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Group under the 'Enhancement of Resilient Urban Planning and Infrastructure Investments in Urban Areas in Kenya' assignment …This Resilient Urban Infrastructure Guidelines forms one of a suite of reports developed by AECOM for the World Bank … sustainability of investments under Second Kenya Urban Support Program (KUSP2), enabling them to perform their required function for …
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Ghanaians. Ghana’s urban transformation has been momentous, but it is not unique: a similar process has characterized other …
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key barriers in scaling-up private investment in climate-smart urban infrastructure, and showcases innovative financial de …-risking instruments and other financial instruments for private sector financing for low carbon, resilient urban investments. The first … chapter of the report introduces the topic and the second presents the challenges and the opportunities of urban climate …
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administrations to carry out urban transformation practices; More precise planning and implementation tools were defined to support … production in Turkey. In the 2000s, the legal concept of "urban transformation" emerged; and it started to be mentioned together … with "disaster risk". Since 2005, three regulations have informed urban transformation efforts, including the renewal of …
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inclusivity. The report then offers a set of recommendations to guide policies and investments that will promote urban planning … the country's GDP in 2030. Urban areas also account for the majority of the country's physical, financial, human, academic … for inclusive and resilient urban development, stronger connections between cities and neighborhoods, and institutions and …
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many negative consequences for national and city economies and the people who live in these areas. Urban mobility is one of … the key challenges for African cities. In many cities, the transport system has failed to keep up with urban growth. There … resolve these things alone. National Governments need to lead by guiding the development of cities, developing urban mobility …
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Central America is undergoing an important transition, with urban populations increasingat accelerated speeds, bringing … America's population lives in urban areas, but it is expected that within the next generation 7 out of 10 people will live in … cities, equivalent to adding 700,000 new urban residents every year. At current rates of urbanization, the region's urban …
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, disaster prevention, and sustainable and resilient urban development …
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struggles to keep up with rapid growth, the risk posed by natural disasters and climate change is rising. The urban poor - who … are most exposed and least able to cope - will be hardest hit, with up to 77 million urban residents potentially falling … back into poverty as a result of climate change alone. To help the urban poor unlock their full economic potential and …
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in urban expansion of Rwanda's key cities, and presents central legal and institutional elements that influence and … inform the dynamics of urbanization. Second, it analyses the characteristics and spatial economy of the urban system. Third …, it provides an analysis of key characteristics of connectivity of the urban system, domestically and with perspectives to …
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