Urban Development Overview - World Bank Group
The Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban Development Project in India achieved significant urban service delivery improvements, benefiting 2.8 million people across 30 urban areas. Key …
Banking on Cities: Investing in Resilient and Low-Carbon …
Jun 3, 2025 · For low- and middle-income countries, the right urban investments can unlock enormous economic potential—if they’re made wisely, inclusively, and urgently. With strategic …
Shaping a Cooler Bangkok: Tackling Urban Heat for a More Livable …
Extreme urban heat is becoming an urgent challenge for Bangkok, threatening lives, livelihoods, and the city’s economic resilience. The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect exacerbates this crisis, …
Indonesia’s Urban Story - World Bank Group
Indonesia has the third-largest amount of urban land in East Asia, after China and Japan. Between 2000 and 2010, the amount of urban land in Indonesia increased from about 8,900 …
Urban Development - World Bank Group
Apr 23, 2025 · More than half of the world's population lives in cities. Learn more about what the World Bank is doing to create green, resilient, and inclusive urban development. Access facts, …
Urban Transport in Yangon and Mandalay: Review of Sector …
Urban growth, while offering opportunities for economic development and creation of more and better-paid jobs, also increases the pressure on the existing urban mobility systems and …
Promoting Livable Cities by Investing in Urban Mobility - World …
Mar 13, 2024 · Urban transport is vital for connecting people to jobs, education, healthcare, and other essential services in cities. The World Bank is supporting countries through investments …
Bangladesh Receives $900 Million World Bank Financing to …
Dec 23, 2024 · The $400 million Resilient Urban and Territorial Development Project will help improve climate-resilient and gender-responsive urban infrastructure and urban management …
Urbanization in Thailand is dominated by the Bangkok urban area
Jan 26, 2015 · Like most large urban areas in the region, Bangkok is administratively fragmented, with more than 60% of the urban area located outside the boundaries of the Bangkok …
Maldives to Improve Resilience through Urban Development
May 6, 2020 · The Urban Development and Resilience Project will be implemented by the Ministry of National Planning and Infrastructure with support from NDMA, City Councils of Male and …