Redeploying Urban Infrastructure

Jonathan Rutherford holds a research post at LATTS (Laboratoire Techniques, Territoires et Sociétés), Université Paris Est and Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, France.

• Chapter 1: Introduction – redeploying urban infrastructure.- Chapter 2: Water infrastructures, suburban living spaces and remaking socio-technical configurations in outer Stockholm.- Chapter 3: Engaging urban materialities of low carbon transformation in the green capital of Europe.- Chapter 4: Active infrastructures and the spirit of energy transition in Paris.- Chapter 5: Infrastructure integration and eco-city futures: permeability and politics of the closed loop of Hammarby Sjöstad.- Chapter 6: Smart grids and enhancing urban systems: reflections on ordering and disordering the city.- Chapter 7: Conclusion – infrastructure futures.

“The book is particularly valuable for academics and practitioners who are working to change infrastructure systems to realise more sustainable cities. … The book is a valuable contribution to the study of urban infrastructure and highlights the messy contradictions and tensions of contemporary cities while providing suggestions for how these dynamics might be steered towards improved urban futures.” (Andrew Karvonen, Buildings & Cities, April 15, 2020)