The coming of the Covid-19 pandemic has further exposed the weaknesses of operating in unregulated markets. Besides the economic disadvantages that the informal operators present, the pandemic proved that these kinds of markets are easy to paralyse. The efforts by the government of Zimbabwe to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic that included social distancing, lockdowns, […]
Author Archives: Planning Lab
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Apprenticeships are without a doubt the best way for young people to start a career in an area that they may not have heard of or even considered before, which tends to be the case for civil engineering. Inspiring future apprentices One of the main issues leading to a lack of apprentices entering the industry […]
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The Covid-19 pandemic has put a dramatic brake on large events around the world. The hope that the virus would disappear in time for the multi-billion-dollar business of sports to “get on with it” was wishful thinking. Instead, the discussion in some cities has concentrated on whether someone can afford a cut-out of themselves near […]
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But what type of public transport systems best fit our cities? How can we integrate public transport with urban planning to achieve the best results? Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT), and Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) are public transport systems whose fit in our cities depends on a combination of factors such as […]