Voices on Infrastructure: January 2021
Restarting economies with infrastructure investment
Welcome to the January issue of Voices on Infrastructure, a collection of insights on restarting economies with infrastructure investment.
Articles in the issue
Debate
Debate: Funding infrastructure investment in a post-COVID-19 economy
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Harvard economists Larry Summers and Ed Glaeser debate how to fund infrastructure investment in a post-COVID world.
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Reimagining infrastructure in the United States: How to build better
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Infrastructure agencies need to prepare for two very different scenarios—a sharp rise in funding or a precipitous drop.
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What infrastructure stimulus investments could be the most important for governments to pursue now and why?
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Industry leaders from Beijing, the UK, Canada, and at the World Bank weigh in on the infrastructure stimulus investments governments may want to prioritize as they consider economic recovery.
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Selecting infrastructure projects for the next normal
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Infrastructure projects can create jobs and spur economic growth—both critical as the world reckons with the fallout from COVID-19. But budgets are tight, so which projects should be prioritized?
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Infrastructure options for the future of cities
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Leaders must tackle increasingly complex economic, social, and environmental challenges to ensure cities stay competitive. Experts at Sidewalk Labs discuss how harnessing new technologies can help.
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Investing in infrastructure for a ‘green recovery’
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Asset managers must understand climate change's impact on portfolios. Lawrence Slade of the Global Infrastructure Investor Association writes on how this can create a more sustainable built environment.
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A low-carbon recovery is vital—and achievable
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The post-pandemic recovery could be decisive in the fight against climate change. Our analysis illustrates how policy makers can bring economic, environmental, and social priorities together.
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Infrastructure tendering in the midst of COVID-19
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As the pandemic causes supply to outpace demand in tendering, project owners must adjust their approaches to consider new risks—and make the shifts the industry needs to move forward.
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The effect of government stimulus on commercial real estate amid COVID-19
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Governments have used a variety of measures to support commercial real estate and their tenants through COVID-19—with mixed results for both parties. What opportunity exists for new approaches?