Most new capitals are dreary, overpowering, underserviced and unaffordable. Here’s how Nusantara, Indonesia’s new planned capital, can avoid the same pitfalls.
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor & Programme co-ordinator (Masters of Public Policy), The University of Western Australia
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Fellow, Infrastructure Institute, School of Cities, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Law, Swinburne University of Technology
