Complexity and Sustainability in Megaprojects: MeRIT Workshop 2022

Preface
Contents
The Edge of Megaproject Research
How Circular Economy Can Contribute to the Sustainability of Megaprojects: An Overview of Research Hotspots and Developing a Research Agenda
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodology
	3 Results
	4 Incorporating the CE in Megaprojects: Challenges and Prospective
	5 Conclusion
	References
Mega-projects and Social Impact Evaluation: The Difficult (Un)Balanced Inclusion of Social Needs in Current Practices
	1 Introduction
	2 Research Methodology
	3 Discussion
		3.1 The Role of Power and Social Issues
		3.2 Infrastructure and Social Space
		3.3 People Engagement and Endorsement
	4 Conclusion and Research Agenda
	References
Megaproject Cost Growth: A Stakeholder Perspective
	1 Introduction
	2 HS2: A Story of Cost Growth and Evolution of Purpose
	3 Can We Keep Megaprojects Within Budget?
	4 Where Does this Leave Us?
	5 Conclusion
Understanding Project Stakeholders Management as a Key Driver for Managing Complexity Within Mega-projects
	1 Projects as Complex Adaptive Systems (CASs): The Need for New Lens
	2 Project Complexity and the Need for a System Dynamics Approach
	3 Stakeholders Management as a Key Driver for Managing Complexity Within Mega Projects
	4 Discussion
	5 Conclusions
	References
The Concept of Sustainable Infrastructure: A Content Analysis of Construction Companies Reports
	1 Introduction
	2 Literature Review and Theoretical Framework
	3 Methodology
	4 Findings
		4.1 Project Life-Cycle Phases
		4.2 Components and Sub-components of SI
		4.3 Assessment Metrics
	5 Conclusions
	Appendix
	References
Integrating Risk and Stakeholder Management in Complex Mega-projects: A Multilayer Network Analysis Approach
	1 Introduction
	2 Background
		2.1 Limitations of Traditional Network Analysis
		2.2 Multilayer Networks
	3 Methodology
		3.1 Data Collection
		3.2 Development of the Multilayer Network
		3.3 Metrics Meaning and Calculation
		3.4 Risk Network Simulations and Metrics Calculations
	4 Findings and Discussion
		4.1 Interdependence Analysis
		4.2 Comparison between Unidimensional Social Network Analysis and Aggregated Network
		4.3 Contributions and Implications
	5 Conclusions
	References
Stakeholder Involvement in the Development of Megaprojects: A Dedicated Framework for Transport Infrastructure
	1 Introduction
	2 Megaprojects and Stakeholders
		2.1 Involvement of Stakeholders
		2.2 Non-market Stakeholders and Project Governance
		2.3 Behavior and Value Distribution of Megaprojects
		2.4 Lessons Learned and Case Studies
	3 The Model
		3.1 Premises
		3.2 The Framework
		3.3 What is Needed from Non-market Stakeholders?
		3.4 What can the Stakeholders be Offered in Exchange for those Assets: Possible Compensations
		3.5 How can Information be Collected from Stakeholders?
		3.6 What is Needed to Ensure an Informed Debate?
		3.7 Who are the Non-market Stakeholders and What Might they be Interested in?
		3.8 When should Stakeholders be Consulted?
		3.9 Disclosure of Responses
	4 Case Studies
		4.1 A66 Northern Trans-Pennine
		4.2 Italian Case Study
	5 Conclusions
		5.1 Future Developments
	References
Overtaking the Traditional Leadership Style in Megaprojects
	1 The “WAS” Style of Leadership
		1.1 Organization-Wide Leadership
		1.2 Aware Leadership
		1.3 Sustainable Leadership
	2 The WAS Leader: Traits and Competencies
	3 Purpose and Methodology
	4 The Case
	5 Practical Implications and Conclusions
	References
Communications in Megaprojects: Two Projects, Two Approaches
	1 Introduction
	2 First Case: The DMIA - Development of Muscat (Oman) International Airport
	3 Second Case: The KAP4 - King Abdulah Bin Abdul-Aziz Security Headquarters Development Project (Saudi Arabia)
	4 Conclusions
Knowledge Discovery Framework for Decision Support Systems in Tendering, Cost Analysis and Construction Phases
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Knowledge-Driven Approaches to Construction Tendering
		1.2 Decision Support Systems for the Construction Tendering
	2 DSS knowledge Framework
	3 Discussion
		3.1 Drawings
		3.2 Reports
		3.3 Knowledge Interpretation and Combination
	4 Conclusions
	References
Practice Enterprise and MOOCs in the Design and Implementation of Megaprojects. Some Lessons from European Projects
	1 Introduction
	2 Some Topics on Megaprojects Performance Evaluation
	3 Business Simulation and Practice Enterprise
	4 The PE Applied to International Projects
	5 The Experimental Field
	6 The Case AIPO-AIVO
	7 PE and MOOCs
	8 Practical Appliance of MOOCs - PE Integration. The Case of PICASP Project
	9 Theoretical Approaches and Lessons from the Practice
	References
Extended Reality (XR) as an Interaction Tool for Digital Twins: Application to Safety Management in Construction Megaprojects
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Challenges of Construction Megaprojects
		1.2 Digital Building Twins
		1.3 Extended Reality (XR) as New Paradigm for Human–Machine Interaction
		1.4 Research Objectives
	2 Research Methodology
	3 Proposal
	4 Implementation Examples
	5 Discussion
	6 Conclusions
	References
Towards the Integration Between Construction Projects and the Organization: The Connections Between BIM and Enterprise Architecture
	1 Introduction
	2 Research Method and Article Selection Process
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Bibliometric Analysis
		3.2 Content Data Analysis
	4 Conclusions
	References
Pillar Two and Tax Competition: What is the Future of Tax Incentives?
