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A Trail of New Cities
Master Planning New Cities and How Not to Make a Hard Thing Even Harder
A Trail of New Cities is an insider view of new city mega-projects too big to fail, but too expansive, too expensive, and too dependent on outside factors to succeed.
Based on first-hand experience working in the world of urban mega-projects over a period of ten years, it offers a unique perspective on how complex city-sized capital projects operate, how they are organized, and what makes them tick. These projects are a crucible for the best and worst professional practices set against a backdrop of soaring ambitions and harsh realities, and this account holds useful lessons for professionals and policy makers involved in all types of large multi-stakeholder capital projects delivery.
It is neither a recipe nor a case study but, rather, fuses first-hand experiences gained on numerous projects. The account focuses on structure, rationale, and decision-making in the upstream stages of project development, as well as the impacts these activities have on downstream outcomes.
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A Trail of New Cities: A Simple Story About Planning Complex Things Better
Part 1: Why Build a New City?
Part 2: From Big Vision to Early Construction
Part 3: Conclusions & Takeaways - How Not to Make a Hard Thing Harder