Chapter 4
Infrastructure Vision for Sustainable
Development
Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.
Jonathan Swift
Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream of
things that never were and say why not.
Robert Kennedy
An original vision is one that allows you to grasp the future. A
visionary leader should adhere to his vision, fully confident
that he can see things that those in his entourage may not be
able to perceive and that his vision will fulfil its set goals.
Such a leader would also seriously consider any criticism of
his vision and be prepared to defend it, convince others of its
validity and efficiency and overcome all obstacles obstructing
its way.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (My Vision. Challenges
in the Race for Excellence)
. . .It took a vision. That was supplied by a Danish architect. . .
Jan Gehl. . .But it was also driven by the long-term, marketfriendly, practical backing of the city authorities in
Copenhagen since 1962, when the main shopping street,
Stroget, was pedestrianized.
Hamish McRae. (Traffic Management in Copenhagen. What
works)
Nous n’héritons pas de la terre de nos ancêtres, nous
l’empruntons à nos enfants.
African proverb
Sustainable development is development which meets the
needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs.
(Bruntland 1987)
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Infrastructure Vision for Sustainable
Development
Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.
Jonathan Swift
Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream of
things that never were and say why not.
Robert Kennedy
An original vision is one that allows you to grasp the future. A
visionary leader should adhere to his vision, fully confident
that he can see things that those in his entourage may not be
able to perceive and that his vision will fulfil its set goals.
Such a leader would also seriously consider any criticism of
his vision and be prepared to defend it, convince others of its
validity and efficiency and overcome all obstacles obstructing
its way.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (My Vision. Challenges
in the Race for Excellence)
. . .It took a vision. That was supplied by a Danish architect. . .
Jan Gehl. . .But it was also driven by the long-term, marketfriendly, practical backing of the city authorities in
Copenhagen since 1962, when the main shopping street,
Stroget, was pedestrianized.
Hamish McRae. (Traffic Management in Copenhagen. What
works)
Nous n’héritons pas de la terre de nos ancêtres, nous
l’empruntons à nos enfants.
African proverb
Sustainable development is development which meets the
needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs.
(Bruntland 1987)
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
V. Proag, Infrastructure Planning and Management: An Integrated Approach,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48559-7_4
103