STS beyond the "modern infrastructure ideal": Extending theory by engaging with infrastructure challenges in the South

Technology in Society

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 139-147

  Furlong, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Disrepair; Global South; STS; Water supply

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; TECHNOLOGY;

COEXISTENCE; DISREPAIR; GLOBAL SOUTH; INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS; MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE; SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS; STS;

WATER SUPPLY;

INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84899890928     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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