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The TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit system is at the heart of Bogotá's strategy to serve the transport needs of a majority of the city's residents, who do not own a car.
Rather than leveling an existing forest to build a new business park, JTC Corporation adopted an ecologically sensitive approach that retained the natural elements, thereby creating an environment where both businesses and biodiversity could thrive.
Integrating road ecology principles and green infrastructure designs can balance construction with environmental conservation.
Regional financial cooperation has strengthened Asian economies and made them more resilient, but attention toward this important work has waned in recent years.
Cities can turn to integrated ICT solutions to better manage the environment, health and safety of their industrial parks and enterprises.
The rise of megacities in the Republic of Korea requires management methods that align city-level development with metropolitan planning.
Green finance can provide the fiscal firepower to manage the impact of the crisis and steer economies toward resource-efficient and low-carbon growth.
To obtain development gains through digital investments, invest in their analog complements: policy and infrastructure.
Protecting ecosystems is real development, and it has an amazing return on investment.
Secondary cities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America have an opportunity to avoid gridlocked growth patterns and to integrate sustainable energy and transport solutions.