Professor Ray Laurence from the Department of Classical & Archaeological Studies has had an essay published in The Forecast 2016, part of Monocle Magazine.
Monocle was launched in 2007 as a magazine briefing on global affairs, business, culture, design and much more. It is published 10 times a year and sells over 81,000 copies each issue with 18,000 subscribers. The Forecast is from the editors and bureaux of Monocle and is a ‘view beyond the horizon’.
‘When it comes to road building the Romans were the original and best.’ Ray Laurence’s essay entitled ‘Ancient Roads take the lead’ looks at what we can learn today from the Roman Empire’s techniques. ‘Historically it was the Romans who pioneered road building across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Even now they continue to offer solutions to our contemporary issues regarding infrastructure expansion.’
In the article Ray asks ‘Currently our new infrastructure projects are simply tinkering with a system of roads and cities created 2,000 years ago. The question is: do we need to take action on a similar scale to the Romans to create a new geography for Europe’s future wellbeing?’
Further details about the article and how to subscribe are available at: www.monocle.com/magazine/the-forecast/2016/thinking-ahead/