Smart cities as a mechanism towards a broader understanding of infrastructure interdependencies

Regional Studies, Regional Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 26-31

  Ersoy, Aksel ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infrastructure; Interdependency; Smart city; Urban experiments

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021371549     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21681376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21681376.2017.1281154     Document Type: Article

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