Consolidating and operationalizing theories of genuine public participation in large-scale engineering projects

This research project will 1) identify and analyse factors enabling (or impeding) genuine participation of general public in planning, decision making and possibly funding of large-scale engineering projects in Denmark and the associated risks (e.g. in transportation infrastructure, or energy generation and distribution), 2) test how increased public participation can be operationalized through an open-system business model by the means of active collaboration with stakeholders, improved engineering risk management and direct implementation of changes in selected pilot projects, and finally 3) develop detailed guidelines for practitioners to be used for building strong and equal partnerships in major infrastructure projects.