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  • According to an old Chinese proverb: “If you want to get rich, first build a road”. It is advice that Chinese policy-makers seem to have taken to heart: the nation has built 10,000   kilometres   of highway a year   since 2011   – and it’s not slowing ...

  • Effective and efficient management is vital to ensuring the safety of those who use a community’s assets. It also makes sound financial sense. That is why finance managers need a thorough understanding of all aspects of asset management, says Chris ...

  • Coronavirus uncertainty, stimulus spending, climate change… The year ahead for public works engineers promises to be eventful, to say the least. In these tumultuous times, IPWEA remains committed to providing relevant and authoritative information for ...

  • We asked two eminent municipal engineers how the year ahead is likely to unfold. It’s been 12 months since COVID-19 first disrupted the developed world, and now, many nations are shifting their attention from crisis management to economic recovery. ...

  • A good asset management plan can bring many benefits to an organisation, including measurable improvements in operational productivity and efficiency, lower lifecycle costs, sustainable levels of service and better management of risk and compliance. But ...

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