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Cities on the move : a World Bank urban transport strategy review
Gwilliam, K. M. (contributor) - World Bank - 2002
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Addis Ababa Urban and Metropolitan Transport and Land Use Linkages Strategy Review
World Bank - 2014
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Urban Mobility in African Cities : Developing National Urban Mobility Policy and Delivering at the City Level - Summary Report
World Bank - 2022
African cities are growing at an extraordinary rate. Unfortunately, many cities are growing so fast that national, provincial, and city governments cannot manage how they develop or assure the provision of the services people need. This has many negative consequences for national and city...
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A National Framework for Sustainable Urban Transport Systems : Proposals for Improving Urban Transportation in Russian Cities
World Bank - 2013
In many Russian cities, these growing demands for mobility are not adequately met by the existing urban transport infrastructure and services. Most municipalities have had difficulties in planning and managing the development of their urban transport systems in a coherent manner, which is a...
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012563669
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Embedding Climate Resilience into Urban and Transport Projects
World Bank - 2023
This note summarizes lessons and practices deployed in embedding climate resilience into the design of projects that received catalytic funds from The Africa Climate Resilience Investment Facility (AFRI-RES). It draws from application of the Resilience Booster Tool to specific projects, as...
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Managing urban expansion in Mongolia : best practices in scenario-based urban planning
Kamata, Takuya (contributor) - 2010
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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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