	1 Introduction
	2 The Tax Incentives Landscape: A Brief Overview
	3 OECD Countering Harmful Tax Competition
	4 The Pillar Two Proposal: Functioning and Architecture
	5 The Globe Rules’ Interaction With the Tax Incentives
	6 Conclusions
	References
Megaproject, Taxation and the (New) Relationship Between the Italian Revenue Agency and Taxpayers
	1 Megaprojects and Taxation
	2 The Relationship Between Tax and Taxpayer: Tax ‘Interpellations’ as an Instrument of Dialogue
		2.1 Tax Appeals in the Italian Legal System
		2.2 The New Investment Interpellation as a Tool for Fiscal Planning of Megaprojects
	3 The So-Called Collaborative Compliance Regime as an Example of a New Dialogue between Tax Authorities and Taxpayers
	4 Conclusions
	References
Managing Inflation Risk in Megaprojects: Contract Law and International Best Practices
	1 Inflation, Law and Megaprojects
	2 Current Inflation as an Extraordinary and Unpredictable Event
	3 Best Practices for New Contracts: Stabilization Clauses?
	References
Megaproject, ESG and Taxation
	1 Introduction
	2 Megaproject, Environmental Sustainability and Sustainable Development
		2.1 Environmental Protection
		2.2 Environmental Sustainability, Sustainable Development and Taxation
	3 ESG Factors and Megaproject
		3.1 Regulation 2019/2088 of November 27, 2019 (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation)
	4 The Tax Control Framework as a Business Sustainability Assessment Tool
	5 Conclusions
	References
Communication Screen Shot in Projects of Multicultural Diversity
	1 Communication Screen Shot in Projects of Multicultural Diversity (Form of an Essay)
	2 Introduction: Background: Project Management in Multicultural Environment
	3 The Pros and Cons of a Multicultural Project
	4 Communication within Multicultural Teams
	5 Low Context and High Context of Communication
	6 Deep in Project Management Communication Through the Dimensions of Culture
	7 Understanding the Project Manager Role in Communication
	8 Communication Management in Multicultural Environment
	9 Communication Culture
	10 Communicate in Person or Virtually? or Something Else?
	11 Communication Skills (Communicate as a Manager)
	12 Discussion
	References
The Edge of Megaproject Case Studies
A New Path for Green Hydrogen
	1 Introduction
	2 Project Description
		2.1 The Different Components
		2.2 The Project as a Megaproject
	3 Scenario Analysis
		3.1 The Importance of Hydrogen as a Sustainable Energy Source
		3.2 The Importance of Hydrogen in the Energy Storage System
		3.3 On Site Utilization
	4 Demand Analysis
		4.1 Who are the Users
		4.2 What are the Costs for the Users
	5 Financial Analysis
		5.1 Investment Costs
		5.2 The Break-Even Analysis
		5.3 Source of Finance
	6 Economic Analysis
		6.1 Impact and Benefits of the Project
	7 Risk Analysis
		7.1 Sensitive Analysis
		7.2 Qualitative Risk Analysis
	8 Conclusions
	References
Infrastructure and Value Creation for Local Systems: The Case of Brescia-Padua A4
	1 Infrastructure Projects and Value Generation
	2 Territorial Development and Road Infrastructures: Empirical Evidence
	3 Development of the Brescia-Padua Highway
	4 The Evolution of the Socio-Economic System of the Provinces of Brescia, Vicenza and Padua as Compared to Bassa Padana
		4.1 Demographic Dynamics
		4.2 The Value of Production
		4.3 The Dynamics of Enterprises
		4.4 Tourist Attractiveness
		4.5 Quality of Life
		4.6 The Environmental System
	5 Conclusions
	References
Implementation of a Project Management Office at the Service of a Mega Mobility Project: The Case of A4 Highway/HSL Corridor Brescia-Padua
	1 Introduction
		1.1 The Project Management Office (PMO) approach for a Megaproject
		1.2 The Case of A4 Highway/HSL Corridor Brescia-Padua
		1.3 Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova Highway–
		1.4 The Interferent Project
		1.5 The Agreement
	2 The Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova Approach to the Interfering Project
		2.1 The Project Management Office – Phase 1
		2.2 The Project Management Office – Phase 2
		2.3 The Engineering Structure
		2.4 The Project Development
		2.5 Project Outcomes
	References
Risk Analysis in Private Building Projects: A Pilot Study in Chile
	1 Introduction
	2 Background
		2.1 Risk Quantification
		2.2 Risk Assessment and Identification
	3 Methodology
		3.1 Risk Identification
		3.2 Projects’ Data Collection
		3.3 Risk Quantification
		3.4 Risk Allocation
		3.5 Validation
	4 Findings and Discussion
		4.1 Risk Allocation
	5 Conclusions
	References
Case Study: The Olona Valley Masterplan. Soft Mobility Infrastructures as Innovative Strategies for the Sustainable and Adaptive Regeneration of a Territory
	1 Purpose
	2 Design/Methodology/Appoach
	3 Findings
		3.1 Layer 1: The Cycle Path
		3.2 Layer 2: The Areas of Transformation
		3.3 Layer 3: The Olona River Park
	4 Originality/Value
	5 Practical Implications
	6 Research Limitations/Implications
Sustainability Challenges of High-Speed Railway Megaprojects from a Systems Thinking Lens
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodology
	3 The Developed CLD and Key Loops
		3.1 Main Causalities Leading to the System’s Dynamics
		3.2 Managerial Implications Based on the Control Variables
	4 Concluding Remarks and Future Research Agenda
	References