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Riding the wave: explaining cycles in urban mega-project development

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  • Matti Siemiatycki

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This paper examines the complex mix of technological innovation, economics, social networks, ideologies and interest groups that spur the diffusion of certain new mega-project approaches at punctuated moments in time. Situating mega-projects within a context of long-range economic cycles and competitive urban entrepreneurialism on a global scale, cyclical patterns of innovation are identified, where successful early trendsetter mega-projects have stimulated interest groups to promote similar projects in their own cities. The paper concludes that the global diffusion of mega-project innovations are driven by the political and policy lure of achieving major tangible benefits, as well as the potential to convey a powerful set of symbolic messages.

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  • Matti Siemiatycki, 2013. "Riding the wave: explaining cycles in urban mega-project development," Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 16(2), pages 160-178.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jecprf:v:16:y:2013:i:2:p:160-178
    DOI: 10.1080/17487870.2013.797904
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    1. Ramon Marrades & Philippa Collin & Michelle Catanzaro & Eveline Mussi, 2021. "Planning from Failure: Transforming a Waterfront through Experimentation in a Placemaking Living Lab," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 6(1), pages 221-234.

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