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Cover The Elgar Companion to Urban Infrastructure Governance
The Elgar Companion to Urban Infrastructure Governance
Innovation, Concepts and Cases
Editors:
Matthias Finger
and
Numan Yanar

A comprehensive overview of the governance of urban infrastructures, this Companion combines illustrative cases with conceptual approaches to offer an innovative perspective on the governance of large urban infrastructure systems. Chapters examine the challenges facing urban infrastructure systems, including financial, economic, technological, social, ecological, jurisdictional and demand. 

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Handbook
Publication Date:
22 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800375611
Collections:
Geography, Planning and Tourism 2022
Cover Handbook on Entropy, Complexity and Spatial Dynamics
Handbook on Entropy, Complexity and Spatial Dynamics
A Rebirth of Theory?
Editors:
Aura Reggiani
,
Laurie A. Schintler
,
Daniel Czamanski
, and
Roberto Patuelli
This ground-breaking Handbook presents a state-of-the-art exploration of entropy, complexity and spatial dynamics from fundamental theoretical, empirical and methodological perspectives. It considers how foundational theories can contribute to new advances, including novel modeling and empirical insights at different sectoral, spatial and temporal scales.
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Handbook
Publication Date:
17 Dec 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839100598
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Economics 2021
Cover Integrating Europe’s Infrastructure Networks
Integrating Europe’s Infrastructure Networks
The Political Economy of the European Infrastructure System
Colin Turner
This timely book explores the long-standing process of infrastructural integration across Europe, with a particular focus on the EU member states. It illuminates the main economic infrastructure sectors, including transport, energy and information, examining how the process of infrastructural integration reflects an alignment of the needs of the states that are the main drivers behind this process.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
09 Nov 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839105487
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Political Science and Public Policy 2021
Cover A Modern Guide to the Digitalization of Infrastructure
A Modern Guide to the Digitalization of Infrastructure
Editors:
Juan Montero
and
Matthias Finger
Providing a coherent and multidisciplinary approach to digitalization, this Modern Guide aims to systematize how the digitalization process affects infrastructure-based industries, including telecommunications, transport, energy, water and postal services.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
23 Sep 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839106057
Collections:
Economics 2021
Cover A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy
A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy
Editors:
Thomas Sigler
and
Jonathan Corcoran
Providing a comprehensive overview of the urban sharing economy, this Modern Guide takes a forward-looking perspective on how sharing goods and services may facilitate future sustainability of consumption and production. It highlights recent developments and issues, with cutting-edge discussions from leading international scholars in business, engineering, environmental management, geography, law, planning, sociology and transport studies.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
10 Aug 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789909562
Collections:
Geography, Planning and Tourism 2021
Cover Handbook of Cities and Networks
Handbook of Cities and Networks
Editors:
Zachary P. Neal
and
Céline Rozenblat
This Handbook of Cities and Networks provides a cutting-edge overview of research on how economic, social and transportation networks affect processes both in and between cities. Exploring the ways in which cities connect and intertwine, it offers a varied set of collaborations, highlighting different theoretical, historical and methodological perspectives.
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Handbook
Publication Date:
20 Jul 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788114714
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Geography, Planning and Tourism 2021
Cover The Global Rise of the Modern Plug-In Electric Vehicle
The Global Rise of the Modern Plug-In Electric Vehicle
Public Policy, Innovation and Strategy
John D. Graham
We may be standing on the precipice of a revolution in propulsion not seen since the internal combustion engine replaced the horse and buggy. The anticipated proliferation of electric cars will influence the daily lives of motorists, the economies of different countries and regions, urban air quality and global climate change. If you want to understand how quickly the transition is likely to occur, and the factors that will influence the predictions of the pace of the transition, this book will be an illuminating read.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
23 Apr 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880139
Collections:
Political Science and Public Policy 2021
Cover A Companion to Transport, Space and Equity
A Companion to Transport, Space and Equity
Editors:
Robin Hickman
,
Beatriz Mella Lira
,
Moshe Givoni
, and
Karst Geurs
With social inequity in urban spaces becoming an increasing concern in our modern world, The Elgar Companion to Transport, Space and Equity explores the relationships between transport and social equity. Transport systems and infrastructure investment can lead to inequitable travel behaviours, with certain socio-demographic groups using particular parts of the transport system and accessing particular activities and opportunities.
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Reference & Dictionaries
Publication Date:
25 Oct 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788119825
Collections:
Social and Political Science 2019
Cover A Research Agenda for Transport Policy
A Research Agenda for Transport Policy
Editors:
John Stanley
and
David A. Hensher
Everyone has an opinion on transport: it significantly affects daily lives. This book highlights key transport opportunities and challenges, and identifies research requirements to inform policy discussion and support better societal outcomes. It does this by scanning across modes, continents, technologies and socio-economic settings, looking for common threads, points of difference and opportunities to make a difference. The book should appeal to prospective post-graduate students, professionals in transport and related fields, and those interested in better places and good discussions.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
28 Jun 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788970204
Collections:
Social and Political Science 2019
Cover Transit Oriented Development and Sustainable Cities
Transit Oriented Development and Sustainable Cities
Economics, Community and Methods
Editors:
Richard D. Knowles
and
Fiona Ferbrache
This book provides new dimensions and a contemporary focus on sustainable transport, urban regeneration and development in eight countries spanning four continents at different stages of development. It examines the role of transit oriented development (TOD) in improving urban sustainability and providing different transport choices, exploring how these can be implemented in modern cities.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
28 Jun 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788971713
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Social and Political Science 2019