Urban infrastructure patching: Citizen-led solutions to infrastructure ruptures

Urban Infrastructure and Morphosis

Financing Green Urban Infrastructure

This paper presents an overview of practices and challenges related to financing green sustainable cities. Cities are essential actors in stimulating green infrastructure; and urban finance is one of the promising ways in which this can be achieved. Cities are key investors in infrastructure with green potential, such as buildings, transport, water and waste. Their main revenue sources, such as...

Urban Infrastructure and Industrialization1

Public infrastructure in Third World cities is generally in a fairly poor condition. The quality of infrastructure services is further eroded by the rapid population growth in most of these cities. Poor infrastructure reduces the profitability of modern sector manufacturing and may therefore inhibit industrialization. The present analysis demonstrates that there may arise situations with stable...

Revolutionising Computing Infrastructure For Citizen Empowerment

The world has dramatically changed over the last decade. Almost every aspect of our lives is being digitally monitored: from our social networks activity, through online shopping habits to healthcare and financial records. The emergence of Internet of things and the growing presence of cyber physical systems only increase citizens’ exposure to digital monitoring by commercial enterprises. In or...

Applying Kodas Technique to Measure Urban Infrastructure in Metropolises of Iran

Aims: Due to the rapid expansion of urban areas, the lack of urban infrastructure in the country's metropolises is strongly felt. This infrastructure, in parallel with urban development, is vital for improving the quality of life in the country's metropolises. The present study was conducted using the CODAS multi-indicator technique with the aim of analyzing indicators related to urban infrastr...