Strategic Initiatives for Large Transport Infrastructure Planning: Reinforcing Sustainability in Urban Transportation through Better Stakeholder Engagement

Chayaporn Ngampravatdee, Koorosh Gharehbaghi (), Amin Hosseinian-Far, Kong Fah Tee and Kerry McManus
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Chayaporn Ngampravatdee: School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne 3000, Australia
Koorosh Gharehbaghi: School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne 3000, Australia
Amin Hosseinian-Far: Department of Business Systems and Operations, University of Northampton, Northampton NN1 5PH, UK
Kong Fah Tee: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Kerry McManus: Center of Sustainable Infrastructure, Faculty of SET, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne 3122, Australia

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 18, 1-26

Abstract: An efficacious stakeholder engagement process is instrumental in achieving success in large transport infrastructure projects. This is due to the integral role of public stakeholders’ participation in the decision-making process. The purpose of this study is to explore the key components that are essential for an effective public stakeholder engagement process in large transport infrastructure projects. The paper entails an in-depth analysis of stakeholder management processes, large transport infrastructure complexities, and stakeholder engagement as a holistic framework. A mixed-methods approach is adopted, together with a comparative case study design utilizing various data from large transport infrastructure projects. The findings demonstrate that the engagement framework and objectives are the key components of large transport infrastructure planning. Moreover, such components are dependent upon the characteristics of public stakeholders and the project scope. These findings can assist transport planners in devising effective techniques for stakeholder engagement during the initiation of such projects.

Keywords: transport infrastructure; stakeholder engagement; public stakeholders; transport planning; infrastructure complexity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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