Beardmore, D C and Molenaar, K R (2023) Roadway design and construction in infrastructure limited contexts: A risk breakdown structure. International Journal of Construction Management, 23(10), pp. 1675-1683. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
The United Nation's sustainable development goals prioritize roadway development, as it is necessary for socio-economic prosperity. Despite rapid growth in the industry, progress has been crippled by budget and schedule overruns. There is often a lack of knowledge regarding risks that could impact project success. A content analysis of published research is performed to construct a preliminary risk identification and analysis framework—in the form of an initial risk breakdown structure (RBS) and codebook. They include 16 subcategories within the following six categories: 'construction & planning', 'economic & financial', 'regulatory & legal', 'equipment, materials, & land', 'site disposition', and 'relations & recruitment'. This study provides researchers and project parties—including owners, contractors, consultants, and financial institutions—with a starting point to discuss and identify context-specific risks. It also suggests areas for future research.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | content analysis; development; infrastructure; logistics performance index; risk; risk identification; road |
| Index terms: | design and construction, risk breakdown structure, risk identification, project party, project success, land, content analysis, recruitment, schedule overrun, sustainable development goal, owner |
| Subjects: | project controls, data analysis and analytics, sociology, sustainable design, contractual arrangements, management, project management theory and practice, financial risk, real estate economics |
| Topics: | Cost Management, Time Control, Human Resources, Project Management, Research Practice, Urban Studies, Sustainability, Stakeholder Management, Procurement |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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