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Development fees placed on buildings were used to improve pedestrian mobility through elevated walkways in the Makati central business district.
Circular practices, such as extending a product’s useful life or recycling waste into products, can yield environmental as well as economic benefits.
The EU’s regulation to reduce tropical deforestation caused by agriculture will be crucial, but it may impose severe short-term costs on smallholders.
The Kochi Water Metro is an example of how inland waterway transport can not only improve commuting but also contribute to climate goals.
The rise of megacities in the Republic of Korea requires management methods that align city-level development with metropolitan planning.
With foreign aid assistance, the mobilization of nongovernment organizations, the community, and other key stakeholders, the government of the Republic of Korea was able to implement policies for a successful country-wide reforestation program.
A multitude of positive gender impacts are possible through small infrastructure investments.
Ecosystem-based adaptation solutions can reduce vulnerability and build resilience of urban areas to climate change.
There is a blueprint to overcoming the barriers that limit women's participation in the formal economy.
Protecting ecosystems is real development, and it has an amazing return on investment.