In the city of Brasil Novo, local authorities managed to pave some 17 km of roads with the NDB funds and construction is expected to finish by August. The renovated roads and a well-designed drainage system will not only renew the community but also improve health condition of the residents ...
using a set of policy tools including subsidies to help create an industry that could overtake Western competitors. It took courage as much as a green vision. China became the world leader by volume. Half of all electric cars sold last year are running on Chinese roads...
The report gives the most concrete and certain sea level___ever published for the U.S. And advances in computer models and real-world information about rising seas make it possible to see the future more___than ever. Sea level rise___dramatically for different parts of the U.S. coast....
The importance of transportation cannot be overemphasized. It is the artery of a nation, and of the globalized world. As a popular Chinese saying goes, "Roads lead to riches." The World Bank has estimated that the China-Laos Railway could significantly reduce land transport prices by 40 to 5...
Control towers allow 4PLs to help companies optimize transport route arrangements, clearing up resources for implementing other green measures such as sustainable fuels and opting for electric vehicles. With the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) andInternet of Things(IoT), logistics control towers ...
The importance of transportation cannot be overemphasized. It is the artery of a nation, and of the globalized world. As a popular Chinese saying goes, "Roads lead to riches." The World Bank has estimated that the China-Laos Railway could significantly reduce land transport prices by 40 to ...
exploring the deep origin of the materials we use to build and construct with (whether architecture or objects and tools), how they are formed, how they have ended up distributed over the world the way they have, and how that has played into the fortunes of civilizations and nations. He...
Damming opponents believe that the building of such structures not only has a negative environmental impact, but it also opens up the area to loggers and more roads [source: Colitt]. To build a hydroelectric dam, acres of land must be flooded, which causes decomposition and release of ...
Cities need to be places of inclusion, belonging, and access. Failing to do so leads to social and economic costs for citizens, such as the marginalization and exclusion of persons with disabilities and older persons from participating in important servi
Cosco’s rise also shows how state-owned companies benefit when they subsume their strategy to the government’s grand plans. Growth and profitability are virtually assured—an advantage no U.S. or European company can match. “Operational losses of Cosco are compensated by state subsidies, and ...