Review the Conflict Management Pattern of Beneficiaries and Influentials in Megaprojects of Mashhad City

Abstract

Urban megaprojects has engaged directly or indirectly different activists and beneficiaries including urban authorities, investors, developers, planners, designers, land owners, residents and citizens. Therefore, the appropriate recognition of beneficiaries and social acceptance is of the main important factors for success of Urban megaprojects. Mashhad has experienced several megaprojects since 1990s and while this kind of urban development has criticized due to their negative consequences, the area and the number of such projects are increasing.This paper aims to assess the conflict management methods in megaprojects of Mashhad, uses grounded theory and three case studies including Majd and Shohada redevelopment projects and Sepad Tourism Zone.. The required data for answering the research questions which include the manner of presence and also the conflict management pattern of different activists in each project, were gathered by semi-structured interview with various activists in this project. The results show that the major conflict management method in Mashhad’s megaproject is mostly based on avoidance of conflict or competing with conflict and the agreement pattern has implemented organizations, manufacturers and major property owners.

Keywords

• urban megaproject
• conflict management
• beneficiaries participation
• mashhad