Solid and Industrial Hazardous Waste Management Assessment: Options and Actions Areas to Implement the National Strategy

Vietnam has set as its objective, under the Vietnam Green Growth Strategy, the greening of produ

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Solid and Industrial Hazardous Waste Management Assessment: Options and Actions Areas to Implement the National Strategy (Vietnamese)

Vietnam has set as its objective, under the Vietnam Green Growth Strategy, the greening of production and of consumption, with a strong focus on proactive prevention of polluti

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International Case Studies on Public Communication and Consultation Strategies for Low Emission Zones and Congestion Charging Schemes

The working paper will be part of the “Low Emission Zone/Congestion Charge (LEZ/CC) Public Communication Strategies” series of papers to offer a comprehensive package of public communication strate

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Implementing Nature-based Flood Protection: Principles and Implementation Guidance

There is increasing momentum for the use of naturebased solutions as part of resilience-buildi

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Handbook on the Public Procurement of Biobased Products and Services

Many of the products people use on a daily basis are made from fossil raw materials. However, ‘bio-based’ alternatives for these products are available at an increased rate.

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Transport Emission Mapping, Monitoring and Capacity Building in 5 Selected African Cities

The report, commissioned by the African Development Bank and prepared by Ramboll Environ, documents a pilot project in five African cities—Abidjan, Rabat, Yaoundé, Dar es Salaam, and Lusaka—aimed a

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Formulating an Urban Transport Policy: Choosing Between Options

As the developing world rapidly urbanizes, the demands on transport systems also grow often at a faster pace than the population.

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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.

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Sustainable Urban Transport Financing from the Sidewalk to the Subway: Capital, Operations, and Maintenance Financing

Urban transport systems are essential for economic development and improving citizens' quality of life.

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[VIDEO] Confronting the Urban Housing Crisis in the Global South: Adequate, Secure, and Affordable Housing

Confronting the Urban Housing Crisis in the Global South: Adequate, Secure, and Affordable Housing" is a chapter of the World Resources Report: Towards a More Equal City.

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Connected Urban Growth: Public-Private Collaborations for Transforming Urban Mobility

New mobility services could improve the lives of all urban inhabitants.

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Bus Rapid Transit in China: A Comparison of Design Features with International Systems

As the recent white paper on China’s transport for the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016–2020) states, China must set higher standards for the transport development to “realize th

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Financing Transit-Oriented Development with Land Values: Adapting Land Value Capture in Developing Countries

Cities in developing countries are experiencing unprecedented urban growth.

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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.

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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 much stronger case for a much greater scale of action.

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Methodology Note - Participatory Violence Mapping in Informal Urban Settlements

Kenya is experiencing rapid urbanization.

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Promoting Disaster Resilient Cultural Heritage

Cultural heritage is vulnerable to the adverse impacts of natural disasters, and climate cha

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Public Procurement for a Circular Economy

This guidance sets out the policy framework, strategic thinking and planning recommended before embarking on a public procurement process, engaging the market and considering of the various steps o

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Creating a world class culture of ecomobility: the case of Kaohsiung City

This case study showcases that how cities through concerted efforts can make a shift toward an ecomobile culture within their jurisdiction.  Kaohsiung is committed to developing a world class

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

Millions of residents in some of the fastest growing cities in the world don’t have access to clean, reliable energy, and the challenge of reaching them is not getting easier.

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