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Supporting Climate-Smart Infrastructure Projects – Case Studies
This publication presents six case studies—three international and three from Turkey—showcasing climate-smart infrastructure projects that promote green and resilient urban development. These case studies were selected from an extensive list to support the World Bank’s lending initiatives in Turkish cities, aiming to illustrate effective approaches to sustainable urban infrastructure. The publication outlines the key lessons from these examples, categorizing success factors into ‘Policy and Finance,’ ‘Planning and Design,’ and ‘Processes and Partnerships.’ Each section addresses critical aspects of successful project
Combating Heat in Cities: Operationalizing the Urban Heat Agenda at the World Bank
This report stems from growing concern about the threat of extreme heat in urban settings and its adverse impacts on health. The team made use of the TIP—that is, the targeted, integrated, and prepared—framework, introduced in the recent "Healthy Cities" report (Lee et al. 2023), to help World Bank task teams explore pathways toward urban heat investments. This study gathered city responses and investigated existing World Bank initiatives to gain an understanding of what had already been done and the
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Primer for Cool Cities: Reducing Excessive Urban Heat – With a Focus on Passive Measures
Cities are getting hotter as a result of growing urbanization and global climate change. The negative impacts of temperature increases
Inclusive Community Engagement Playbook
Community engagement is the process of involving the people that live and interact with your city in its development, including
By 2050, it is estimated that nearly half the world’s population will reside in cities. Bulging population in cities coupled
Resilient Cultural Heritage: Learning from the Japanese Experience
Japan’s cultural heritage (CH) is among the richest in the world, but the country is faced with some of the
COVID-19’s Impact on the Waste Sector
Maintaining the delivery of basic urban service—including waste collection and management—is becoming a growing challenge to cities grappling with the
Nepal is experiencing a shift from a unitary to a three-tier government structure. The transition has led to increased financial
Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery
The COVID-19 global pandemic altered every aspect of urban life in recent months. In response, city transportation officials around the
Bonifacio Global City: A Public-Private Joint Venture - Case Study
In 1992, the Government of the Philippines embarked on a mission to bring decommissioned U.S. military bases into productive use
Brooklyn Bridge Park - Case Study
In the early 1980s, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) decided to cease all cargo ship
The Copenhagen Model: a Publicly Owned, Privately Run Corporation - Case Study
In the late 1980s, Copenhagen wrestled with the challenge of how to use the city’s underperforming assets to build large-scale
