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 · Demographic trends are diverse among regions, within regions and within countries: while many cities will continue to grow, albeit at declining rates, many other cities are looking at …
Urban Development - World Bank Group
Dec 8, 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, statistics, …
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 …
Fostering Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities in the Philippines
TBCUrbanization 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 …
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.
Systems of Cities: Harnessing Urbanization for Growth and Poverty ...
The World Bank’s Urban & Local Government Strategy aims to help civic leaders and national authorities think through and implement urban and local policies and programs.
Augment, Connect, Target: Realizing Indonesia’s Urban Potential
To ensure that Indonesia gets the most out of urbanization, policymakers need to undertake bold institutional reforms and implement decisive policies to ACT - Augment, Connect, Target.
Gearing up for India’s Rapid Urban Transformation
Jan 30, 2024 · Building the necessary infrastructure will be key for creating livable, climate-resilient, and inclusive cities that drive the economy forward. Since nearly 70 % of the urban infrastructure needed …
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 …