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infrastructure as something that emerges in relation to organized practices and becomes visible mainly when it breaks down.

In science and technology studies, ecology of infrastructure refers to infrastructure as something that emerges in relation to organized practices and becomes visible mainly when it breaks down. This meaning comes from Star (1996) in Information Systems Research.[1]

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Star, S. L., & Ruhleder, K. (1996). Steps Toward an Ecology of Infrastructure: Design and Access for Large Information Spaces. Information Systems Research, 7(1), 111-134. https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.7.1.111

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