May 19, 2021 · This report – Demographic Trends and Urbanization – aims to frame that conversation by tracing the relationship between urbanization and relevant demographic …

Resilient, low-carbon infrastructure and services: Rapid urbanization requires massive investment in green infrastructure and services, with needs estimated at up to $2.7 trillion annually in low- …

Jan 26, 2015 · Urbanization in the country is dominated by the Bangkok urban area, which at 9.6 million people in 2010 almost joined the ranks of the megacities of the region. The Bangkok …

No country has achieved high levels of economic growth without urbanization. presenting an enormous opportunity for Cambodia given its early stage of urbanization with 21% of people …

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 …

COUNTRY FACT SHEET: SRI LANKA Although they have made progress, South Asian countries have struggled to make the most of the opportunity urbanization provides them to transform …

Sep 24, 2015 · Messy urbanization is reflected in the almost 65.5 million Indians who, according to the country’s 2011 Census, live in urban slums, as well as the 13.7 percent of the urban …

Sep 22, 2011 · Urbanization is not a side effect of economic growth; it is an integral part of the process. As in most countries, India's urban areas make a major contribution to the country's …

Effective management of rapid urbanization is key to achieving resource- and carbon-efficient development in cities. Following a three-year hiatus, the 7th Urbanization and Poverty …

Bangladesh experienced faster urbanization than South Asia as a whole between 2000 and 2010. Over that period, the share of its population living in officially classified urban settlements …