Megaprojects

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Project type
gptkbp:challenge Regulatory approval
Funding and financing
Governance complexity
Stakeholder alignment
Technical uncertainty
gptkbp:characteristic High cost
Significant social, economic, and environmental impact
Complex stakeholder environment
Long duration
gptkbp:defines Large-scale, complex ventures that typically cost $1 billion or more, take many years to develop and build, involve multiple public and private stakeholders, are transformational, and impact millions of people.
gptkbp:duration Several years to decades
gptkbp:example gptkb:Channel_Tunnel
gptkb:Three_Gorges_Dam
gptkb:High_Speed_2_(HS2)
gptkb:Panama_Canal_expansion
gptkb:Dubai_International_Airport_expansion
gptkb:Boston_Big_Dig
gptkbp:field Infrastructure development
Project management
Civil engineering
gptkbp:governance_model gptkb:state-owned_enterprise
Public-private partnership
Private consortium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Megaprojects
gptkbp:impact Economic growth
Environmental change
Social disruption
Urban transformation
gptkbp:notableContributor Bent Flyvbjerg
gptkbp:notablePublication Big Projects: Why Do They Go Wrong?
Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition
The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management
gptkbp:relatedConcept Public-private partnership
Project finance
Giga-project
Infrastructure project
gptkbp:riskFactor Cost overrun
Environmental risk
Political risk
Schedule delay
Stakeholder conflict
gptkbp:sector gptkb:urban_development
gptkb:water
Telecommunications
Transportation
Energy
gptkbp:typical_budget Over $1 billion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Simon_Whistler
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7