Social value for whom, by whom and when? Managing stakeholder dynamics in a UK megaproject

Abstract

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“Bigger than government”: Exploring the social construction and contestation of net-zero industrial megaprojects in England

“…Technological frames can even become absorbed by national institutions or policies, with policymakers themselves subscribing to frames about a given technology in ways that advance their status or align with the interests of their constituents (Kingdon, 1984). Frames can also become connected to particular problems a technology can solve (Oti-Sarpong and Leiringer, 2021), as well as the particular value propositions that the technology offers in addressing those problems (Mulholland et al, 2019;Mulholland et al, 2020).…”

Local community engagement as a practice: an investigation of local community engagement issues and their impact on transport megaprojects' social value

“…For instance, in the UK context, National Themes, Outcomes and Measures (TOMS) (National Social Value Portal, 2019) and Housing Associations' Charitable Trust (HACT) (in the construction sector) (UK Social Value bank, 2022) are two common frameworks for evaluating SV. Planning SV at the front-end of megaprojects consists of identifying the local community's needs for social services (Mulholland et al, 2020) and quantifying and documenting their financial benefits (National Social Value Portal, 2019). However, since the front-end is focused on the projects' financial aspects (Samset and Volden, 2016;Volden, 2019), transport megaprojects often fail to generate relevant SV (Motte et al, 2020).…”

“…However, since the front-end is focused on the projects' financial aspects (Samset and Volden, 2016;Volden, 2019), transport megaprojects often fail to generate relevant SV (Motte et al, 2020). Also, measuring the outcomes of the SV plans is generally overlooked at the back-end of projects due to the qualitative nature of the SV (Glasson et al, 2021;Mulholland et al, 2019Mulholland et al, , 2020.…”

“…Three factors impact planning SV for local communities in transport megaprojects: people, type of transport, and land use (Lucas, 2012). LCE links these three factors and helps generate relevant SV plans (Mulholland et al, 2020). Therefore, the engagement and its output significantly impact SV plans for local communities and indirectly form their perception of megaprojects' performance (Cuganesan and Floris, 2020;Turner and Zolin, 2012).…”

“…Three factors impact planning SV for local communities in transport megaprojects: people, type of transport, and land use (Lucas, 2012). LCE links these three factors and helps generate relevant SV plans (Mulholland et al. , 2020).…”