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How can Hong Kong address complex challenges like land area development, risk of landslides, extreme weather events and aging infrastructure? Jacobs’ Technical Director Irene Or shares her point of view in this Q&A and discusses how #OurJacobs is helping Hong Kong envision a more resilient future. Read the feature 👇. https://lnkd.in/ggKPfyF2 #BoldlyMovingForward #Infrastructure #Sustainability #ClimateResilience

How can Hong Kong address complex challenges like land area development, risk of landslides, extreme weather events and aging infrastructure? Jacobs’ Technical Director Irene Or shares her point of view in this Q&A and discusses how #OurJacobs is helping Hong Kong envision a more resilient future. Read the feature 👇. https://lnkd.in/ggKPfyF2 #BoldlyMovingForward #Infrastructure #Sustainability #ClimateResilience

How can Hong Kong address complex challenges like land area development, risk of landslides, extreme weather events and aging infrastructure? Jacobs’ Technical Director Irene Or shares her point of view in this Q&A and discusses how #OurJacobs is helping Hong Kong envision a more resilient future. Read the feature 👇. https://lnkd.in/ggKPfyF2 #BoldlyMovingForward #Infrastructure #Sustainability #ClimateResilience

How can Hong Kong address complex challenges like land area development, risk of landslides, extreme weather events and aging infrastructure? Jacobs’ Technical Director Irene Or shares her point of view in this Q&A and discusses how #OurJacobs is helping Hong Kong envision a more resilient future. Read the feature 👇. https://lnkd.in/ggKPfyF2 #BoldlyMovingForward #Infrastructure #Sustainability #ClimateResilience

Did you know that many cities in the Asia-Pacific region are facing the alarming threat of land subsidence? This phenomenon, caused by decades of rapid development, resource extraction and by tectonics movement, coupled with climate-related impacts, puts communities and cities at serious risk.🌍 In December 2023, ESCAP and UN-Habitat convened an Expert Group Meeting on "Asia-Pacific's Sinking of Cities". This meeting aimed to delve into the causes and impacts of land subsidence, explore solutions and resources to mitigate its effects. Building urban resilience is the key to addressing this crisis. We must adopt sustainable urban development practices, including robust monitoring systems for sea levels and subsidence, innovative technological and engineering solutions and effective planning practices.💪🏽🏙️ If you want to learn more about the Expert Group Meeting on "Asia-Pacific's Sinking of Cities", please visit the link below:

Urban land subsidence, or the gradual sinking of cities, is a growing issue affecting areas around the world, including New York, Venice, Mumbai, and Jakarta. This phenomenon happens when the ground beneath a city slowly settles or sinks, and it can have severe consequences for urban areas. Several key factors contribute to this issue, including natural seismic movements, the over-extraction of groundwater, and heavy construction on soils that cannot support such weight long-term. In New York City, for example, the ground is sinking partly due to the immense weight of its buildings. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the city’s infrastructure—comprising 1.68 trillion pounds of concrete, glass, and steel—rests on an area of just 777 square kilometers. Over time, this extreme load compresses the soil, causing the land to settle. To address the problem, cities need a well-rounded strategy involving both public and private stakeholders. Solutions may include stricter construction regulations, sustainable groundwater management, and enhanced monitoring of soil stability. Addressing land subsidence will require attention alongside climate change efforts, as both challenges impact urban resilience. #construction #climatechange #sustainable #netzero #infrastructure #engineering #management #architecture #cities #leadership

How can Hong Kong address complex challenges like land area development, risk of landslides, extreme weather events and aging infrastructure? Jacobs’ Technical Director Irene Or shares her point of view in this Q&A and discusses how #OurJacobs is helping Hong Kong envision a more resilient future. Read the feature 👇. https://lnkd.in/ggKPfyF2 #BoldlyMovingForward #Infrastructure #Sustainability #ClimateResilience

Investing in urban infrastructure is a big focus in Central Asia The population of Central Asia will go up from 79.8 million in 2023 to 94.4 million by 2025 (UN estimate). At the same time, the urban population will have reached 57 million. It will lead to an increase in the #urbanisation rate from 49% to 61%. Now, the huge policy task is to accompany urbanization by the development of sustainable сivil engineering and social infrastructure in Central Asian cities. With more and more people living in cities, we need to invest more in roads, public transport, water and heat supply as well as in #social infrastructure (healthcare and education facilities, public spaces, parks, sports and cultural facilities). For example, as cities in Central Asia grow, they need more #water. This puts more pressure on the water supply and sanitation systems. Investing in urban water infrastructure becomes a top priority for the sake of public #health and access to clean water. It includes water supplies for domestic and industrial use, wastewater disposal, and preventing pollution of water sources. Eurasian Development Bank #CentralAsia #Urbanisation #Kazakhstan #Water #Sustainability #Infrastructure

what is the real measure of progress, development, urbanization ,modern cities ? must take lessons from whats happening around world on this front exhausting, pollution of natural resources will only lead to irreversible damages for future generations to face... sustainability is key to what ever humans do... https://lnkd.in/gqMncmuJ #natural resources#urbanization #sustainability#environment

One of the reasons that influenced the deterioration of the environmental situation in #Tashkent, experts believe that the so-called wind rose is not observed during the construction of high-rise buildings.  The construction boom in #Uzbekistan’s capital, which is evidence of economic development and growing urbanization, is causing the city’s architectural appearance to change rapidly. The updated draft of the capital’s general plan, which was worked on by foreign and local specialists, was first shown in 2022 and presented to Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in September 2023. #cabarasia #centralasia #iwpr