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Queer theory tells us that people’s identities are complex. If all research subjects are approached this way, we can understand their responses more fully.
The new city bears a colonial name and there are questions about locating it in the hottest part of Sydney, but we are also seeing all 3 tiers of government work together in an innovative way.
Nigeria’s 2023 budget could worsen the country’s cycle of deficits and debts.
Communities are always at the receiving end of infrastructure projects. They must also be at the centre of the decision making processes.
Studies show that West Africa’s critically endangered chimpanzees are finding ways of adapting to their rapidly changing habitat, but they still remain highly at risk.
New research looked at human impacts on more than 5,000 threatened species and found that a quarter of them have almost nowhere left to go to escape from the threats posed by human development.
Nearly 1,800 Brazilian dams are at risk of failure, according to the government. Fixing them is expensive – but ignoring aging dams can have considerable social, economic and environmental costs.
South Africa and Kenya have some valuable lessons for other African countries on how to finance urban infrastructure development.
After extreme weather events like Hurricane Harvey, city planners need to think about the smartest way to rebuild. Here are some no-regrets infrastructure investment ideas.
Are Chinese lives the price to pay for doing business in Pakistan?
The trillions of dollars spent on infrastructure demands democratic transparency and accountability. This applies to both the investment and to the effects on cities, societies and the environment.
Building a second Sydney airport will be a demanding engineering project. But the real challenge will be one of governance needed to choreograph the mix of old and new city that will surround it.
Airports Company of South Africa, a majority state owned enterprise, is set to be hit by a regulatory own-goal that puts further pressure on the country’s credit rating.
Reckless government investment decisions are sadly the norm when it comes to transport infrastructure. Three key checks on the decision-making process can help ensure taxpayers get value for money.
The ‘Africa Rising’ narrative was disturbed in 2016 by a combination of factors. But the continent is still on firm economic development footing.
Top contributors
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Consulting Economist; and Senior Research Fellow University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society and The Polytechnic School; Co-Director Center for Smart Cities and Regions, Arizona State University
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Professor: International Business & Strategy, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Leeds
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Associate, Grattan Institute
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Guest Lecturer, Climate Change Economics, University of Oxford & Director, Climate and Sustainability Programme, ODI Global
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Professor of Planning, School of Built Environment, UNSW
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Adjunct professor
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Professor of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
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Doctoral candidate, School of Aquatic and Fishery Science, University of Washington
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Senior Lecturer in Primate Conservation, University of Kent
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Professor in Urbanism and Infrastructure, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering, Arizona State University