Insights

Our experts share their insights, gained from shaping the built environment. Explore our ideas for creating a low carbon, resilient, and more equitable future.

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Making the compelling case for high-speed rail

Faced with the simultaneous need to keep growing populations moving, while getting more people out of private cars and planes, and reducing overall CO2 emissions from transport, more and more countries are investing in high-speed rail.

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The future of petrol stations in an EV world

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Ideas that travel: how to identify future transport technologies that work for everyone

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Developing an offshore wind turbine factory

Issues

Explore the forces driving development of the built environment and how what we plan, design and build interacts with natural systems.

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How do we regenerate former industrial communities?

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How can coastlines prepare for climate change?

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How do we build an electricity grid fit for the future?

Resilience

Explore our latest ideas around building resilience

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City Competitiveness Redefined: which cities will thrive in the era of climate change?

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Rail Resilience Framework

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Measuring Resilience: A Guide to Tracking Progress

Arup Explains

What is climate resilience?

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Can design repair the planet?

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How does the rail industry find space to prioritise resilience planning and investment?

Rail owners and operators have to deal with an ever growing list of priorities - from climate change to ageing assets to digitisation. Given this, how can the rail industry focus future proofing our railways whilst maintaining business as usual?