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RELEASE: WRI Ross Prize for Cities Now Open for Applications that Recognize Visionary Urban Change

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Development
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Development
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We Know How to Save Millions from Dying on the World’s Roads

  • health
  • road safety
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
Mexico City
  • health
  • road safety
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
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Sidewalk shoe-repair stands
  • circular economy
  • Urban Development
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Make Cycling Safer in China—By Design

  • Cities
  • biking
  • Urban Mobility
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
Biking in downtown Beijing.
  • Cities
  • biking
  • Urban Mobility
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
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Amid Tragedy, an Opportunity for Smart Recovery

  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • Urban Development
Waiting for rescue after Hurricane Katrina
  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • Urban Development
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Powering Cities in the Global South: How Energy Access for All Benefits the Economy and the Environment

  • Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • renewable energy
  • Urban Development
  • Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • renewable energy
  • Urban Development
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Navigating Kibera Through Community Design

  • Urban Development
A child in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Urban Development

Confronting the Urban Housing Gap

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • housing
  • Equity & Governance
  • Urban Development
Informal housing in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • housing
  • Equity & Governance
  • Urban Development
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China’s Water Stress Is on the Rise

  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • industry
  • Urban Development
  • water risk
China’s Yellow River
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • industry
  • Urban Development
  • water risk
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India Can Save Up to $1.8 Trillion per Year with Smart Urban Growth

  • Cities
  • Economics
  • Urban Development
A crowded Delhi street. Source: EMBARQ Sustainable Urban Mobility by WRI/Flickr
  • Cities
  • Economics
  • Urban Development
Insights
bus rapid transit
  • Urban Development
Insights

Taming Bigfoot to Safeguard the Global Commons

  • Food
  • Cities
  • Economics
  • Energy
  • Urban Development
Cloud Gate in Chicago
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Economics
  • Energy
  • Urban Development
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STATEMENT: WRI Welcomes the Adoption of the New Urban Agenda

  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • low carbon development
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • low carbon development
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
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RELEASE: Cities Need to Focus on Equitable Access to Core Services to Achieve Economic Prosperity and Environmental Sustainability

  • land use
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • poverty
  • Urban Development
  • wastewater
  • Freshwater
  • world resources report
  • land use
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • poverty
  • Urban Development
  • wastewater
  • Freshwater
  • world resources report
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New Urban Transport Models Can Help Create Sustainable Cities

  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Development
  • world resources report
Bicycles in Shanghai
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Development
  • world resources report
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset