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An Overview of Contemporary Urban Infrastructure Research

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This chapter gives an outline of the ongoing global policy interventions and initiatives associated to urban infrastructure. Topics such as sustainability and urban infrastructure, ICT-driven smart city infrastructure, innovative financing and partnership options with the community and private sector are the core subject matter.

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  1. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Alok Tiwari

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Tiwari, A. (2016). An Overview of Contemporary Urban Infrastructure Research. In: Urban Infrastructure Research. SpringerBriefs in Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30403-8_1

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