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Urban China : Toward Efficient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Urbanization

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank; the …

urbanization providing abundant labor, cheap land, and good infrastructure. While China has avoided some of the common ills of … urbanization, strains are showing as inefficient land development leads to urban sprawl and ghost towns, pollution threatens people … urbanization process. Urban China is a joint research report by a team from the World Bank and the Development Research Center of …

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The Environmental Implications of Privatization : Lessons for Developing Countries

Lovei, Magda; Gentry, Bradford S. - Economics Research, World Bank Group

Governments worldwide have increasingly recognized the economic potential and fiscal advantages of privatization. What is less well recognized is that, under the right conditions, privatization can also yield environmental benefits and contribute to sustainable development. This report reviews a...

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Building Urban Resilience : Principles, Tools, and Practice

Jha, Abhas K.; Miner, Todd W.; Stanton-Geddes, Zuzana - Economics Research, World Bank Group

Building Urban Resilience in East Asia is a World Bank program that aims to increase the resilience of cities to disasters and the impacts of climate change by using a risk-based approach to making public investment decisions. The objective is to demonstrate a scalable methodology and practical...

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