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Judging Success in Mega Transport
“The purpose of our research is to attempt to explain what characterizes successful Mega Urban Transport Projects (MUTP) in the 21st Century in an increasingly globalized world," says Harry Dimitriou, Director of the OMEGA Centre.
The Centre is financed by VREF (SEK 25 million) and the South East England Regional Development Authority (SEK 50 000). The Taiwanese Government is planning contribute a further SEK 100 000.
Other modest contributions have been made directly to various individual OMEGA partners by their local and national government agencies and private-sector parties.
Host organisation:
The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK
Link to the Centre's Website
- Transport and City Development: Understanding the Fundamentals
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Research theme:
Mobility Challenges in Emerging Cities
Year: 2011
Type: Book chapter - Critical examination of the planning of mega urban transportation projects - What lessons from the channel tunnel rail link?
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2010
Type: Paper - The interview data analysis for extracting empirical knowledge on mega urban transportation project
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Incorporating principles of sustainable development within the design and delivery of major projects: An international study with reference to major infrastructure projects
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2010
Type: Report - Analyzing the case of Rion-Antirrion bridge through the lenses of a redefined notion of MUTP success: Visions, challenges and lessons
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2010
Type: Conference proceedings - Mega Transport Project financing in Sweden and Denmark - Does financing outside the normal channels have sustainability implications?
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2010
Type: Conference proceedings - Project, policy and public consultation
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2010
Type: Conference proceedings - Mega Transport Projects planning, appraisal and delivery: A review of case study experiences and research findings
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2010
Type: Conference proceedings - Digging through the Heart of Reunified Berlin: Unbundling the Decision-Making Process for the Tiergarten-Tunnel Mega-Project
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Globalization, Mega Transport Projects and Private Finance
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2009
Type: Conference proceedings - Toward a generic planning framework for improved treatement of complexity, uncertainty and risktaking in the planning of urban mega transport projects
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2008
Type: Final Report - Mega Transport Projects: The challenge of embedding sustainability in financing Mega Urban Transport Projects
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2008
Type: Paper - Coping with complexity and uncertainty in mega projects: linking strategic choices and operational decision making
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2007
Type: Conference proceedings - Urban mobility and sustainability in Asia and the power of context
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2006
Type: Research article - Transportation Megaprojects, Globalization, and Place-Making in Hong Kong and South China
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2005
Type: Research article
The VREF invites PhD students and researchers in early stages of their career to apply for a Study Visit Grant to be supported with up to SEK 30 000.
Each year the Håkan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research awards a scholarship to a prominent researcher.
Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarships for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency targets supporting the momentum of Lee Schipper’s contribution to the international policy dialogue in these fields.
This yearly award is aimed at supporting young individual researchers and students in is pursuance.
Call extended to April 30, 2020 due to COVID19.
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This Meeting of the Minds' blog monthly releases interviews of global transportation researchers from the VREF's Future Urban Transport Program Network.
This CityFix series, produced by the WRI (World Ressources Institute) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and supported by the VREF, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries.
About VREF
The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) inspires, initiates and supports research and educational activities through the Future Urban Transport Programme - How to deal with the complexity of urban transport (FUT).
Our Vision: Sustainable transport for equitable access in urban areas
