Contracts and Learning in Complex Urban Projects

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1053-1075

  van der Veen, Menno ^a   Korthals Altes, Willem K ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amsterdam; Comparative law; Contract law; London; Megaprojects; New York; Private public partnerships; Urban projects

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; LEARNING; NEOLIBERALISM; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

AMSTERDAM [NORTH HOLLAND]; CAMDEN [LONDON]; ENGLAND; KINGS CROSS; LONDON [ENGLAND]; NETHERLANDS; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH HOLLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ZUIDAS;

EID: 84865544826     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2011.01053.x     Document Type: Article

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