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Development and function of cities are strongly linked to urban infrastructures, as are urban sustainability and the total performance of the urban system. Introducing a series of issues to focus on the different urban infrastructures, the present issue includes a range of articles covering part of the broad range of urban infrastructure systems. The four next ones will cover the following topics: ‘Urban transport’, ‘Urban energy infrastructures’, ‘Urban water and sewage infrastructure systems’ and ‘Urban telecommunication systems’. |
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Dossier – Urban Infrastructures and Sustainability
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Challenges for infrastructure provision of post-socialist Moscow megacity: Housing and communal services. |
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Urban infrastructure in Russia was heavily subsidized by the state during the socialist period. The market economy is bringing new participants, which could have a significant impact on collective consumption institutions. |
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Electronic communications: Municipalities as stakeholders. |
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In the rhetoric of deregulation municipalities are rarely identified as stakeholders. However, they played a major role in early infrastructure developments and recently in broadband. What explains their involvement? |
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Growing cycling in the UK’s urban areas: Is segregation the answer? |
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The debate about segregated facilities for cycling reveals philosophical differences amongst those attempting to grow cycling. Proponents and opponents may be guilty of lacking a coherent future vision for cycling. |
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Water trading in the context of urban development. |
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Water trading may deliver more sustainable water supplies for urban areas and reduce the impact on local aquatic environments. Regulation must not stand in the way. |
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How are infrastructures related to urban sustainability? Energy, transportation, water and health. |
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Urban sustainability can be accomplished by the balance between economic prosperity, environmental preservation, and social equity and stability, considering leakage effects. Infrastructures should be built and developed from this perspective. |
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European port cities as gateways to a green economy? |
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Energy futures and marine technology development present a diversification challenge for port cities. Low carbon ports infrastructure development will also profoundly modify their hinterland and calls for innovation strategies. |
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The next issue of the Network Industries Quarterly will discuss Urban transport. Do not hesitate to get in touch if you are interested in sending a contribution for the thematic or non-thematic sections. You can find all the previous editions of the newsletter here. INFO: Aris Christodoulou Editor-in-Chief, NIQ EPFL, ODY 215, Station 5 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Phone: 41-21-693-0007 e-Mail: aris.christodoulou@epfl.ch |
