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Gerardo del Cerro Santamaría
Contesting Megaprojects

Megaprojects are not merely transformative, but rather, they are inherently disruptive. They are incompatible with any approach to urban sustainability that prioritizes the well-being of urbanites and the…

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Complexity and Sustainability in Megaprojects

This book showcases the discussion about megaprojects carried out at the MeRIT (Megaproject Research Interdisciplinary Team) workshop 2023: the crisis, discontinuity, rising prices, and supply chains disr…

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Jeremy Thomas Gilmer
This Rare Earth

This Rare Earth is a graphic account of twenty-five years working for some of the largest mining and engineering companies in the world. Much of this work was conducted in conflict zones where Jeremy Gilm…

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Richard T. Schilizzi, Ronald D. Ekers, Peter E. Dewdney, Philip Crosby
The Square Kilometre Array

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a grand vision project to build the most sensitive radio telescope in the world. This open access book tells the story of its development - a story of transformational …

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Fernando Armstrong-Fumero
Roads to Prosperity and Ruin

In 2022, journalists announced the impending economic death of a small Mexican town. Pisté, gateway to the famed Chichén Itzá archaeological site, would be circumvented by the Tren Maya commuter rail mega…

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William Wells,
The Rise of Arab Art Volume I

Since the 1990s, contemporary art in the Arab world has experienced exponential growth and numerous changes. With the appearance of artists from the region in international exhibitions, the dynamics withi…

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Fred Mills
Mega Builds

'The best new popular science books of 2026' - New ScientistConstruction is the most important industry in the world. The homes we wake up to, the schools we raise our children in, the transport infrastru…

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Lindy Elkins-Tanton
Mission Ready

The leader of a major NASA mission provides a practical guide to developing teams that excel in high-stakes situations.Lindy Elkins-Tanton leads NASA's Psyche mission, a $1.2 billion megaproject that sent…

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Fred Mills
Mega Builds

'The best new popular science books of 2026' - New ScientistConstruction is the most important industry in the world. The homes we wake up to, the schools we raise our children in, the transport infrastru…

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Realizing Saudi Vision 2030

All too often, Saudi Vision 2030 is associated outside the Kingdom solely with mega-projects such as 'Neom' and 'The Line'. But how the Vision is being realized through 'real life' situations and issues i…

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