Urbanization and economic development are deeply intertwined processes shaping societies worldwide. Urbanization refers to the increasing concentration of populations in cities and towns, driven by ...

The city of Gondar, one of 117 Ethiopian cities that benefited from the World Bank’s Ethiopia Urban Institutional and Infrastructure Development Program (UIIDP). Photo: Adobe Stock With World Bank ...

For urban resilience and public health, these technologies aim to enhance the ability of urban areas to withstand and recover from various challenges such as extreme heatwaves, while promoting the ...

The Government of Sri Lanka has launched an ambitious program of economic and physical regeneration for Metropolitan Colombo. Image © Joe Qian/World Bank South Asia ...

Today, more than half of the world’s population live in cities. By 2050, almost 70 per cent of us will be urban dwellers. That’s 6.3 billion people who will need access to a clean water supply, ...

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Defining the future doesn’t happen in sudden bursts, and that’s especially the case in real estate. Change remains a fluid process, with innovation, investment, and even chance slowly shaping the way ...

Human settlements are the foundation of human existence, shaping how we live, work, and connect with each other and the environment. From the earliest tribal encampments to the bustling metropolises ...

The African Development Bank Group and Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation have presented the findings of a diagnostic report on the country's urban sanitation sector, calling ...

Real estate development tends to be marketed and sold using the language of neighborhood elevation. This year’s Most Innovative Companies in real estate and urban development also aimed to improve and ...