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The rise of megacities in the Republic of Korea requires management methods that align city-level development with metropolitan planning.
Despite extensive aid, countries with fragile and conflict-affected situations are generally failing to significantly improve the lives of their people. New thinking is needed.
To obtain development gains through digital investments, invest in their analog complements: policy and infrastructure.
The widespread loss of natural ecosystems and biodiversity is much more than a conservation issue; countless lives and livelihoods depend on them.
In Pakistan, a multi-donor fund was set up to help finance priority investments in disaster risk management.
Tapping the potential of MOOCs in training statisticians on tablet-based data collection yields promising results.
In India, auctions were found to be better than regulator-designed tariffs in determining the procurement price for solar-generated electricity.
Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.
Viet Nam's Vinh Yen City is a model for urban planners and policymakers seeking a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable city.
It is time to revisit urban strategies and revise the urbanization process and practices to build back better post-pandemic cities.