This map summarizes information on the connectivity of 67 important South Asian cities concerning infrastructure networks. The map combines four information layers to reveal a city's overall stature in the region's infrastructure networks, i.e. rail, road, air, and information technology...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Forewords -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- By 2045, 220 million Indonesians will live in urban areas -- Delivering on the promise of urbanization requires managing congestion forces -- Policies to realize Indonesia's urban potential -- Annex OA...

The number of people in South Asia's cities rose by 130 million between 2000 and 2011--more than the entire population of Japan. This was linked to an improvement in productivity and a reduction in the incidence of extreme poverty. But the region's cities have struggled to cope with the pressure...

In over 70 years since its independence, Indonesia has been transformed by urbanization, and within the next quarter of a century, its transition to an urban society will be almost complete. While urbanization has produced considerable benefits for Indonesians, urbanization has the potential to...