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In the globalizing world, knowledge and information (and the social and technological settings for their production and communication)... In a knowledge economy urban form and functions are primarily shaped by global market forces rather than urban planning. As the role of...
In his compelling follow-up to The Rise of the Creative Class , Richard Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members... 'Transforming Cities with Transit' explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in...
This report provides Mayors and other policymakers with a policy framework and diagnostic tools to anticipate and implement strategies... Disaster risk management is essential in the fight against poverty. Disasters can, in an instant, wipe out decades of hard-fought poverty...
The vast majority of rental housing around the world is unsubsidized and in private hands. Everywhere there are great needs for safe,... Resilience is the ability of a system, community, or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate to, and recover from the...
This study identifies three priority areas for India's policymakers as they try to harness economic efficiency and manage spatial equity... Nepal: Urban Growth and Spatial Transition carries out an initial assessment of Nepal's urban growth and spatial transformation, with a...
'Local and Community Driven Development: Moving to Scale in Theory and Practice' provides development practitioners with the historical... Africa Development Indicators 2008/09 (ADI) provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available in one volume. It puts...
'The Little Data Book on Africa 2010' is a pocket edition of 'Africa Development Indicators 2010'. It contains some 115 key indicators on... Urban flooding is a significant challenge which today increasingly confronts the residents of the expanding cities and towns of...
This Workbook offers a step-by-step guide for city officials in proactively planning for natural disasters and climate change impacts. It... The continuing rapid growth and development of China's cities brings many complex challenges. Tasked with supporting strong economic...
Poor people living in slums are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. They live on the most... Since the 1990s, new economic geography has received a lot of attention as mainstream economists such as Krugman and others began to...
This book presents a framework, the Urban Risk Assessment, for assessing disaster and climate risk in cities which is intended to assist... The efficiency and productivity of Colombia's urban system will be a key determinant in the ability of the country to transition from a...
Just as we learn from, influence, and are influenced by others, our social interactions drive economic growth in cities, regions, and... The objective of this study is to assist public authorities to identify and address the future challenges of urban water supply,...
In a world where half of the population lives in cities and more than 90 percent of urban growth is occurring in the developing world,... Das Gesundheitswesen ist ein wichtiger Teil der Sozialpolitik in industriell entwickelten Ländern. Es wirkt sich auf Bildung und...
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