Publication structure
Editorial desks
Ten permanent editorial desks structure Mark and Focus analysis across the connected systems shaping markets, cities, infrastructure, economies, and society.
The desks provide distinct editorial lenses while allowing analysis to connect governance, finance, technology, infrastructure, climate, nature, and urban transformation.
Urban Systems
Cities, urban governance, planning, adaptation, public space, and systems transformation.
16 analysesLatest May 2026
Explore deskWater Governance
Water security, utilities, integrated water management, reuse, digital water, and institutional reform.
29 analysesLatest August 2026
Explore deskClimate Resilience
Climate adaptation, disaster resilience, drought, flooding, extreme heat, coastal pressures, and the mechanisms used to strengthen resilience.
76 analysesLatest August 2026
Explore deskInfrastructure Systems
Water, transport, energy, digital, and municipal infrastructure, with a focus on governance, investment, implementation, and delivery.
3 analysesLatest July 2026
Explore deskDigital Water & Monitoring
Smart metering, sensors, leak detection, digital twins, AI, remote sensing, and infrastructure intelligence.
9 analysesLatest July 2026
Explore deskCircular Economy
Resource recovery, reuse, industrial symbiosis, circular procurement, waste systems, and material transitions.
54 analysesLatest July 2026
Explore deskNature-Based Solutions
Green infrastructure, ecosystem restoration, urban nature, wetlands, and nature-based adaptation.
4 analysesLatest June 2026
Explore deskEnvironmental Governance
Institutions, regulation, policy frameworks, public administration, cooperation, and implementation capacity.
1 analysisLatest August 2026
Explore deskInfrastructure Finance
Capital planning, public investment, tariffs, blended finance, climate finance, asset management, and delivery systems.
5 analysesLatest August 2026
Explore deskSustainable Urban Development
Integrated urban sustainability, resource resilience, land use, housing and infrastructure relationships, and long-term urban transitions.
15 analysesLatest August 2026
Explore deskCross-desk perspective
Connected systems
Mark and Focus examines how developments move across institutional boundaries. Infrastructure finance shapes delivery. Digital monitoring changes governance. Nature-based solutions affect urban resilience. Circular systems influence investment and resource security.
- Climate Resilience Infrastructure Finance
- Urban Systems Nature-Based Solutions
- Water Governance Digital Water & Monitoring
- Circular Economy Sustainable Urban Development