Документы и доклады

Disclosable Version of the ISR - Kabul Municipal Development Program - P125597 - Sequence No : 13 (Английский)

Disclosable Version of the ISR - Kabul Municipal Development Program - P125597 - Sequence No : 12 (Английский)

Disclosable Version of the ISR - Cities Investment Program - P160619 - Sequence No : 01 (Английский)

Disclosable Version of the ISR - URBAN DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROJECT - P147147 - Sequence No : 02 (Английский)

Malawi urbanization review : leveraging urbanization for national growth and development (Английский)

The Malawi Urbanization Review aims to provide fresh perspectives on urbanization in Malawi, by analyzing the current and potential contribution of urbanization to long-term national development and the...

A global urban risk index (Английский)

Which cities have the highest risk of human and economic losses due to natural hazards? And how will urban exposure to major hazards change over the coming decades? This paper develops a global urban disaster...

Urbanization beyond municipal boundaries : nurturing metropolitan economies and connecting peri-urban areas in India (Английский)

The report is organized into three chapters: chapter two looks at the pace and patterns of India's urbanization, providing a 100-year perspective on demographic shifts and a 20-year perspective on the...

Georgia - Urbanization review : toward an urban sector strategy Georgia's evolving urban system and its challenges (Английский)

This review analyzes the profile, trends and challenges of Georgia's changing urban landscape since independence in 1991 and provides policy suggestions to facilitate the economic transition of the country...

China urbanization review : balancing urban transformation and spatial inclusion (Английский)

Roughly one out of every 10 people in the world today is a resident of a Chinese city. The United Nations projects that the number of Chinese urban dwellers will increase from over 622 million today to...

Crop production and road connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa : a spatial analysis (Английский)

This study examines the relationship between transport infrastructure and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa using new data obtained from geographic information systems (GIS). First, the authors analyze...

Explaining high transport costs within Malawi - bad roads or lack of trucking competition ? (Английский)

What are the main determinants of transport costs: network access or competition among transport providers? The focus in the transport sector has often been on improving the coverage of "hard" infrastructure...

Determinants of city growth in Brazil (Английский)

The authors examine the determinants of Brazilian city growth between 1970 and 2000. They consider a model of a city that combines aspects of standard urban economics and the new economic geography literatures...

Examining the growth patterns of Brazilian cities (Английский)

The share of urban population in Brazil increased from 58 to 80 percent between 1970 and 2000 and all net population growth over the next 30 years is predicted to be in cities. This paper explores population...