2012, ISBN: 9783658045395

Theory and practice of high-capacity infrastructure projects are the major focus in the development of countries in the Global South. Aiming at a more fine-grained understanding of such p… More...

Theory and practice of high-capacity infrastructure projects are the major focus in the development of countries in the Global South. Aiming at a more fine-grained understanding of such projects, Renard Teipelke studies the Thika Highway Improvement Project (THIP) and its outcomes in the peri-urban Northern Nairobi Metropolitan Region. The THIP is a large transportation infrastructure project that expanded the dual carriageway Thika Road into an eight-lane highway from 2008 until 2012. Based on a strategic mix of methodological approaches, such as interviews with experts in Kenya, literature research and field visits, the â??black boxâ?? THIP is opened up. In the empirical analysis, the projectâ??s idea, its design, and its implementation are studied. It is concluded that the projectâ??s outcomes are ambivalent â?? partly living up to the expectations of THIP proponents but not resulting in shared benefits for all concerned stakeholders due to flaws in managing the development in this peri-urban transport corridor area, thereby fitting into the Kenyan context of politics and planning. Books > Economics eBook, Springer Shop<

2012, ISBN: 9783658045395

Theory and practice of high-capacity infrastructure projects are the major focus in the development of countries in the Global South. Aiming at a more fine-grained understanding of such p… More...

Theory and practice of high-capacity infrastructure projects are the major focus in the development of countries in the Global South. Aiming at a more fine-grained understanding of such projects, Renard Teipelke studies the Thika Highway Improvement Project (THIP) and its outcomes in the peri-urban Northern Nairobi Metropolitan Region. The THIP is a large transportation infrastructure project that expanded the dual carriageway Thika Road into an eight-lane highway from 2008 until 2012. Based on a strategic mix of methodological approaches, such as interviews with experts in Kenya, literature research and field visits, the ‘black box’ THIP is opened up. In the empirical analysis, the project’s idea, its design, and its implementation are studied. It is concluded that the project’s outcomes are ambivalent – partly living up to the expectations of THIP proponents but not resulting in shared benefits for all concerned stakeholders due to flaws in managing the development in this peri-urban transport corridor area, thereby fitting into the Kenyan context of politics and planning., Springer Gabler<

2013, ISBN: 9783658045395

Changes in the Peri-Urban Northern Nairobi Metropolitan Region, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), 2014, [PU: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH], Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, 2013

ISBN: 9783658045395

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2013, ISBN: 9783658045395

Changes in the Peri-Urban Northern Nairobi Metropolitan Region, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Auflage, [PU: Springer Gabler], [ED: 1], Springer Gabler, 2013