时间：2026年11月5日 星期四 14:00-16:00
Time: November 5, 2026 (Thursday) 14:00–16:00
地点：公管学院620
Venue: Room 620, Tsinghua SPPM
讲座主题 Topic:
Introducing social risk factors: How big technical projects generate social and community risks
主讲人 Speaker:
Sara Bice
澳大利亚国立大学克劳福德公共政策学院教授、社会基础设施研究所（I2S）联合创始人兼主任
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University; Co-Founder and Director, Institute for Infrastructure in Society (I2S)
主持人 Moderator:
张鹏龙，清华大学公共管理学院长聘副教授、国际所所长
Penglong Zhang
Tenured Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of International Development and Global Governance, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
点评人 Commentators:
桂天晗，清华大学公共管理学院长聘副教授
Tianhan Gui
Tenured Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
朱桂兰，清华大学公共管理学院助理教授
Guilan Zhu
Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
语言：英文（无翻译）
Language: English (no interpretation)
主办：清华大学公共管理学院
Host: School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
承办：清华大学公共管理学院国际发展与全球治理研究所
Organizer: Institute of International Development and Global Governance, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
讲座简介 Lecture Abstract:
Studies show that over 90% of mega infrastructure projects fail to be delivered on-time or on-budget. Current advice to improve project delivery concentrates on reference class forecasting, and improved planning, technical and financial measures. Yet no improvements to project completion have been shown. Why might is this the case? And what could we do differently?
This lecture draws on a five-year research project that identifies the most common 'social risk factors' for major infrastructure project delivery. We propose that a continued focus on improving technical and financial aspects of infrastructure planning and delivery misses another important input to project success: people. Too often, the social and community considerations that affect major projects—and, equally which affect communities—are seen as secondary or are ill-considered. Our research finds, however, that project professionals consistently rank social and community pressures as among the most impactful to project delays.
We introduce the concept of 'social risk factors' as a better way to understand and plan for the social and community concerns that shape project outcomes. By understanding these factors, governments and industry can reduce social risks to communities, mitigate social impacts and improve societal benefit delivery.
嘉宾介绍 Speaker Bio:
Professor Sara Bice is Co-Founder and Director, I2S (Institute for Infrastructure in Society) at the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University, where she serves as Special Advisor Executive Education. She previously served as Head, Department of Policy and Governance (2021-2024). She is Senior Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management and Co-founder and Director of ANU spin-off company Next Generation Engagement. She is Past President, International Association for Impact Assessment, the world’s leading organisation for impact assessment practitioners, researchers and clients, representing about 7,000 members in 120 countries. She is an award-winning researcher, author and teacher.
Sara’s research helps governments, communities and corporations negotiate the impacts of major projects, with an aim to mitigate environmental and social risks and optimise potential benefits.
