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Development fees placed on buildings were used to improve pedestrian mobility through elevated walkways in the Makati central business district.
Replacing dispersed coal burning with centralized district heating can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption.
Close cooperation between civil groups and authorities is needed to make the streets more walkable and safe for pedestrians.
Inclusive cities acknowledge people with intellectual disabilities and work with them to address their special needs.
It is necessary to redesign private pension management fee schemes so companies have incentives to compete and develop better products.
Singapore’s tiered housing subsidies have made it possible for nearly everyone to own a home in the city-state.
A financial instrument to help governments finance disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction without over-stressing their fiscal budgets
A project in Bangladesh used behavior change communication as a large-scale health care intervention to help women and poor households access health care.
Singapore built an offshore landfill on Pulau Semakau primarily for waste management, but it also ensured that marine life would thrive and it could serve as a public park.
Singapore halted demolition of an old industrial building within a high-tech business park and repurposed it into a vibrant start-up cluster.