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Megaprojects and Risk provides the first detailed examination of the phenomenon of megaprojects. It is a fascinating account of how the promoters of multi-billion dollar megaprojects systematically and self-servingly misinform parliaments, the public and the media in order to get projects approved and built. It shows, in unusual depth, how the formula for approval is an unhealthy cocktail of underestimated costs, overestimated revenues, undervalued environmental impacts and overvalued economic development effects. This results in projects that are extremely risky, but where the risk is concealed from MPs, taxpayers and investors. The authors not only explore the problems but also suggest practical solutions drawing on theory, experience and hard, scientific evidence from the several hundred projects in twenty nations and five continents that illustrate the book. Accessibly written, it will be the standard reference for students, scholars, planners, economists, auditors, politicians and interested citizens for many years to come.
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How the Port of Walvis Bay became Namibian: This is my story. Walvis Bay was for a long period a very isolated place located in the Namib Desert and on the Atlantic coast. Its main asset was a sand spit that allowed for safe anchorage, virtually the only such place along the 1350 km of coastline of Namibia. By the twists and turns of history, an area of 1124 sq.km of territory became known as the Walvis Bay enclave, and remained under South African control in 1990 when Namibia obtained its independence. The control of the enclave gave South Africa considerable advantage in a situation still characterised by conflict in Southern Africa. It was an unacceptable situation to the Namibian government, but also to the international community. For a while it was feared that this dispute could result in continued hostilities in southern Africa. However, as South Africa quickly moved towards majority rule, tensions eased and in 1994 the enclave was integrated into Namibia. The transfer was by no means easily accomplished. Whilst agreement was reached at the government level, there were private parties who sought to influence the course of the development in their own interests. As a consequence – and unknown to most – the assets of the port of Walvis Bay remained under South African control and were actually not fully taken over by Namibia until a few years later, in 1996. This book is the only written document on what actually happened when Walvis Bay became Namibian. The emphasis of the narrative is on the port in the enclave, its main asset. The book has been written by Nils Bruzelius, a Swedish national, who for several years served as an advisor to the Namibian government. It has been written up as his memoires for the period 1988 to 1995, when he played an important role in the Walvis Bay drama. How the Port of Walvis Bay became Namibian: This is my story. Under lång tid var Walvis Bay en mycket isolerad plats i Namiböknen och på Atlantens kust Dess huvudsakliga tillgång utgjordes länge av en revel som möjliggjorde säker uppankring längs kusten, praktiskt taget den ända platsen av sitt slag längs den 1350 km långa Atlantkusten i Namibia. Av vad som skulle kunna ses som en historisk nyck förblev ett område på 1124 km2 (ca 30x40km) - känt som Walvis Bay enklaven – under Sydafrikansk kontroll även efter det att Namibia hade blivit självständigt 1990. Denna kontroll innebar fördelar för Sydafrika i en situation som då alltjämt kännetecknades av starka motsättningar i Södra Afrika. Men allteftersom Sydafrika kom att förvandlas minskade spänningarna och under 1994 överlämnade Sydafrika enklaven till Namibia. Inlämmandet av Walvis Bay i Namibia kunde dock inte genomföras utan en rad komplikationer. Visserligen kunde de två länderna snabbt bli överens om villkoren för en återförrening, men samtidigt spelade andra intressen ett eget spel. Det kom att innebära att överlämnandet av tillgångarna i hamnen kom att försenas till slutet av 1995, ett förhållande som är föga känt Denna bok är det enda skrivna dokumentet om vad som hände när Walvis Bay blev en del av Namibia. Betoningen i berättelsen är på hamnen i Walvis Bay som är enklavens viktigaste tillgång. Författaren, Nils Bruzelius,tjänade under åtskilliga år som rådgivare till Namibias regering. En av hans huvudsakliga uppgifter var att hitta en lösning på konflikten om Walvis Bay.