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A new comprehensive map reveals the true scale of the ancient Roman road network – but it is still incomplete.
Colonial era records reveal the intersection of race and access to water in South Africa’s history.
Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was often derided as a ‘folly.’ Yet the waterway went on to transform the American frontier.
What if Canada could see the impact of wildfires, floods and traffic congestion before they happen?
The triple whammy of deep staff cuts, shutdown furloughs and the expiration of an information-sharing law leaves national cybersecurity in a perilous state.
African governments and other local actors have a crucial role to play in shaping the activities of Chinese firms.
As the immense bridge was built, the neighborhood of Delray lost residents and landmarks.
Hydropower infrastructure may bring economic and geopolitical advantages, but India risks undermining the mountains that protect its people, wildlife and borders.
The model can help state governments to avoid huge upfront spending and shift some risks onto private firms. But taxpayers often pick up the bill in other ways.
Climate-proofing Australia’s 29 rail networks won’t be easy – but here’s how it can be done.
Why the new planning and infrastructure bill won’t make the process any fairer for people or planet.
African countries must work collectively to seize opportunities in new digital and green economies where the continent’s critical minerals are so important.
The Motuo hydropower project will be four times the size of the gigantic Three Gorges dam, the next biggest hydropower project in the world.
In Canada, heat produced by data centres, grocery stores, laundromats, restaurants, sewage systems and hockey arenas could be captured and turned into energy.
African nations need to negotiate contracts that ensure they hold on to the power their resources bring.
Former president Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will be remembered for its promises and failures.
Current science communications in Cape Town are not serving the public well.
Structural health monitoring is a proactive and technology-driven approach to safeguarding ageing infrastructure.
The Cook Strait ferry fiasco is just another symptom of a wider malaise: an inability to deliver, on time and at cost, the infrastructure that keeps the economy moving.
Top contributors
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Executive Director, Better Infrastructure Initiative, John Grill Centre for Project Leadership, University of Sydney
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Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
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Proprietor - Hale Consulting, The University of Melbourne
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Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Empowering Communities to Adapt to Environmental Change, United Nations University; University of Calgary
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Director, Centre for Western Sydney, Western Sydney University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Professor of Earth Sciences and Executive Director, Environmental Resilience Institute, Indiana University