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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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Regenerating Urban Land: A Practitioner’s Guide to Leveraging Private Investment
Regenerating Urban Land draws on the experience of eight case studies from around the world. The case studies outline various
Urban transport systems are essential for economic development and improving citizens' quality of life. To establish high-quality and affordable transport
Confronting the Urban Housing Crisis in the Global South: Adequate, Secure, and Affordable Housing" is a chapter of the World
Connected Urban Growth: Public-Private Collaborations for Transforming Urban Mobility
New mobility services could improve the lives of all urban inhabitants. This first ever global survey finds that applying three
Bus Rapid Transit in China: A Comparison of Design Features with International Systems
Reference Source: WRI As the recent white paper on China’s transport for the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016–2020) states, China
Cities in developing countries are experiencing unprecedented urban growth. Unfortunately, this is often accompanied by the negative impacts of sprawl
Transforming Cities with Transit: Transit and Land-Use Integration for Sustainable Urban Development
This study explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. It first
Benefits of Climate Action: Piloting Global Approach to Measurement
This pilot research aims to enable cities to measure the wider benefits of climate action, empowering them to make a
Methodology Note - Participatory Violence Mapping in Informal Urban Settlements
Kenya is experiencing rapid urbanization. In 2016, about 14 million people (25 percent of the country’s population) were living in
Promoting Disaster Resilient Cultural Heritage
Cultural heritage is vulnerable to the adverse impacts of natural disasters, and climate change is adding to the urgency of
