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Gill, J.C., Dahal, R.K., Smith, M. (2021). Infrastructure, Industry, and Innovation. In: Gill, J.C., Smith, M. (eds) Geosciences and the Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38815-7_9
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