Napoleon once said that when China awakes, the world will notice. This is already evident economically and geopolitically. Scholarly progress can emerge through productive competition – a friendly version of the Cold War’s space race….
“Global” is as much an attitude as a status; even small cities have international ambitions and philosophies. However, national governments can weaken a city’s influence regardless of its size or importance to the global economy….
The peace dividend is in severe jeopardy, and as usual society’s vulnerable will suffer the most. Given the economic, social, and political strife endured by millions of people, the world is in deep need of…
Urban planners are faced with the challenge of maintaining infrastructure service amidst budgetary constraints, restrictive regulations, and – most of all – growing demand. In many parts of rapidly developing Asia, it is often assumed…
Smart cities have focused long enough on finding cool ways to do the same old things. Lest they be relegated to the garbage heap of worthless miracles, new generations of urban technologies can earn their…
From daily inconveniences to near-complete reliance on external aid for disaster recovery, the people of Nepal are tragically underserved by their government. Arguably, the country does not have much further to fall before it earns…
Nepal should seek to avoid the path of India, which suffers from what a government committee in 2011 called a “massive infrastructure deficit in the urban sector.” Even if overpasses stand firm, airports sparkle, and…
“La mala gestión y la corrupción han lastrado las mejoras urbanísticas. El país debe regular las emisiones de los vehículos y aplicar controles de las prácticas incendiarias”, explica. “Tampoco en China habrá un cambio profundo…
India suffers from what a government committee in 2011 called a “massive infrastructure deficit in the urban sector.” Even if overpasses stand firm, airports sparkle and metro systems hum on schedule, how long will they…
Extra body weight has long been associated with wealth, as evident from Renaissance art to stereotypes of modern American consumers. However, according to the CIA World Factbook (and World Health Organisation data), the top-20 most…
