Call for Change in Management of Marine Construction Mega-Projects

摘要

Professor Kees d'Angremond, a leading consultant on coastal engineering, has called for major change in the way countries and corporations plan, execute and manage coastal development. The effect of accelerated mega-project development on people and environments was at the heart of his closing keynote speech at PIANC-COPEDEC VII, the international coastal and port engineering conference.rnAt the stait of his address, the consultant gave an overview of the world's biggest and most ambitious mega-projects. He charted evolution in both size and technology from developments like the Suez and Panama Canals, through Lake Ijssel's closure and reclamation in The Netherlands, Singapore's Tuas and Changi reclamation projects, Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok island airport, culminating with residence and leisure based projects today in areas like the UAE (The Palm, The World), Oman (The Pearl), Bahrain and Qatar.