Social infrastructure: why it matters and how urban geographers might study it
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Social infrastructure is an emerging research frontier in urban geography and studies. This editorial introduction provides a concise to the term. It briefly sets out intellectual provenance of concept social infrastructure, examining different ways being used across geography.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Urban Geography
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1938-2847', '0272-3638']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2021.2003609