Infrastructures as socio-eco-technical systems: Five considerations for interdisciplinary dialogue

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Grabowski, Z J ^a   Matsler, A M ^a   Thiel, C ^b   McPhillips, L ^c   Hum, R ^d   Bradshaw, A ^e   Miller, T ^f   Redman, C ^c,g  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f Arizona State University   (United States)

^g Global Institute of Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85021694933     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000383     Document Type: Article

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