Politicians and public managers utilize branding to communicate with the public as well as
to position themselves within the ever-present media now so central to political and …

A drought may be defined as the temporal lack of water caused necessarily but not
exclusively by an abnormal climatic situation which may affect negatively the population, the …

A comparison of social impact categorisation in strategic planning across European Union
Member States shows that Sweden neither categorises nor breaks down categories of social …

According to EU directives, cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is adopted to assess the impacts of
high-speed rail (HSR). CBA evaluates the effectiveness of such infrastructure, determining …

Managing stakeholders' concerns in megaprojects with an inclusive and ethical vision is a
current open challenge. To overcome company‐centered stakeholder‐management …

This paper introduces a framework of parallel control and management for high-speed
railway systems (HRSs). First, based on multiagent modeling, an artificial HRS that is …

Public Engagement (PE) can be considered as the process of involving stakeholder
concerns, needs and values in the transport decision-making process. The overall goal of …

Due to their characteristics and multiple objectives, high-speed rail (HSR) projects carry
more complex risks than conventional projects and high correlation and conductivity are …

Megaprojects are crucial to address the current challenges of climate change and
sustainability. Despite the growing interest in Megaproject Social Responsibility, there is still …

Two decades ago China entered an era with rapid expansion of transport infrastructure. In
an ambitious plan on high-speed railway development, China plans to have the longest high …