Countries aiming to flatten the coronavirus curve have one crucial aim: reduce the “effective reproduction number” of the virus to below 1. This means the spread is slowing, rather than accelerating.
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Singapore, once a success in containing coronavirus, now has the most cases in Southeast Asia. One of the main reasons: the government’s neglect of its 300,000 foreign migrant workers.
Lockdowns will have to be lifted cautiously and new waves of infection are likely.
When a government’s health messaging during a crisis is inconsistent or unrealistic, it engenders the kind of confusion, misinformation and non-cooperation seen in the US and UK.
Automated text messages if your phone detects you’re a long way from home, or discounted home internet, are just a few possible technology solutions to make New Zealanders “stay home to save lives”.
The keys to success in Singapore: being prepared, keeping those infected with coronavirus out of the community and communicating effectively with the public.
Only the inner suburbs of Melbourne and other capital cities meet the 20-minute neighbourhood test. But we could transform the other suburbs for much less than the cost of current transport projects.
Electrifying transport needs bigger changes than another high-end electric car.
According to a new smart cities index, the real test for smart cities is whether citizens feel the benefits.
A coordinated mix of policies does more to keep housing affordable for a significant proportion of a city’s residents than the unbalanced approach we see in Sydney.
We have developed an online tool to help authorities identify which areas they should focus on for reducing forest fires and haze in order to maximize overall health benefits.
The day and a half it takes to get from New York to Singapore and back offers plenty of time to ponder the economics of ultra-long-haul flights – and wonder why we’d want to make it any longer.
The approach to housing in the UK hasn’t worked for years. What could we learn from how it’s done in other countries?
Human rights activists, legal experts and others fear these laws have the potential to be misused to stifle free speech or unintentionally block legitimate online posts and websites.
Despite efforts to encourage a shift to sustainable transportation, traffic congestion is often the focus of debates over mobility. Motorists endlessly demand more roads, but is this really a solution?
The Literary Method of Urban Design aims to predict urban futures and to design cities and prepare citizens in line with these predictions.
Almost one-third of countries around the world are authoritarian regimes with the trappings of democracy. Their bad behavior poses a threat to real democracies, as the United States recently learned.
When an elected leader turns autocratic, the economy tends to suffer. That’s because, in a functioning democracy, economic policy is made jointly, with lawmakers playing a key role.
A long tradition of casting blame abroad for economic woes.
Its billionaire boss was a strong supporter of exiting the EU. Now the company is moving its headquarters out of Britain, too.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Distinguished visiting professor, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
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Professor of Enterprise and Competitiveness, University of Birmingham
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PhD Candidate, Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Lecturer in Economics and Social Statistics, UCL
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Academic Director, Murdoch University
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Head, School of Business, Monash University Malaysia
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Lecturer at Curtin University, Curtin University
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
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Professor of Sustainable Design & Construction, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle
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Professor, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
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Research Fellow, Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment, University of Oxford