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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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GPSC Compendium: Integrated Planning for Sustainable Urban Form
Fast-growing cities face challenges of populations to shelter, huge infrastructure needs to finance, a changing climate to adapt to, and
GPSC Compendium: Strategy and Innovation for Bus Reforms in Developing Countries
In developing countries, buses are the backbone of public transit, and the poor depend on them to access employment and
GPSC Compendium: Data-informed Urban Planning
Urban planning is a powerful tool that can be harnessed to meet an area's economic, social, cultural and environmental needs
GPSC Compendium: Small-scale Municipal PPP
Small-scale public-private partnerships (PPPs) offer a number of benefits, especially where projects are developed by municipalities: they are close to
Future of the Funds: Exploring the Architecture of Multilateral Climate Finance
In recognition of the importance of public finance, the global community has established several “climate funds.” These funds are designed
Nature-based solutions for sustainable urban development
Planting trees to improve urban air quality, converting abandoned industrial sites into urban parks, greening roofs to reduce buildings’ energy
Rapid urbanization in China has substantially increased the quantity of liquid waste in municipalities, and has simultaneously engendered massive investments
Rail Plus Property Development in China: the Pilot Case of Shenzhen
China’s cities face significant challenges in financing the growth of urban transit infrastructure. The current practice of financing urban metro
Global Architecture of Climate Finance
The climate finance architecture—the system of specialized, public funds that help countries implement climate mitigation and adaptation projects and programs—is
Nigeria - Private Sector Participation in Solid Waste Management Activities in Ibadan
The report entitled 'private sector participation of solid waste management activities in Ibadan' provides Oyo State Government with recommendations to
