An interdisciplinary 'infrastructure turn'has emerged over the past 20 years that disputes the
concept of urban infrastructure as a staid or neutral set of physical artefacts. Responding to …

In recent years, research and publication activity in the field of small and medium-sized cities
(SMSCs) in an international context has been increasing. However, a survey of extant …

In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …

Climate shelters are critical urban infrastructures to support adaptation to extreme weather.
They offer spaces–eg, parks, libraries, and civic centers–where residents can take refuge …

Megaprojects are “large-scale, complex ventures that typically cost US $1 billion or more,
take many years to develop and build, involve multiple public and private stakeholders, are …

Spatially heterogeneous weights and a non‐compensatory aggregation scheme, are two
important properties needed to construct a composite indicator capable of summarizing …

For most cities in the developing world, rapid and uncontrolled expansion at their fringes is a
regular feature. In many cases these rapidly growing peri-urban areas are carved out as …

This paper examines how fragmentation of critical infrastructure impacts the spread of the
coronavirus outbreak in New York City at the neighbourhood level. The location of …

Recent infrastructure failures in the United States have brought attention to the ways and
extent to which water security is unevenly distributed in urban areas. For many marginalized …

In this paper, we take the concept of 'new urban spaces' as our jumping off point to engage
with the efforts of Alphabet/Google affiliate Sidewalk Labs to cultivate a new integrated …