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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Private firms also contribute to development in other ways that are crucial to economic development and poverty reduction: In most developing countries, they generate a large portion of government tax ...

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

The investment required is immense: developing countries need an extra $1.3 trillion of investment ... to resident populations and foster green growth through climate-smart urban development. Helping ...