Following five years of crisis, construction output will grow in real terms again in 2026, increasing by 1.7 percent. Next year, growth could reach nearly 3.5 percent. Public construction is driving this recovery. Real public construction volume is expected to grow by 6.7 percent in both 2026...

Nach fünf Krisenjahren wird das Bauvolumen 2026 erstmals wieder real zulegen - mit 1,7 Prozent. Im kommenden Jahr dürfte sogar ein Wachstum von fast dreieinhalb Prozent erreicht werden. Wachstumstreiber ist der öffentliche Bau. In den Jahren 2026 und 2027 dürfte das reale öffentliche...

Following five years of crisis, construction output will grow in real terms again in 2026, increasing by 1.7 percent. Next year, growth could reach nearly 3.5 percent. Public construction is driving this recovery. Real public construction volume is expected to grow by 6.7 percent in both 2026...

Nach fünf Krisenjahren wird das Bauvolumen 2026 erstmals wieder real zulegen - mit 1,7 Prozent. Im kommenden Jahr dürfte sogar ein Wachstum von fast dreieinhalb Prozent erreicht werden. Wachstumstreiber ist der öffentliche Bau. In den Jahren 2026 und 2027 dürfte das reale öffentliche...

Do large health shocks spill over into politics, and can public infrastructure mitigate such contagion? We examine the long-term political effects of serious health emergencies and the moderating role of hospital infrastructure. During the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, four out of every 1000...

Das reale Bauvolumen wird 2025 das fünfte Jahr in Folge schrumpfen: Es dürfte um knapp ein Prozent sinken. Im vergangenen Jahr lag das Minus wohl bei fast vier Prozent. Allerdings dürfte die Bauwirtschaft im kommenden Jahr die Trendwende schaffen. Das reale Bauvolumen wird 2026...

Real construction volume is expected to decline for the fifth year in a row: A decline of nearly four percent is expected for 2024 and it should fall by almost one percent in 2025. However, the construction industry may manage to reverse the trend in 2026, when real construction volume is...

Real construction volume is expected to decline for the fifth year in a row: A decline of nearly four percent is expected for 2024 and it should fall by almost one percent in 2025. However, the construction industry may manage to reverse the trend in 2026, when real construction volume is...

Acute shortages of public infrastructure in Southern African cities are primarily driven by rapid urbanisation. This paper assesses urbanisation trends in Zimbabwe and their implications for urban planning and policy. Using data from the Global Human Settlements Urban Centre Database 2015, it...