Cities are growing vertically as well as horizontally, so infrastructure needs to ensure people can move up and down as well as across the city.
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Cities are expanding upwards and downwards, as well as outwards. With urban density also increasing, moving people efficiently around the city, often using ageing infrastructure, is quite a challenge.
Still from the movie Un rêve français (“A French Dream”) by Christian Faure, which tells the story of a young Guadeloupean couple during a little-known, tragic time of French post-colonial history.
Eloa Prod 2018
New Zealand’s foreign minister announced a NZ$714 million increase in aid for Pacific nations in a soft-power response to China’s growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region.
Marine heatwaves can kill off species and alter ecosystems.
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To deliver better housing for health, we must go back to what we know works, to the proven evidence-based solutions for design, construction, delivery and maintenance.
One of the refugee camps in Dadaab, northern Kenya, where more than 300,000 call home.
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Citizenship is increasingly becoming something that must be ‘earned’, but this undermines basic rights.
Colombia ended its 52-year conflict with the FARC guerrillas in late 2016. The next president must decide whether to uphold the deal.
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Two candidates from Colombia’s May 27 presidential vote will face off on June 17. One is a former guerrilla. The other is a hard-liner. Their views for the nation’s future couldn’t be more different.
Crowdfunded campaigns to save the orange-bellied parrot are a rare ray of hope.
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A new ad campaign from Coca-Cola shows they’re trying to push a “sugar in moderation” line, while many of their products still contain far too much.
Tobacco leaves dry on a farm in Africa. Big tobacco companies exploit impoverished African farmers, particularly in Malawi. On World No Tobacco Day, it’s time to focus on the tactics of Big Tobacco in Africa.
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On World No Tobacco Day, the focus is usually on the health risks of cigarettes. But what about the way Big Tobacco exploits impoverished farmers in Malawi?
Inflexible structures of higher education and competing demands related to settlement often make transition difficult for refugees, despite their desire to work hard.
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Without developing a better understanding of the challenges refugee students face, we run the risk of further disadvantaging refugee students in Australia.
A new act is trying to lock down cyber crime in Kenya.
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Professor in Practice on Environmental Innovation, School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow, UK, National University of Singapore