SURGE is a World Bank global umbrella program that supports developing countries to foster green, resilient and inclusive urban and regional development.

Skip to content viewer section. Abstract Many developing countries are currently undergoing increasingly rapid economic growth, which contributes in turn to urban development. Though this urban ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Journal of Transport and Land Use Vol. 6, No. 1, 2013 Linking urban transport and land use in ...

Cities in low- and middle-income countries are experiencing a surge in urban heat island effects, driven by unplanned urban ...

For example, different countries have different definitions of "urban" and "rural ... Given that the bulk of the developing world's poverty remains in rural areas, policies to promote agricultural and ...

Over the next 20 years, urban population in developing countries will double to 4 billion ... sustainable cities and communities is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, ...

In any developing world country there are massive differences between urban and rural areas. Rural areas are far less likely to have access to clean water and sanitation, health and education ...

In Brazil, as in many developing countries, local communities ... Occasional heavy rains can also lead to flooding, impeding development. There is also not enough funding to make improvements ...

social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. Activities focus on training and advising policymakers in developing countries to enhance their analytical capacities in designing ...

Between 2017 and 2020, the historic city of Bologna has coordinated and taken part in an EU-funded project to promote urban regeneration and sustainable development in historic cities by developing ...