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The World Bank recently released Doing Business 2019, a flagship report which compares business regulation among domestic firms across 190 economies. The following are the 10 best and worst economies…

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Natural Ways Of Cooling Cities

October 2, 2019

ETH Zurich scientists have been researching the effect of precipitation and population size on rising temperatures in cities compared with the surrounding countryside. They have found that more green spaces…

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Moshie Safdie: How To Reinvent The Apartment Building

September 30, 2019

In 1967, Moshe Safdie reimagined the monolithic apartment building, creating “Habitat ’67,” which gave each unit an unprecedented sense of openness. Nearly 50 years later, he believes the need for…

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Designing For Future Ready Cities

September 10, 2019

Engineering has always been about building for what lies ahead, creating lasting legacies in the form of extraordinary buildings or resilient infrastructure that can stand for centuries. WSP’s sustainability director…

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How People Talk Now Holds Clues About Human Migration Centuries Ago

September 9, 2019

Often, you can tell where someone grew up by the way they speak. For example, if someone in the United States doesn’t pronounce the final “r” at the end of…

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How The West Can Adapt To A Rising Asia

September 2, 2019

As Asian economies and governments continue to gain power, the West needs to find ways to adapt to the new global order, says author and diplomat Kishore Mahbubani. In an…

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How Will We Travel The World In 2050?

September 2, 2019

If the aviation industry was a country, it would rank among the world’s top ten emitters of carbon dioxide (CO₂). Aviation emissions have risen by 70% since 2005 and as…

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Smashing The Urban Myths: How Clean Energy Builds New Cities

August 29, 2019

Our cities are hotbeds of inspiration, connection and breathtakingly brilliant ideas. They have given us so much – but they also account for 80% of global carbon emissions, and are…

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Why We Need New Climate Models

August 22, 2019

In 1950, meteorologists Jule Charney and Ragnar Fjørtoft joined with mathematician John von Neumann and other researchers to create the first computer simulation of the weather. Back then, it took…

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Opportunities Aplenty For ASEAN Members In Building Smart Cities

August 14, 2019

It is a perfect time for Asean to build a string of smart metropolises in the region through stronger public-private sector linkages, and to raise its status as a global…

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