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 and Urbanization Global demographic trends are at a turning point. As population growth rates continue to decline in every region of the world, and in the face of an …
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 …
Fostering Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities in the Philippines
Urbanization 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 …
Systems of Cities: Harnessing Urbanization for Growth and Poverty ...
The World Bank put forth its Urban and Local Government Strategy at a critical time. For the first time in history more than half the world’s people live in cities. Over 90 percent of urban growth is occurring …
Urban China: Toward Efficient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Urbanization
Urban China: Toward Efficient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Urbanization The joint report by the World Bank and the Development Research Center of China’s State Council, Urban China: Toward …
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 …
Event | 9th Urbanization and Development Conference
Jun 11, 2025 · The 9th Urbanization and Development Conference took place in Cape Town, South Africa on June 11-12, 2025 and focused on the theme of urban economics for Africa.
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, …
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.