Mega-Projects insightfully blends urban political theory with detailed case studies to arrive at a new understanding of large public works projects in America.  Altshuler and Luberoff take on pork barrel politics, the complexities of federalism, the ambiguous role of technical analysis, and the rise of environmental and community activism to create a landmark study of lasting value to planners, engineers, policy analysts, and politicians.  

---Martin Wachs, Carlson Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor of City and Regional Planning, and Director-Ins Transportation Studies, University of California, Berkeley

 "A significant book that fills an important gap in our understanding of urban development politics. Altshuler and Luberoff have tackled a tremendous topic with both breadth and depth. It is a superb achievement sure to have a lasting impact on urban scholars and policymakers alike."

 ---Lynne Sagalyn, Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Director-MBA Real Estate Program, Columbia Business School

 A fascinating, theoretically rich, study of the politics of public investment in urban America--with particular attention to the strategies employed by public officials and business coalitions, and to the ways in which they have adapted to new opportunities and constraints over the past half-century."

 -- Jameson W. Doig, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and Department of Politics, Princeton University

 "A sophisticated history of public investment in American urban areas during the past half-century, framed within an equally sophisticated review of urban political theory. Its meticulous presentation of factual detail is cast within the larger setting where public policy shapes large-scale public works, and public works in turn help shape urban history."

-Melvin M. Webber, professor emeritus of planning, University of California Transportation Research Center