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Residents in Thimphu contributed part of their land for urban infrastructure and services to support the growth of their city.
This working paper recommends structuring electric vehicle policies around three principles: focus, optimization, and incentives.
How to make it work: skills training, civic engagement and forums that help young people become active in society.
Close cooperation between civil groups and authorities is needed to make the streets more walkable and safe for pedestrians.
Singapore is transforming its drainage system into re-naturalized streams and bioswales that enhance urban living.
Creating a market for green business requires policies that help businesses make or save money from environmental compliance.
A market-based approach for reducing air pollution offers countries in the region great potential for flexibility and innovation.
The Asian Development Bank examines prospects to ramp up efforts for greater utilization of demand-side energy efficiency in Asia and the Pacific.
In the People's Republic of China, Yichang city is building a sustainable urban transport system with a bus rapid transit corridor as its backbone.
High upfront costs and lack of incentives impede fuel efficiency initiatives in road freight in the Greater Mekong Subregion.