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Urban Infrastructure Finance and Management [electronic resource]

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Chichester Wiley-Blackwell 2012Description: ebookISBN:
  • 9781118401651
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Argues that the physical structure of cities and the standards of infrastructure services delivered are driven by efficiencies within individual infrastructure sectors and the ability to co-ordinate and integrate sectors to generate economies of scale. This requires an interdisciplinary approach, integrating knowledge from finance, governance, planning and management as well as the characteristics of the individual urban infrastructure sectors involved.

Argues that the physical structure of cities and the standards of infrastructure services delivered are driven by efficiencies within individual infrastructure sectors and the ability to co-ordinate and integrate sectors to generate economies of scale. This requires an interdisciplinary approach, integrating knowledge from finance, governance, planning and management as well as the characteristics of the individual urban infrastructure sectors involved.