Cities today face economic and longer-term systemic challenges. Our latest paper explores how mass transit infrastructure investments, and a transit-oriented development approach can address these challenges and deliver enhanced economic and social outcomes for communities.

Circular economy is a key driver in future-proofing cities for long-term sustainable growth. Learn how London’s construction industry is adopting a circular economy approach to manage ever-growing demands of the city.

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Reducing carbon emissions while scaling up our cities to meet the demands of urban growth has implications for how we design, construct, operate and maintain buildings. Find out why “going green” needs to be at the top of your priority list and the solutions that will get you there.

Jacobs and Simetrica-Jacobs release a thought leadership paper which asks the question: What if infrastructure could be planned, delivered/built and operated to generate enduring social value and positive community outcomes?

Simetrica-Jacobs and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) published a report looking at the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of people in the U.K. The report found "substantially worse" levels of wellbeing and psychological distress across the U.K. in April 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. Levels of all measures of wellbeing are at the lowest in the U.K. since records began in 2011 and many parts of the population are over the threshold for psychiatric morbidity.

Jacobs Global Solutions Director of Buildings Systems Charles Funk delivers new reference material for building owners, managers, operators and occupants of buildings as the world navigates challenges and operational and design considerations for building systems both during and post the COVID-19 pandemic.