Urban Development Overview - World Bank Group
Urban Development As the world's largest multilateral financier of urban development, the World Bank works with national and local governments to build more livable, sustainable, and resilient cities and …
Demographic Trends and Urbanization - World Bank Group
May 19, 2021 · This report – Demographic Trends and Urbanization – aims to frame that conversation by tracing the relationship between urbanization and relevant demographic indicators and how …
Fostering Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities in the Philippines
Urbanization presents a great opportunity for economic growth and poverty reduction in the country. In the Philippines Urbanization Review: Fostering Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities, the …
Myanmar’s Urbanization: Creating Opportunities for All
Jun 6, 2019 · A new report entitled Myanmar’s Urbanization: Creating Opportunities for All identifies key challenges and provides policy recommendations for urbanization in Myanmar, with a special focus …
Event | 9th Urbanization and Development Conference
Jun 11, 2025 · The 9th Urbanization and Development Conference took place in Cape Town, South Africa on June 11-12, 2025 and focused on the theme of urban economics for Africa.
Urbanization Reviews - World Bank Group
Jun 22, 2018 · The World Bank's Urbanization Reviews offer a framework for city leaders to make tough decisions by providing diagnostic tools to identify policy distortions and analyze investment priorities.
Rise of the Anatolian Tigers: Turkey Urbanization Review
These developments make planning, connecting, and financing important policy principles for Turkey’s second-generation urban development agenda. This policy brief frames a second-generation urban …
Urban China: Toward Efficient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Urbanization
Urban China: Toward Efficient, Inclusive, and Sustainable UrbanizationThe joint report by the World Bank and the Development Research Center of China’s State Council, Urban China: Toward …
Systems of Cities: Harnessing Urbanization for Growth and Poverty ...
The World Bank put forth its Urban and Local Government Strategy at a critical time. For the first time in history more than half the world’s people live in cities. Over 90 percent of urban growth is occurring …
East Asia’s Changing Urban Landscape: Measuring a Decade of Spatial …
New World Bank data compiled through satellite imagery and geospatial mapping provides better understanding of East Asia’s accelerating urbanization.