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Multifunctional Roads: The Potential Effects of Combined Roads and Water Harvesting Infrastructure on Livelihoods and Poverty in Ethiopia

Rural roads are built to improve people’s mobility and to enhance access to markets, administrative centres, schools and health posts, and are credited with important socio-economic changes. A less studied aspect is the impact of roads on hydrological resources, as roads interact with existing surface and groundwater flows, redistributing water-related hazards and resources across space with significant consequences on people and their livelihoods.

Economics of State-owned Passenger Transport in Kolkata

In developing countries, rapid urbanisation has led to an increase in the demand for transport, aggravating problems of pollution, congestion and accidents. Increasing public transport availability is one way of addressing these problems. In the Indian city of Kolkata, buses cater to a large number of people in the metropolitan area and are run by private operators as well as by the state government. Corporations owned by the state, known as state transport undertakings, operate buses.

Britain Aims to Strengthen North’s Cities

Under a “Northern Powerhouse” plan, the government has pledged to build more roads and railways, invest in technology and research hubs, and even appeal to China’s development bank for funds.

Fixing Our Broken Water Systems

The country has invested far too little in its public works, as governments at all levels have become obsessed with cutting spending.

The Road to the Top of the World

A remote town in the Arctic Circle known for caribou, northern lights and frigid winters feels like Canada’s last frontier. A highway being built there could change all that.

What Happened to the Great Urban Design Projects?

American infrastructure should be about awe. Instead, it’s deferred home maintenance on a massive scale.

Regulatory Gaps Leave Unsafe Lead Levels in Water Nationwide

Contamination has turned up in scores of communities in recent years, and experts cite holes in the safety net of rules and procedures.

Obama to Propose a $10-a-Barrel Fee on Oil

The proposal, to be included in the administration’s budget request, is part of its effort to fight climate change. The revenue would be spent on highway infrastructure and research.

Mayor de Blasio to Propose Streetcar Line Linking Brooklyn and Queens

The proposal, which Mr. de Blasio plans to present in his State of the City speech, calls for a 16-mile rail line that can flow with automobile traffic and be installed on city streets.

Few Answers on When Flint Will Have Clean Water Again

Gov. Rick Snyder would not say at a news conference when residents could begin to drink tap water, or when lead service lines would be replaced.

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