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Introduction of commuter railway services in Colombia
Posted 05/07/2020
During recent years, the human footprint has broadened in our cities. Most of Colombia’s large cities have absorbed their neighbouring municipalities, both in terms of geographical expansion and economic contribution. The fast-paced expansion of these urban centre's - often referred to as ‘metropolitan areas’ or ‘conurbations’ – has resulted in...
Aviation: Forecasting in the face of uncertainty and disruption
Posted 11/06/2020
Scenario building as the preferred forecasting method The Covid-19 Pandemic has shocked the world, leading to unprecedented governmental actions...
Digital Twins: Transforming the infrastructure sector
Posted 29/04/2020
The current digitalisation of the infrastructure industry is based on the use of multiple technologies working simultaneously. The Internet of...
Wireless Charging Roads-The Future For Electric Vehicles
Posted 29/04/2020
According to the last Climate Change Conference held in Madrid in December 2019, the common commitment is to reach zero emissions in 2050. In...
This is an opportunity to set our sights on climate change. The...
Posted 31/03/2020
Strange, how one challenge can help shine light on another. This is precisely what we’re seeing thanks to COVID-19. As social distancing measures slow...
Pre-empting growth: a glimpse into the future of aviation
Posted 31/03/2020
The numbers are clear: all over the world, we’re flying more and more. Global air traffic grew 6.5% in 2018, according to the International Air...
Mapping a greener future for our roads
Posted 31/03/2020
The world’s roads are changing. And we’re not just talking about advances in traffic management or route development. This is something even more...
Covid-19, a tsunami or a rogue wave?
Posted 25/03/2020
When a tsunami hits, it’s hard to tell from the initial surge if it’s just a rogue wave or something bigger. Never an analogy felt so appropriate to...
The carbon burden is growing. Air travel needs to change.
Posted 27/02/2020
It’s no surprise that the air travel industry is currently one of the world’s biggest polluters. For context, the sector’s direct emissions now...
Paying for Reliability
Posted 27/02/2020
Tolling roads has often been predicated on the reduced travel time they offer to users. There is a certain willingness to pay for a shorter journey...
2020 ushers in a new Space Race, and this time it’s private
Posted 27/01/2020
It’s now more than fifty years since man’s first landing on the moon. While the past five decades have seen a wealth of innovation and scientific progress, the space industry has yet to match the dizzying heights of 1969’s Apollo 11 mission. Today, outer space remains the Final Frontier. But for how long? After many quiet years in space...
On or off the balance sheet? The EPEC pushes for clarity on PPPs
Posted 27/01/2020
There’s no avoiding it: building good infrastructure costs money. Whatever value such projects can – and do – provide in the long run, governments...
Colombia adapts: A new approach to infrastructure post-La Niña
Posted 19/12/2019
It’s not often we see a watershed moment in infrastructure. But that’s precisely what happened in Colombia in 2010-11. A natural phenomenon known as...