Category Archives: built environment

Truth in politics is stranger, and darker, than fiction

Posted on 1 August 2017 by Peter Boyer

Utopia beautifully satirises the failings of politics and the bureaucracy. The trouble is, the reality is so much worse. The fuss over dual citizenship is a reminder that no matter how many flags are behind MPs when they strut the … Continue reading →

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The huge and endless cost of rising seas

Posted on 25 July 2017 by Peter Boyer

Protecting coastal infrastructures is just the beginning of our battle to survive the rising tide. Rising out of a coastal swamp, medieval Venice became a maritime power with a global reach. Now, that glorious relic of empire is being reclaimed by … Continue reading →

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After Trump, any climate plan is a relief

Posted on 6 June 2017 by Peter Boyer

Matthew Groom’s “Climate Action 21” is clearly deficient, but it’s all we have. Highly predictable and monumentally dumb: that was the decision by the American president to turn his back on our faltering collective effort to contain greenhouse emissions. Equally … Continue reading →

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