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Financing the UK’s infrastructure: private and public gains

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Urban infrastructure insights 2015

Urban infrastructure insights 2015 examines the city infrastructure systems that require the most attention as well as what city leaders can do to develop solutions for their citizens and businesses. The report investigates infrastructure's importance for urban economic growth as well as the social, political and financial obstacles to effective infrastructure and service delivery. This research is written by The Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by FCC (Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas), a Spanish environmental services, infrastructure and water group.

Cleaner and greener transport

How can cities innovate to reduce carbon emissions and air pollution, creating clean and sustainable transport systems? asks Tim Pryce, head of public sector at the Carbon Trust.

Enabling resilient cities

Key to resilient cities is an information and communication technology (ICT) platform that optimises infrastructure, argues Michael Weigelt, director of corporate communications at Living PlanIT.

Planetary health – Improving human health by healing the planet

Fred Boltz, Managing Director for Ecosystems and Claudia Juech, Associate Vice President and Managing Director of Strategic Research at the Rockefeller Foundation explore the interactions between human health and the rapidly changing planetary environment.

Rethinking urban technology

Emma Stewart, head of sustainability solutions at Autodesk, a US software corporation, explains why the “smart city” construct is incoherent.

Work in progress

Paving the way for private money to find infrastructure investments

Fostering social interaction in cities

By putting people—their behaviour and activity—at the centre of design and planning processes, cities can promote social interaction and public engagement, argues Jeff Risom, partner and managing director at urban research and design consultancy, Gehl Studio.

How mobile is transforming passenger transportation

Report Summary

Transportation is a sector straining to keep pace with rapid population growth and shifting mobility patterns. Its principal pain points are congestion and high costs. 

These operational headaches can be alleviated with new and interactive offerings made available by the proliferation of mobile technologies. As real-time data becomes increasingly available and integrated across different modes in the transportation supply chain, they could help boost system efficiencies, to better engage with passengers and to lower costs. 

The heritage capital in cities

How can cities balance development with historic and cultural character? asks Simon Thurley, chief executive of English Heritage.

South Asia women's resilience index: Interactive tool

 

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