Infrastructure Informality

Infrastructure Informality is a theoretical construct in urban studies that denotes the emergence and proliferation of physical infrastructure systems through unregulated, adaptive, and often community-driven processes outside formal planning frameworks, thereby distinguishing it from state-led or institutionally sanctioned infrastructure development.

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2017–2026

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  1. JL
    Josef Leitmann

    World Bank, United States

    3 publications · 57 citations

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  2. DB
    Deniz Baharoğlu

    World Bank, United States

    3 publications · 57 citations

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  3. JE
    James Evans

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 177 citations

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  4. GS
    Gavin Shatkin

    University of Michigan, United States

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  5. KO
    Kei Otsuki

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    2 publications · 78 citations

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  1. Annual Review of Anthropology

    25 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. Urban Studies

    12 publications · 677 citations

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  4. Environment and Planning E Nature and Space

    4 publications · 123 citations

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  5. Habitat International

    4 publications · 157 citations

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