Contemporary 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. Contemporary Megaprojects 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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: Contemporary Megaprojects: An Introduction
Seth Schindler, Simin Fadaee, and Dan Brockington
Chapter 1. Unbuilt and Unfinished: The Temporalities of Infrastructure
Ashley Carse and David Kneas
Chapter 2. Biomimicry as a Meta-Resource and Megaproject: A Literature Review
Veronica Davidov
Chapter 3. The Urban Politics of Mega-Events: Grand Promises Meet Local Resistance
John Lauermann
Chapter 4. Mega-Plantations in Southeast Asia: Landscapes of Displacement
Miles Kenney-Lazar and Noboru Ishikawa
Chapter 5. Becoming an Agricultural Growth Corridor: African Megaprojects at a Situated Scale
Serena Stein and Marc Kalina
Chapter 6. What Makes a Megaproject? A Review of Global Hydropower Assemblages
Grant M. Gutierrez, Sarah Kelly, Joshua J. Cousins, and Christopher Sneddon
Chapter 7. Remaking Oceans Governance: Critical Perspectives on Marine Spatial Planning
Luke Fairbanks, Noëlle Boucquey, Lisa M. Campbell, and Sarah Wise
Chapter 8. (Un)seen Seas: Technological Mediation, Oceanic Imaginaries, and Future Depths
Stephanie Ratté
Chapter 9. Home and Away: The Politics of Life after Earth
Micha Rahder
Über den Autor
Dan Brockington is co-Director of the Sheffield Institute of International Development at the University of Sheffield. His recent books include The Anthropology of Conservation NGOs (Palgrave, 2018), and (with Christine Noel) Prosperity in Rural Africa? (Oxford University Press, 2021).
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