What causes cost overrun in transport infrastructure projects?

Transport Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-18

  Flyvbjerg, Bent ^a   Skamris Holm, Mette K ^a   Buhl, SØren L ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 0442328937     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144164032000080494a     Document Type: Article

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