Complexity, Adaptability and Flexibility in Infrastructure and Regional Development: Insights and Implications for Policy Analysis and Planning

Jonathan L. Gifford
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Jonathan L. Gifford: George Mason University

Chapter Chapter 10 in Infrastructure and the Complexity of Economic Development, 1996, pp 169-186 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The concept of order is a powerful and appealing inspiration for the planning and development of urban infrastructure. Those engaged in the planning process derive professional identity and satisfaction from the notion that they are somehow working out or contributing to the realization of order.

Keywords: Multiple Equilibrium; Complex Adaptive System; Neoclassical Economic; Narrow Window; Urban Infrastructure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-80266-9_10

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