Die Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung (ARL) ist eine Einrichtung mit besonderen Funktionen. Im Unterschied zu einem herkömmlichen Forschungsinstitut bündelt die ARL Kompetenzen auf dem Gebiet der Raumforschung und Raumentwicklung in einem Netzwerk. Dieses Netzwerk besteht aus...

Die Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung (ARL) ist eine Einrichtung mit besonderen Funktionen. Im Unterschied zu einem herkömmlichen Forschungsinstitut bündelt die ARL Kompetenzen auf dem Gebiet der Raumforschung und Raumentwicklung in einem Netzwerk, das aus Wissenschaftlern und...

Although global economic activity is recovering and output in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is expected to grow in 2021, containing COVID-19 remains a challenge in the region. Enterprise survey data for the emerging and developing countries in the region show that COVID-19 had a profound and...

In February 2022, the world was shocked by the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine. The war is having a devastating impact on human life and causing economic destruction in both countries, and will lead to significant economic losses in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region and the rest...

In 2018, the World Bank launched the Human Capital Index (HCI), which is designed to highlight how improvements in current health and education outcomes will shape the productivity of the next generation of workers. The HCI measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect...

The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Education Team's vision is for education systems to empower all to reach their full potential. In line with this vision, the purpose of this guidance note is to provide recommendations and policy advice for decision-makers on potential education responses to the...

Multifamily residential buildings in earthquake-prone cities across Central Europe, Balkans, and Central Asia have proved to be vulnerable and have revealed several structural deficiencies during previous earthquake events. Earthquakes in these regions have damaged certain types of multifamily...

In 2015, students from more than 72 countries and economies participated in PISA, an international assessment. Administered every three years by the OECD, PISA measures the skills of 15 year-old students in applying their knowledge of science, reading, and math to real life problems. PISA...