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    Insights
    July 23, 2015

    How to Make Cities Safer by Design

    • public transit
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    • health
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    • public transit
    • road safety
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    • Health & Road Safety
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    July 23, 2015

    7 Proven Principles for Designing a Safer City

    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Pedestrian areas like the one in New York City's Times Square reduce speeding and traffic crashes. Photo by City Clock Magazine, Flickr
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Research
    July 23, 2015

    Cities Safer by Design

    Pedestrian safe street in Sao Paulo Brazil
    Cities
    News
    July 23, 2015

    RELEASE: Report Provides Urban Design Recommendations for Healthier Cities, Fewer Traffic Fatalities

    • Cities
    • road safety
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
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    • Urban Development
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    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    June 3, 2015

    When it Comes to Reducing Car Congestion, India’s Cities Can Learn from its Businesses

    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    The Indian city of Bangalore is engaging the private sector to shift how employees commute to work, reducing traffic congestion and costs for everyone. Photo by Miroslav Čuljat/Flickr.
    • road safety
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    • Health & Road Safety
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    May 20, 2015

    The Best and Worst Countries for Environmental Democracy

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    A community meeting in Ghana. Photo by waterdotorg/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    May 8, 2015

    Designing Safer Cities for Children

    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Children in Seoul, South Korea. Photo by Brian Negin/Flickr
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    May 7, 2015

    Making Cities Safer by Design: A Conversation with Jan Gehl and Ani Dasgupta

    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Bicyclists in Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo by Martti Tulenheimo/Flickr
    • road safety
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    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    February 20, 2015

    The Road to Safety in India

    • public transit
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    India has one of the worst road safety records in the world, with around 1,37,423 road traffic fatalities in 2013. (Bangalore, India) Photo by EMBARQ.
    • public transit
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    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 3, 2015

    Transport Plays a Key Role in Urban Air Quality

    • public transit
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    Transport plays a growing role in both the global climate and public health in cities like Londrina, Brazil. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil.
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    • Climate
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    News
    January 14, 2015

    RELEASE: New Design Guidelines Help Cities Save Lives On Urban Bus Corridors

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    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 2, 2014

    Why Community Forest Rights Should Be Part of National Climate Change Policies

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • land rights
    • UNFCCC
    Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is 11 times lower in community forests with strong legal recognition than in other parts of the region. Photo by Kate Evans/Center for International Forestry Research
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • land rights
    • UNFCCC
    Cities
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    August 13, 2014

    People-Oriented Cities: Smarter Driving, Smarter Cities

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    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Transport demand management strategies help wane commuters off the private car and make sustainable transport alternatives more viable, easing congestion and improving quality of life in cities. Photo Credit: Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil
    • public transit
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    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
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    June 26, 2014

    People-Oriented Cities: Designing Walkable, Bikeable Neighborhoods

    • biking
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Mexico City has created urban streetscapes around its Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system that support safe bicycling and walking, connecting urban residents to mass transport. Photo by Alejandro Luna/Flickr.
    • biking
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 23, 2014

    Indonesia Fires Flare: A Foreboding Start to Dry Season in Riau

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    • Forests
    • commodities
    Putting out fires in Riau, March 2014. Photo by Julius Lawalata / WRI.
    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 12, 2014

    People-Oriented Cities: 3 Key Elements for Quality Public Transport

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    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Quality, user-friendly public transport systems provide a viable alternative to the private car and help build livable, accessible cities. Photo Credit: Alejandro Luna/EMBARQ Mexico
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    • transportation
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    Equity & Governance
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    June 11, 2014

    Clarifying the UNFCCC National Adaptation Plan Process

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • UNFCCC
    Kenya has its National Climate Change Action Plan. Many other countries have adaptation planning processes underway that include steps found in the NAP guidelines. Photo Credit: CIAT/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • UNFCCC
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    June 3, 2014

    Demystifying Transit-Oriented Development

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Transit-oriented development strategies can help urban areas develop sustainably, uniting land use, transport planning, and urban design to create more people-oriented cities. Pictured: Small businesses and pedestrians at a hub near Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
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    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
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