{"product_id":"infrastructure-9781032185262","title":"Infrastructure","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an overview and assessment of infrastructure's legal and governance underpinnings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfrastructure is often thought of as a term referring only to the physical entities  pipes, cables, utility poles, highways, airports  that facilitate the transmission of water, gas, telecommunications and electricity, as well as enabling both private and public transportation, and serving to house more or less public services such as health care and schools. However, infrastructure planning and implementation are not reducible to bricks and mortar. The complex process requires drawing from and sometimes re-inventing or recycling legal tools, from construction contracts to financing deals', which are often taken for granted by both practitioners and urban studies scholars. These are as important today as they were when the first railway lines were built, and to a large extent they remain just as invisible: the avalanche of drawings and photographs of planned or in-process fa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Audit, 2. Bonds, 3. Community consultations, 4. Credit ratings, 5. ‘The deal’, 6. High-speed rail, 7. Public-private partnerships, 8. Smart cities, 9. \"Value for money\" assessments, 10. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018884645207,"sku":"9781032185262","price":47.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032185262.jpg?v=1750778520","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/infrastructure-9781032185262","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}