fiedler.- Chapter 2. Large Infrastructure Projects in Germany: A Cross-sectoral Analysis; Genia Kostka and Niklas Anzinger.- Chapter 3. The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg; Jobst Fiedler and Sascha Schuster.- Chapter 4. Berlin Brandenburg Airport; Jobst Fiedler.- Chapter 5. Offshore Wind Power Expansion in Germany: Scale, Patterns and Causes of Time Delays and Cost Overruns; Genia Kostka and Niklas Anzinger.- Chapter 6. Conclusion; Jobst Fiedler, Genia Kostka, Niklas Anzinger and Sascha Schuster.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.10.2016
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 206 p. 9 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	419 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
Schlagworte	Architecture • Area Studies • Berlin • Brandenburg Airport • Central Europe • Energy Governance • Energy Policy, Economics and Management • European Commission • Geography • Hamburg Elbphilharmonie • Human geography • Infrastructure • Infrastructure Assets • Infrastructure governance • Management • Megaprojects • offshore wind parks • Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology • Planning • PPP • Public-Private Partnership • Social Sciences • Time Delays • Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, citie • Urban sociology • Urban Studies/Sociology
ISBN-10	3-319-29232-3 / 3319292323
ISBN-13	978-3-319-29232-8 / 9783319292328
Zustand	Neuware