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Videos: Medical Waste Disposal in the People's Republic of China

6 April 2020
Videos depicting the challenges presented by large volumes of medical waste generated during a COVID-19 outbreak in the People's Republic of China. Video 1: With the COVID-19 ravaging Wuhan, medical waste has been increasing in the city. Infectious medical waste handlers are one of the groups most…

High-Speed Rail Systems Deployment and Megacity Formation: The MITO and ROSA Case Studies in Italy

18 March 2020
Examining the case of high-speed rail (HSR )serviced city pairs of Milano-Torino and Roma-Salerno in Italy, this paper attempts to understand and explore the relationship between megacity formation and High-Speed Rail deployment. The paper proposes a model to explain the mechanisms through which…

Sine Qua Non: High-Speed Rail Forms and Functionalities in Intercity and Urban Areas

18 March 2020
The paper evaluates different types of high-speed rail (HSR)nnetwork planning, design, and operations associated with their urban forms. The practitioner-centric research offers a fine-grained dissection of the sophistication of HSR planning, design, and operations associated with the city’s form…

Exploring a Dynamic Relationship between Transportation Strategies and Community Liveability: A Case of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

18 March 2020
The paper assesses the spatial dimensions by considering the evolution of the conurbation in four phases, and by looking at cumulative causation of the sequence of impacts of maritime, road, rail, air and ITeS communication networks on liveability within the Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in India.

Urban Transportation Systems in Selected Small Developing Island States: A Comparative Analysis

18 March 2020
The paper performs a multi-criteria comparative analysis of urban transportation systems in capital cities of selected Small Island Developing States sharing similar socio-economic characteristics. To identify knowledge gaps and guide the design and evaluation of future transport investments the…

President Masa meets RISE local communities in Indonesia

2 March 2020

Local Stakeholders Contributed to the New Go Vap Cultural Park Concept

20 February 2020

Gender-Equitable Design for Microfinancial Services and WASH Infrastructure

16 February 2020

Thailand: Recent Changes in Labour Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

7 February 2020
The total number of Thai workers overseas has significantly increased over the last decade. The figures grew 1.3 times for year 2009-2019. This presentation shares the plans of the Thailand Government in order to promote decent work in global supply chains, particularly its efforts in crafting and…

The City as a Sponge

6 February 2020
This presentation discussed flood risk management in the context of Sponge Cities, an initiative that addresses increasing flood risk in urban areas, as well as urban water management and urban renewal.