Social value, infrastructure and stakeholder engagement: a complex triangle

Infrastructure is critical for the economic and social prosperity of society. Some large infrastructure projects are also future society due to their intergenerational nature long lifespan. Understanding value therefore important deliver a socially successful as well technically project. Stakeholder engagement, in turn, understanding identifying value; however, strength this relationship often underestimated during project development. The impact underestimation can be detrimental Using case study Didsbury Flood Storage Basin Improvements Scheme Greater Manchester, UK, paper demonstrates how stakeholder engagement process intrinsically linked preservation, creation enhancement on projects. It argued that by investing time, resources money process, significant. If investment missing project, perceived received stakeholders diminishes. Therefore, calls greater interdependency between value, need an appreciation within sector.