Marsh, A; Ersoy, A; (2018) Infrastructure Governance for the 21st Century. (ICIF White Paper Collection ). International Centre for Infrastructure Futures (ICIF): London, UK.

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Existing approaches to delivering infrastructure are no longer sufficient to meet contemporary challenges. To be able to gain the best value from infrastructure systems, the understanding of infrastructure delivery needs to continue to evolve. The discussion often focuses on the need for new business models, but this White Paper seeks to examine some of the issues through the lens of governance. It argues that placing the issue of infrastructure futures in dialogue with broader governance debates can assist in ensuring that the infrastructure conversation retains the necessary breadth and depth. Thinking in governance terms is one way of keeping some of the broader questions of purpose, value and benefit in play alongside more detailed questions of delivery and financing. The principal aim of this White Paper is to review some key themes in the recent governance literature and highlight their potential relevance to thinking about infrastructure governance in the twenty-first century. It notes, in particular, that reflexive governance offers a broad and inclusive framework to which learning processes are central. It also argues that the transition management debate can provide insights regarding effective approaches for moving towards embedding new infrastructure understandings.

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