Abstract
This chapter explains why contemporary and innovative knowledge-based concepts can be of benefit to the urban health environment. The notion of “knowledge gaps” is often cited as a major impediment to effective management in the urban health context (examples of which are included throughout this book). The tools, technologies and strategies of Knowledge Management are particularly applicable to urban health. Coupled with the concept of “sense making”, such advances can assist in efforts to close or mitigate the impact of the urban knowledge gaps.
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Gibbons, M.C., Bali, R.K., Wickramasinghe, N. (2010). Knowledge Management for the Urban Health Context. In: Gibbons, M., Bali, R., Wickramasinghe, N. (eds) Perspectives of Knowledge Management in Urban Health. Healthcare Delivery in the Information Age, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5644-6_1
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