Infrastructure megaprojects observed: “the Grid” and “the Prophecies”
Infrastructure megaprojects observed: “the Grid” and “the Prophecies”

Author(s): Paweł Wiechetek
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: megaprojects; sustainable infrastructure; socio-ecological transition; discourse and power; Anthropocene
Summary/Abstract: This essay will address the so-called Infrastructure Consensus in terms of the consequences that it brings for Agenda 2030 in its various economic, social, and environmental components. Are massive investments in megaprojects the acclaimed “magic bullet” for our current multidimensional crisis? Or perhaps, by analogy to the concept of “bullshit jobs” formulated by David Graeber, we should speak of “bullshit projects”, which rather hijack the political agenda and public money while delaying the transition to a more sustainable world-system?

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