This paper examines the linkages between
urban form and city productivity, using alternative metrics
for urban form and applying them to a comprehensive sample
of Latin...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8697Date: January 10, 2019Author:
Duque,Juan Carlos ;
Lozano Gracia,Nancy ;
Patino,Jorge E. ;
Restrepo Cadavid,Paula
The International Maritime
Organization's initial strategy on reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions from ships stipulates that the
international shipping sector should...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8695Date: January 9, 2019Author:
Halim,Ronald Apriliyanto ;
Smith,Tristan ;
Englert,Dominik Paul
Emerging market countries require
substantial foreign investment for development, economic
growth,and poverty alleviation. There are multiple
challenges to attracting...
Type: BriefReport#: 133876Date: January 8, 2019Author:
Ramachandran,Vijay ;
Gelb,Alan Harold ;
Buehler,Martin Reto
As of the end of 2017, there were 25.4
million refugees around the world.1 Developing countries
host 84 percent of this population, and they are striving to
adapt their...
Type: CorrespondenceReport#: 136350Date: January 7, 2019
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
region is facing a context of demographic pressure and rapid
urbanization: while the region is currently 60 percent
urbanized,...
Type: ReportReport#: 138802Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Zaki,Lamia
After More than twenty years of
implementation, Colombia and the National urban transport
program (NUTP) is a global example when it comes to
articulation of national...
This report presents following three
pillars: green and resilient highway infrastructure;
efficient transport services; and clean vehicle fuel
ecosystem. It also presents...
Air transport plays an important role in
fostering development, particularly in facilitating economic
integration, generating trade, promoting tourism, and
creating...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 142936Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Irigoyen,Jose Luis ;
Chen,Guangzhe ;
Drees-Gross,Franz R. ;
Henriquez Fernandez,Virginia Maria
Pakistan’s economy has tremendous
potential for growth and expansion. A vital input for
economically and financially sound growth is an energy
sector that is sustainable,...
Melaka State, situated roughly halfway
between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, has unique importance in
the global dialogue around the sustainability of our shared
urban...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136459Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Global Platform for Sustainable Cities ;
World Bank
A city’s ability to provide affordable
housing and municipal services is a key consideration of its
urban sustainability. While urbanization and economic growth
certainly...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136463Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Global Platform for Sustainable Cities ;
World Bank
This study attempts to understand the
role of women home-based workers (HBWs) in the large
cardamom and allo value chains in Nepal, and to recommend
ways in which their...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 137119Date: January 1, 2019Author:
HomeNet South Asia Trust
Mozambique’s 2,700 km coastline teems
with rich marine life, sheltering abundant, and diversified
fisheries and supporting livelihoods for hundreds of remote
coastal...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136974Date: January 1, 2019
The Chongqing 2035 scenario study
compares the modeled outcomes of two different development
paths, as represented by land use scenarios for projected
growth of 5.8...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135223Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Calthorpe,Peter Anthony ;
Lewis,Erica ;
Yang,Jiang
Skills for the future initiative (SFI)
aims to prepare the youth of Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) to compete in the global economy by equipping them
with skills...
Due to its recognized benefits, most
countries today regardless of their level of development
compete for and dedicate significant resources to attracting
foreign direct...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 144312Date: January 1, 2019
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