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Big Data and Thriving Cities : Innovations in Analytics to Build Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable and Livable Urban Spaces
Monroe, Trevor - 2017
beyond the World Bank take advantage of these trends, this brief profiles a sample of big data applications to support …
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Cities of workers, children, or seniors? : age structure and economic growth in a global cross-section of cities
Jedwab, Remi; Pereira, Daniel; Roberts, Mark - 2019
variety of historical and contemporary sources, it shows that there exists marked variation in the age structure of the world …
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Religion and sanitation practices
Adukia, Anjali; Alsan, Marcella; Goldhaber-Fiebert, … - 2020
Infant mortality among Hindus is higher than among Muslims in India, and religious differences in sanitation practices have been cited as a contributing factor. To explore whether religion itself is associated with differences in sanitation practices, this study compares sanitation practices of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228641
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Transforming Karachi into a Livable and Competitive Megacity : A City Diagnostic and Transformation Strategy
2009
With a population of 16 million, Karachi is the largest megacity in Pakistan. Despite being a large city that is home to many, it has seen a substantial decline in quality of life and economic competitiveness in recent decades. Basic service delivery is very poor, with very low indicators for...
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Which Way to Livable and Productive Cities? : A Road Map for Sub-Saharan Africa
Hommann, Kirsten - 2019
For African cities to grow economically as they have grown in size, they must create productive environments to attract investments, increase economic efficiency, and create livable environments that prevent urban costs from rising with increased population densification. What are the central...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644193
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Leveraging Urbanization to Promote a New Growth Model While Reducing Territorial Disparities in Morocco : Urban and Regional Development Policy Note
Lall, Somik - 2019
-quarters of the country's population will be living in cities. Along with the concentration of people, urbanization will lead to … not delivering on their full potential. Urbanization has not generated the same growth benefits in Morocco as it has in … from its urbanization process.The main message of this note is that urbanization and spatial equity are not competing …
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Time to act : realizing Indonesia's urban potential
Roberts, Mark - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644259
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Central America Urbanization Review : Making Cities Work for Central America
World Bank Group - 2016
cities, equivalent to adding 700,000 new urban residents every year. At current rates of urbanization, the region's urban …
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Malawi Urbanization Review : Leveraging Urbanization for National Growth and Development
World Bank - 2016
The Malawi Urbanization Review aims to provide fresh perspectives on urbanization in Malawi, by analyzing the current … and potential contribution of urbanization to long-term national development and the current institutional and financial … urbanizing at a moderate rate and has a good chance of proactively managing the urbanization process. Opportunities may arise …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644608
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Reshaping Urbanization in Rwanda : Urbanization and the Evolution of Rwanda's Urban Landscape
World Bank Group - 2017
The objective of this report is to inform the government's policies and strategies on urbanization as a driver of … economic development, job creation, and poverty reduction. Note 1 examines Rwanda's urbanization process since 2002 by …'s urbanization process. In the first part, it lays out the overall trends in Rwanda's levels of urbanization and the primary trends …
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