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City Development Strategy and City Assistance Programme : Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Volume 1

World Bank - 2013

In conformity with its objective of functioning as a local Government, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) sought the assistance of the World Bank for the preparation of a City Development Strategy (CDS) for Kathmandu. The various sectoral as well as integrated strategies presented in this...

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City Development Strategy and City Assistance Programme : Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Volume 2

World Bank - 2013

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Reducing inequality for shared growth in China : strategy and policy options for Guangdong province

2011

This overview summarizes the key findings of the eight chapters and one policy note. It is organized as follows. The first section provides a background of Guangdong, while the second describes the current situation of inequality in the province. Next is a discussion of the potential impacts of...

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The Urban Development Investment Corporations (UDICs) in Chongqing, China

World Bank - 2012

drive to build infrastructure in China, where local governments are not allowed to engage in direct market borrowing. UDICs … municipal corporations under the Company Law of the Peoples' Republic of China (PRC). The law does not clarify the relationship …-a-vis UDICs. The Government of China (GOC) agencies expect that the World Bank (WB) Technical Assistance Report (TAR), based on …

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Influence of Covid-19 On China's Urban Planning and Design Regulations : A Systematic Review of Recent Policy and Regulatory Changes

World Bank - 2021

The purpose of this note is to explain how the pandemic is reshaping regulations in China and affecting urban planning … and city management. In preparing this note, a meta-analysis was conducted based on a review of China's urban planning … provides a systematic review of how China responses to COVID-19 and addresses gaps in urban planning and building design …

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Cali, Colombia : Toward a City Development Strategy

World Bank - 2013

Although many of the problems that Cali is experiencing - social and human capital deterioration, a declining economy, and institutional crisis - are a reflection of Colombia's complicated socioeconomic situation, the city has been hit harder by the crisis than other large cities, as confirmed...

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Cities on the Move : A World Bank Urban Transport Strategy Review

World Bank - 2013

The report's objectives are i) to better understand the nature and magnitude of urban transport problems, particularly in respect of the poor, and ii) to articulate a strategy by which the World Bank and other agencies can assist national and city governments to address these problems. The first...

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Pakistan - City development strategy for Peshawar

World Bank - 2012

The newly delineated Peshawar City District (PCD) has undergone significant transformations in the past ten years. Originally encompassing the adjoining districts of Charsadda and Nowshera, the district gradually shrunk in size after both sub-divisions acquired a district status of their own in...

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Cities of Hope? Governance, Economic, and Human Challenges of Kenya's Five Largest Cities

World Bank - 2012

After many decades of stagnation, Kenyan economy started to grow from the early-2000s. Much of this growth has been attributed to total factor productivity improvements in Kenyan economy arising out of many factors. A large share of this growth originated in urban areas, in the service and...

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Brazil - S??o Paulo : Inputs for a Sustainable Competitive City Strategy, Volume 2. Background Report

World Bank - 2012

Through an analysis of selected topics, this study aims to offer inputs for a successful recovery strategy for the city and the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo (MSRP) in Brazil. The study first presents an analysis of the underlying factors of the economic transition in the MRSP, highlighting...

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