Collapsing Infrastructure & Municipal Failures: The High Human Cost of Ill-Financed Cities

Cities are frequently referred to as engines of economic growth, which bring about investment and employment opportunities to the city while being hubs of economic activity in the country. However, under the façade of ever-growing skyscrapers and ambitious smart city plans, there is one issue that goes unnoticed but is extremely vital. The infrastructure upon which the functioning of cities relies is aging, overused and under-funded. Whenever there is a collapse of a road, a bridge, cracks in buildings, overflow of drains or failure of the water supply system, one tends to simply blame poor planning, carelessness or lack of [...]