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The overriding municipal goal is a city’s functionality. Functionality is largely determined by infrastructures. They enable urban coexistence and the pursuit of meta-goals. Infrastructures dictate the living and working conditions of the urbanites.

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  1. 1.

    cf. Gabler Wirtschaftslexikon (n.d.), n.p.

  2. 2.

    cf. Siemens (2006).

  3. 3.

    cf. Siemens (2006).

  4. 4.

    cf. ZVEI (2010).

  5. 5.

    cf. COM DG REGIO (2011).

  6. 6.

    BMI (2009), p. 4.

  7. 7.

    cf. BMI (2009), p. 9.

  8. 8.

    cf. Pederson et al. (2006), p. 4.

  9. 9.

    cf. BMI (2009), p. 9.

  10. 10.

    BMI (2009), p. 11 ff.

  11. 11.

    cf. BMI (2009), p. 11 ff.

  12. 12.

    Acatech (n.d.), n.p.

  13. 13.

    cf. Acatech (n.d.)

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Etezadzadeh, C. (2016). Functionality. In: Smart City – Future City?. essentials. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-11017-8_3

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