Here we draw upon our design and research work prior to and during the COVID-19 health crisis to reflect on Barcelona's care response to the pandemic in the context of the city's superblocks urban strategy. From such learnings, we discuss the potential benefits of designing for territorial...
global economic growth had averaged 3.8% — much higher than the 3.2% IMF forecasts for this year and next. Keeping a lid on the world's growth prospects are the continued high interest rates, along with sluggish gains in productivity in much of the world and t...
BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The past year has seen a faltering global economy struggling to get back on its feet in the post-pandemic era. Amid a multitude of downward pressures and unprecedentedly adverse global landscape, China's economy has manifested considerable resilience and certainty as...
"China has enormous potential for economic development and plenty of growth momentum," said Samson Khaou, executive vice-president for the Asia-Pacific region for software developer Dassault Systemes."Despite the impact of the pandemic, we have maintained double-digit business growth in the entire As...
Brian Coulton: So on the China's story, what we saw with the pandemic restrictions that were sort of tightened again in 2022, that really weighed heavily on consumption. It was something that was constraining what we call contact-intensive consumption. So the consumption means that you have to...
The "two sessions" in China have reassured investors and businesses that the world's second-largest economy is bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have said. Apart from the growth goal for 2023, other targets set by China include about 12 million new urban jobs and a consumer...
Brian Coulton: So on the China's story, what we saw with the pandemic restrictions that were sort of tightened again in 2022, that really weighed heavily on consumption. It was something that was constraining what we call contact-intensive consumption. So the consumption means that you have to...
Model for the Transmission of Influenza Pandemic Due to a New-Strain of the H1N1 Influenza a Virus with the Risk of Infection in Human A New-strain of the H1N1 Influenza A Virus is transmitted between the people through coughing and sneezing. The virus spreads when droplets from a cough or...
As the pandemic continues,remote and hybrid work modelshave become commonplace. Large and small businesses, including companies likeApple, Google, Facebook and Twitter, have adopted work-from-home policies over the last two years. Whether you're working for a tech giant or a smaller business, ...
In her first public appearance on Monday following her home quarantine, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that the EU is facing the "biggest test since its foundation." The pandemic has produced a "symmetrical shock" and all countries are "equally affected," said Merkel. ...