Promoters of multi-billion dollar land-use development megaprojects systematically misinform parliaments, the public and the media in order to get them approved and built. This book not only explores these issues, but suggests practical solutions drawing on theory and scientific evidence from the several hundred projects in twenty nations and five continents. It is of interest to students, scholars, planners, economists, auditors, politicians and concerned citizens.

The plot in this Mystery-Drama is set at the height of the Cold War when the United States was about to introduce its retaliatory submarine-based Polaris missile into service. Not only Russia and America were the players here but countries like Sweden and Norway became unwitting pawns in the Game of the Superpowers. Extreme secrecy still surrounds the vital information concerning the nuclear powered and armed submarines that once ultimately guarded the safety of the Western World. By thorough research and professional deduction the Mystery is convincingly revealed and the plot unfolds in...