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'Shovel-ready' projects ignore important aspects of community resilience

  • Written by Tom Logan, Lecturer of Civil Systems Engineering, University of Canterbury
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Roads, cycleways and housing developments are among 11 projects announced this week as the first tranche of infrastructure developments to kickstart New Zealand’s economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Zealand is investing at least NZ$3.3 billion into “shovel-ready” infrastructure projects,...

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