Chinese and Ivorian workers at the site of a container terminal at the port of Abidjan.
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China’s need for private security services in Africa has grown significantly as Beijing increases its investment in the continent.
Pickup trucks creep through flood waters in Richland, Miss., following a morning of torrential rains in August 2022.
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Flash flooding can happen in both urban and rural areas, with deadly results in either setting.
Lorries blocked at the border between DRC and Zambia. Poor roads are a major stumbling block to trade.
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Producers in Zambia should be getting more for their crops, and buyers in East Africa should be paying less, alleviating food price spikes.
Saralake Estates Mobile Home Park in Sarasota, Florida.
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Manufactured housing – the preferred name for what were once called mobile homes – has changed dramatically in recent decades. Three planning experts call for giving it a new look.
Mombasa port serves Kenya and eight other countries in the region.
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Harnessing the combined effect of trade and urbanisation could significantly boost the economies of African countries.
UK rail lines don’t do well in the heat.
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The UK rail industry struggles to create tracks that can cope with both high and low temperatures.
Local communities, researchers, governments and businesses are working together to identify coastal erosion risks and find sustainable solutions.
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Coastal erosion along the St. Lawrence River has economic, social and cultural impacts.
Low-quality asphalt binder — the glue that holds roads together — can leave roads prone to cracking in cold temperatures.
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The quality of asphalt binder — the glue that holds roads together — influences their condition. Binder made from Alberta bitumen is low in waxes and could extend pavement lifespan.
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An expert assesses the weak links in a warming UK.
Going to plan? Victoria’s transport infrastructure minister, Jacinta Allan, tours Melbourne’s Parkville Station site in April.
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Infrastructure has been rife with controversy for years. Can a new department secretary make a difference?
Gas prices are at record highs.
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We asked four experts to explain what gas taxes are used for and whether waiving them will make much of a difference to American households.
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Governments embraced shovel ready projects during the pandemic as a way to stimulate the economy. But the potential for real transformation was lost in the rush to build.
Spaghetti Junction has always been a destination as much as a transport nexus.
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Gravelly Hill Interchange was always meant to be functional, but its cultural life has been rich too.
A future marked by the Metaverse may fundamentally change how we operate on a daily basis.
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New virtual realities are changing the way we interact with our urban spaces. How will the metaverse make some urban amenities redundant and others indispensable?
Transportation planning includes highways, public transit, automobile infrastructure and the movement of people and goods.
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Mobility justice — the right to access spaces and means of movement — means that transportation planning should address marginalization.
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How can a big infrastructure project benefit marginalised communities?
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Local realities shape the transport system, making it less directly applicable as a model elsewhere.
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Public health remains the Cinderella of services when it comes to health budgets. But the pandemic has shown why New Zealand urgently needs a better investment approach.
Tourists cross a hanging bridge in the treetops of Costa Rica’s Monteverde cloud forest.
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Tourism revenues account for almost 10% of Costa Rica’s gross domestic product. New research shows that charismatic wildlife is necessary but not sufficient to attract ecotourists.
Maria Khoza collecting water from the City of Tshwane municipality after a short closure of the a treatment plant caused by a sewage leakage in 2019.
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South Africa’s dams are overflowing but the country is still facing water supply challenges.