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In the US, investing in infrastructure is not the problem but overbuilding, delayed costs, and thinking too far ahead. The Governing article, "U.S. History Shows Spending on Infrastructure Doesn’t Always End Well" describes the infrastructure investments that took place in the United States in …
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New Zealand sees a boom in the housing market, making it one of the country's biggest industries at $41.2 billion with an overall economic impact of S115.6b when considering the supplier and employee activities, the Stuff reports. According to the article, the property sector has grown by $19.6 …
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What happens when intelligent city systems fail to protect their citizens from the very thing it is designed to do. "Zhengzhou's much-hyped smart city systems, which were supposed to help planners with urban management and safety, have come under heavy scrutiny after recent floods wreaked …
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America is facing another problem, a pressing one that they usually overlook – its gaping digital divide. President Biden is setting aside $65 million, spread over eight years, to fix the problem. However, Harvard Business Review's article, "How to Close the Digital Divide in the U.S.," says …
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The surge of covid-19 cases in India this year has overwhelmed their hospitals. The number of infections peaked at over 60 thousand per day in April (JHU). The Worldometer provides the latest update on India's covid-19 infections, recoveries, and deaths. As of writing, India reached over 30 …
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The current administration proposed a US$2 Trillion infrastructure investment to fix America’s aging and crumbling bridges, roads, public transportation, railways, water infrastructures. The infrastructure problem in the U.S. has been massive and well-known for decades, but how will spending be …
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The uneven distribution of public EV charging stations and limited charging infrastructure across the United States impedes the country from wholly electrifying all its vehicles. But transitioning from fossil-fueled cars to electric cars is one of the solutions to reduce the country's GHG …
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Throughout history, infrastructure investments in the U.S. have indeed been awe-inspiring and a testament to its 'can-do' spirit despite the odds stacked against it. America started building the Hoover Dam at the start of the Great Depression in the 1930s. When they completed it in 1935, the 726 …
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The state of the U.S. crumbling and aging infrastructure and the cost involved in repairing it are well-documented. Why the world's largest economy has poorly maintained infrastructure is quite surprising, and the answer to it is pretty complex. The American Society of Civil Engineers …
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The article "High-tide flood risk is accelerating, putting coastal economies at risk" from DownToEarth says that the frequency of high-tide flooding around the US coasts has doubled since 2000. The frequency of these events will increase to 15 times more in the next 30 years, according to the …
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The impact of the pandemic is beyond human health. Economies worldwide suffered from a reduction in income, a rise in unemployment, and disruptions in transport, service, and manufacturing industries. The IPWEA article "How two local authorities in America plan to use infrastructure stimulus …
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The US power grid is not prepared for the effects of climate change, which was made evident when the power cables melted during the heatwave in Oregon in July 2021. The incident halted the light rails and causing 6,000 people to lose their electricity (Heilweil, 2021). In February, …
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