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South Asia womens resilience: Excel data

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South Asia womens resilience: Frequently asked questions

The South Asia Women's Resilience Index

South Asian countries largely fail to consider the rights of women to be included in their disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience-building efforts, finds a new index published by The Economist Intelligence Unit. Explore our  with summary findings and case studies related to the index.

Greening our cities

Martín Andrade, co founder of Fundación Mi Parque and national coordinator of urban parks in Chile, explains how public green areas can improve the lives of poor families.

Future-proofing infrastructure assets

Capital efficiency is the ratio of its output to the capital expenditure needed to operate it. The challenge is to maximise the productivity of assets and minimise the costs associated with building, operating and maintaining infrastructure. Certainly, optimising the capital efficiency of infrastructure assets—whether through use of technology or of integrated procurement models—will remain critical in an era of continued austerity and poor access to credit.

Housing and education

The secret to successful urban schools is housing, argues Megan Sandel, principal investigator at Children’s Health Watch.

Age-friendly cities

The Economist Intelligence Unit spoke to Ruth Finkelstein, associate director at the Robert N Butler Columbia Ageing Center, to find out how cities can cater to the elderly.

Lessons on societal and business vulnerability and resilience

Sissel Waage proposes that green infrastructure offers an area of opportunity for building resilience on to our landscapes and into our societies.

Playing the Long Game

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The Future of Air Travel

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In the coming decade, airlines will have the opportunity to transform themselves from commoditised providers of transportation to full-trip coordinators that interact in an integral, more profitable way with travellers during every step of their journeys. To do so, airlines will have to improve the customer experience, revive brand loyalty and undo the effects of years of cost-cutting.

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