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Creating Virtuous Circles Between Urban Planning and Urban Transit

Urban transport connectivity shapes economic opportunity, and fragmented urban form in limits job access, requiring better transit, density, and evidence.

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How to build more livable cities for a livable planet

World Cities Day underscores cities’ central role in climate‑smart, resilient development, highlighting jobs, finance, housing, and sustainable growth.

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Best Practices and Lessons Learned: Urban Orchards in a Natural Reserve

Asunción’s largest ecological reserve faces waste challenges, and communities are working with the Green City project to restore ecosystems.

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Kyoto A Creative City : Leveraging Creativity for City Competitiveness and Inclusive Urban Transformation

A Kyoto‑focused report distills lessons on creative cities, showing how planners and creative communities can drive urban transformation.

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Cities, Culture, Creativity: Leveraging Culture and Creativity for Sustainable Urban Development and Inclusive Growth

Culture and creativity strengthen urban competitiveness and inclusion; and can be used to support regeneration, cohesion, and resilience.

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Inclusion Matters in Africa

Africa shows progress in poverty reduction, human development, inclusion, and gender‑equality reforms, while innovation continues to transform communities.

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Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers : An Initial Assessment

The report examines sanitation workers’ vulnerabilities and highlights challenges, good practices, and actions needed to protect their dignity and safety.

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Opportunity 2030: Benefits of Climate Action in Cities

The report quantifies benefits of city climate measures, showing broader socioeconomic and health gains for policymakers and decision‑makers.

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Municipality-led Circular Economy Case Studies

The report highlights emerging municipal approaches for circular economies, mapping where cities can embed circular principles across systems.

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Climate Opportunity: More Jobs, Better Health, Livable Cities

The report shows how urban climate policies deliver major economic, health, and job benefits while supporting broader city goals.

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Powering Cities in the Global South: How Energy Access for All Benefits the Economy and the Environment

The report presents solutions for expanding clean urban energy access, improving health, protecting the environment, and strengthening city economies.

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Nature-based solutions for sustainable urban development

Tree planting, green roofs, parks, and wetland restoration strengthen urban resilience and deliver social, environmental, and economic benefits.

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Corridors Move Goods. Cities Create Jobs

The future of Africa’s growth will depend not only on infrastructure, but on the cities that grow around it.

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From Ecosystems to Employment: How Investing in Nature is a Job Creator

As countries seek to create jobs at scale, investing in nature can help unlock new economic opportunities while strengthening resilience.

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