Sustainability-Driven Risk Management in Infrastructure Projects

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-39363-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Spon Research

Sustainability-Driven Risk Management in Infrastructure Projects addresses the need to integrate sustainability into risk management practices for infrastructure development. It emphasizes the importance of embedding environmental, social, governance (ESG), and resilience considerations early in project planning and decision-making processes, rather than treating them as late-stage add-ons.

The book is structured into five parts, each addressing key aspects of sustainability-driven risk management. Part I establishes foundational concepts and defines the approach. Part II maps the sustainability risk landscape, exploring stakeholders, governance, and risk processes. Part III rethinks project success, demonstrating practical applications of sustainability-driven risk management. Part IV introduces digital tools and advanced methods, such as option appraisal, design review, and resilience planning, to support infrastructure decisions. Part V examines barriers to adoption, enabling conditions, and future directions, culminating in an integrated framework for sustainable risk management. Throughout, strategically selected examples illustrate concepts, trade-offs, and sector-specific applications, ensuring relevance across diverse infrastructure contexts.

The book provides a key source of guidance for infrastructure practitioners seeking to achieve sustainable and resilient outcomes and is designed for advanced professionals and academics, including postgraduate students, doctoral researchers, and practitioners in infrastructure-related roles. It targets engineers, project managers, risk managers, and sustainability professionals, as well as consultants, financiers, and insurers involved in infrastructure projects. With its global perspective, the book is suitable for readers across regions, offering actionable insights for infrastructure owners, regulators, and policymakers navigating the challenges of climate resilience, ESG integration, and sustainable development.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elseknidy, Mohamed

Kineber, Ahmed Farouk

Al-Mhdawi, M.K.S.

Oke, Ayodeji Emmanuel

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Versicherungswirtschaft
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Risikobewertung, Risikotheorie
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I – FOUNDATIONS AND CONTEXT 1. Introduction to Sustainability-Driven Risk Management in Infrastructure Projects 2. Principles of Sustainability-Driven Risk Management  PART II – FUNDAMENTALS OF RISK AND SUSTAINABILITY 3. The Sustainability Risk Landscape for Infrastructure Projects 4. Stakeholders and Governance in Sustainability-Driven Risk Management 5. Processes and Frameworks for Sustainability-Driven Risk Management  PART III – MEASURING SUCCESS AND INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY 6. Rethinking Project Success through Sustainability and Resilience 7. Sustainability-Driven Risk Management in Infrastructure Practice  PART IV – RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS 8. Digital Transformation of Risk Management in Infrastructure 9. Advanced Methods for Sustainability-Oriented Risk Analysis  PART V – ADOPTION, BARRIERS, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS 10. Barriers to Sustainability-Driven Risk Management in Infrastructure 11. Enablers and Drivers of Adoption 12. The Future of Sustainability-Driven Risk Management in Infrastructure Projects  Summary References Index

Über Autor(innen)

Mohamed Elseknidy is a Lecturer in Project Management and a Risk Management consultant with over 15 years of professional experience across infrastructure and logistics. He received his PhD in Civil Engineering from Teesside University, UK, with research focused on risk management and sustainability in projects. He is a Chartered Construction Manager (MCIOB), Project Management Professional Sustainability-Driven Risk Management in Infrastructure Projects (PMP), PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP), PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA), and PRINCE2 Practitioner. He has helped organizations design and implement robust project management solutions, strengthen risk-aware decision-making, and translate complex uncertainty into clear, actionable strategies. Dr Elseknidy’s work integrates industry practice, research, and teaching, with particular interests in project risk management, governance, sustainability, project performance, systems approaches, and AI-enabled decision support. He teaches project and risk management at postgraduate level and has
published extensively in peer-reviewed academic research

Ahmed Farouk Kineber is a Lecturer in Project Management at Central Queensland University, Australia, where he heads the Sustainable Project and Asset Management Research Group. His professional credentials include Certified Value Specialist (CVS, SAVE International, USA), Professional in Value Management (PVM, IITF/Value for Europe, Austria), Chartered Construction Manager (MCIOB, CIOB, UK), and P3O® (AXELOS, UK). He has developed digital tools for value management practice, including an automated system that implements the full SAVE International Job Plan across its eight phases. He has authored more than 125 peer-reviewed publications and reviewed over 170 manuscripts for leading international journals. In 2024 and 2025, Stanford University recognized him among the top 2% of global scientists in Construction Management, and in 2025 SAVE International honoured his contribution to education with the Thomas J. Snodgrass Distinguished Service Award.

M.K.S. Al-Mhdawi is a Senior Lecturer in Engineering Project Management at Teesside University, Director of Project Analytics at the Advanced Project Management Research Centre, University of Southampton, and a researcher in Safety Management at Trinity College Dublin. He received his PhD in Risk Management from the University of Southampton and has extensive experience in integrating risk and safety management into core business processes across a range of industries, including oil and gas, construction, manufacturing, and space systems. Dr Al-Mhdawi has secured more than £300,000 in research funding from prominent organizations, including the European Space Agency, the Association for Project Management, and the American University of Sharjah in the UAE. He has published extensively in leading international journals and holds senior editorial roles with several prominent academic journals, including Risk Sciences, the ASCE Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice, and Frontiers in the Built Environment. His research contributions have earned him recognition among the top 3% of scholars worldwide in the field of Risk Management.

Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke is a Professor of Sustainable and Digital Built Environment at the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Nigeria. He has several years of teaching and research experience in higher institutions of learning across the world. He obtained his first degree with a First Class (Hons.) and completed his master’s and PhD degrees in Quantity Surveying. He founded the Research Group on Sustainable Infrastructure Management Plus (RG-SIM+) and currently serves as the team lead. With research interests in Sustainable Development, Digital Infrastructure, and Construction Innovations, he has over 500 publications, including 15 authored and 4 edited books, and he has been listed in Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking since 2023.