Civil Infrastructure Decision Making as a Chaotic Sociotechnical System: Role of Information Systems in Engaging Stakeholders and Democratizing Innovation
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Volume 19, Issue 4
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This research work has been supported through a grant from NSERC: Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
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Volume 19 • Issue 4 • December 2013
Pages: 355 - 362
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Received: Feb 8, 2012
Accepted: Apr 20, 2013
Published ahead of production: Apr 23, 2013
Published online: Nov 15, 2013
Published in print: Dec 1, 2013
Discussion open until: Apr 15, 2014
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