ABSTRACT
This work examines the governance of large technical systems (LTS) at firm, imdustry and state levels and the interactions between the systems and society. In particular, international contributors explore the implications of major technological , economic and social changes during the last twenty years for traditional forms of LTS governance. Their research is centred around the following themes:
* traditional forms of governance
* new regulatory challenges
* the governability of complex technologies
* conceptual issues related to the governance of inter-organizational networks
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|74 pages
On Traditional Modes of Governance
chapter 2|19 pages
Transforming an Energy System
The evolution of the manufactured gas industry and the transition to natural gas in the United States (1807–1954)
chapter 4|15 pages
Technical Systems and Strategy
Intercontinental telecommunications in the first quarter of the twentieth century
chapter 5|18 pages
Designing and Operating Storm Water Drain Systems
Empirical findings and conceptual developments
part 2|80 pages
New Challenges
chapter 7|16 pages
From Control to Coordination
New governance models for information networks and other large technical systems
chapter 8|19 pages
The Internationalization of Large Technical Systems
Dynamics of change and challenges to regulation in electricity and telecommunications
chapter 9|22 pages
Splintering Networks
The social, spatial and environmental implications of the privatization and liberalization of utilities in Britain
part 3|44 pages
On The Governability of Complex Technologies
part 4|76 pages
Conceptualizing Governance for Interorganizational Networks
chapter 13|19 pages
On Control and Shifting Boundaries
Modern society in the web of systems and networks
