Kesavan Muruganandan

Engineer #builtenvironment and sometimes photographer. Views are my own.

[Juliano Denicol @Juliano_Denicol]

New paper! The dynamics of systems Integration in #Megaprojects at @IJPMJrnl with a great team!

@IJPMJrnl is the leading scientific journal dedicated to the study of #ProjectManagement! @iPMAglobal @APMProjectMgmt

@k7muru @andyinBrighton @JenniferKWhyte
https://t.co/mJ08ftrBM0

[Royal Academy of Engineering @RAEngNews]

A new @imperialcollege report co-authored by #RAEngResearch Chair Professor Jennifer Whyte outlines a vision for how built infrastructure can work with the natural environment to achieve zero pollution vision: https://t.co/6yOvJGc5Iy

[The Resilience Shift @resilienceshift]

In an uncertain and complex world, #resilience matters.
The Resilience Shift is a catalyst for positive change toward more #resilient #infrastructure. https://t.co/eQwUwms5UY

[Kesavan Muruganandan @k7muru]

"Infrastructure is the interconnected
‘system of systems’ that provides the physical
foundation for our society." #flourishingsystems

[Centre for Digital Built Britain @CambridgeCDBB]

We are excited to publish #FlourishingSystems with @CSIC_IKC and our supporting partners and foreword contributors @ICE_engineers @TheIET @IMechE & @beisgovuk Play your part in getting more from infrastructure.

https://t.co/boCoAqzWSQ

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In Opinion

“Cities continue to create vast amounts of wealth, but the distribution of those gains resembles the New York skyline: A handful of super-tall buildings, and everyone else in the shade,” writes the editorial board. https://t.co/yJPhibSiS4

[Kesavan Muruganandan @k7muru]

Why the Global Recession Could Last a Long Time https://t.co/mDWVtGoH10 - great insight on the global economic machine and its tremendous momentum that has been pushed down by the pandemic - how will society change after this?

[Kesavan Muruganandan @k7muru]

What the Coronavirus Means for Climate Change - "The two biggest wild cards for climate going forward are how policymakers respond to the threat of a global recession and how the pandemic changes political will for climate action around the world." https://t.co/FKD5cwQ3Lr

[Kesavan Muruganandan @k7muru]

The Great Empty https://t.co/kAq0JIMDvj

[Kesavan Muruganandan @k7muru]

Witnessing the Birth of the Coronavirus Economy https://t.co/cB8TUai2O0

[Yo-Yo Ma @YoYo_Ma]

In these days of anxiety, I wanted to find a way to continue to share some of the music that gives me comfort. The first of my #SongsOfComfort: Dvořák – "Going Home”

Stay safe.

[The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction @UCL_BSSC]

@PMInstitute @Juliano_Denicol Why do megaprojects fail? The paper identifies six themes, which reveal 18 causes of poor performance and 54 solutions

[Kesavan Muruganandan @k7muru]

The End of Australia as We Know It https://t.co/fCgufhATlG - "...for whom climate change has shifted from the distant and theoretical to the personal and emotional." Prof Robyn Eckersley

[Kesavan Muruganandan @k7muru]

“Half of the 100.6bn tonnes of materials were sand, clay, gravel and cement for building...” - the unsustainable use of resources https://t.co/OQyeT8ldYQ

[Kesavan Muruganandan @k7muru]

2019 Was the Second-Hottest Year Ever, Closing Out the Warmest Decade https://t.co/7qjC4uNLY6

[Kesavan Muruganandan @k7muru]

Just finished Perumal Murugan's celebrated novel - One Part Woman, which was translated from Tamil. Being Tamil myself and unable to read or write, I was left wondering about the beauty of one of the world's classical languages through its translation. https://t.co/g816QUSA14

[Kesavan Muruganandan @k7muru]

"For years, Western observers have talked about Asia’s massive future potential. But the future arrived even faster than expected. The question is no longer how quickly Asia will rise; it is how Asia will lead." https://t.co/45zNfoDvaa via @McKinsey_MGI

[UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment @TheBartlettUCL]

Who really creates wealth in our world? And how do we decide the value of what they do? Watch @IIPP_UCL Director Prof @MazzucatoM's @TEDTalks at #TEDSummit2019 https://t.co/0b3WUWz7v5

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

This can no longer be news among other news, an "important topic" among other topics, a "political issue" among other political issues or a crisis among other crises.
This is not party politics or opinions. This is an existential emergency. And we must start treating it as such.

[Kesavan Muruganandan @k7muru]

"Spend enough time in a place and even humble objects and everyday animals can reveal outsize insights about a country’s mood and manners" - NYT Dispatches https://t.co/FHIALshMNw

[Kesavan Muruganandan @k7muru]

Detailed bomb damage maps offer a glimpse of areas in London that were rebuilt post-WW2 https://t.co/w4mUuBvE5K via @NatGeoScience