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Bookmark or Share- Urban Development Overview - World Bank GroupThe World Bank’s work in urban development aims to build sustainable cities and communities through an urbanization process that is green, inclusive, competitive, and resilient, contributing to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No.11, to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, as well as to the World Bank’s goals to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity.
- Urban Development Portfolio in Romania - World Bank GroupUrban development package with a focus on administrative capacity building, integrated urban regeneration interventions, and strengthening the competitiveness of the metropolitan area of Constanța. The Romanian Urban Policy is designed to advise on the vision of a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient urban development in line with the EU’s ...
- Decarbonizing Urban Transport for Development - World Bank GroupDecarbonizing Urban Transport for Development synthesizes available research to paint a picture of how transport in developing country cities is already falling short of what people need. For example, even though car ownership in African capitals ranges between just 12-25%, road construction and maintenance eat up most transport budgets.
- New Urban Sustainability Framework Guides Cities Towards a Greener Future*The World Urban Forum is convened by UN-Habitat, and brings together policymakers, local government leaders, non-governmental organizations, and expert practitioners in the field of sustainable urban development and human settlements. The theme of this year’s WUF9 is Cities 2030 – Cities for All: Implementing the New Urban Agenda.
- Tackling Urban Vulnerability and Public Safety Challenges in Jamaica’s ...Peri-urban areas faced similar conditions, indicating the need for community security and urban renewal projects focused on communities in a range of geographic locations and stages of urbanization. Productivity losses due to injuries from interpersonal violence, for example, accounted for 4 % of Jamaica's GDP.
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