Related Books

Transforming Cities with Transit
Language: en
Pages: 233
Authors: Hiroaki Suzuki
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-22 - Publisher: World Bank Publications

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

'Transforming Cities with Transit' explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration and provides policy recommendations and implementation strat
World Bank and Urban Development
Language: en
Pages: 250
Authors: Edward Ramsamy
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-09-27 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This significant text examines the factors, both internal and external to the World Bank that have influenced its urban development agenda, and is essential rea
Urban China
Language: en
Pages: 583
Authors: World Bank
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-07-29 - Publisher: World Bank Publications

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In the last 30 years, China’s record economic growth lifted half a billion people out of poverty, with rapid urbanization providing abundant labor, cheap land
Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor
Language: en
Pages: 323
Authors: Judy L. Baker
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-04-01 - Publisher: World Bank Publications

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The urban poor living in slums are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. This study analyzes key issues affecting th
Toward Great Dhaka
Language: en
Pages: 205
Authors: Julia Bird
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-07-19 - Publisher: World Bank Publications

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A unique strategic opportunity beckons Bangladesh. Dhaka, the economic powerhouse of the country,stands on the cusp of a dramatic transformation that could make