Laurance, William (2018) Is the global era of massive infrastructure projects coming to an end? Yale Environmental 360, July 10 2018.

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Abstract

[Extract] We are living in the most explosive era of infrastructure expansion in human history. To meet the United Nations' development goals, we would need to invest tens of trillions of dollars in new roads, railways, energy ventures, ports, and other projects by 2030 — dramatically amplifying an infrastructure tsunami that is already shattering the world's biologically richest ecosystems. But this great wave of infrastructure development is suddenly looking shaky — and it might just be the best outcome for nature and humanity alike.

Item ID:	54524
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
Keywords:	China, environmental risk, financial risk, infrastructure, political risk, social risk
Date Deposited:	27 Apr 2020 02:38
FoR Codes:	05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity @ 100%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960899 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of Environments not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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