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16 Resources for
Urban Transformations
Cities
Latin America
Insights
May 13, 2021

In Monterrey, Mexico, a University’s Tragedy Sparks a Citywide Turnaround

  • cities
  • Prize for Cities
  • mexico
  • Urban Transformations
  • equity
Monterrey, Mexico residents enjoying the open streets of the monthly Callejero event.
  • cities
  • Prize for Cities
  • mexico
  • Urban Transformations
  • equity
Cities
Asia
Insights
April 29, 2021

In Ahmedabad, India, Women Are Climate Leaders, Not Victims

  • cities
  • Prize for Cities
  • India
  • Urban Transformations
  • equity
Woman works in her home in Ahmedabad, India.
  • cities
  • Prize for Cities
  • India
  • Urban Transformations
  • equity
Asia
News
March 17, 2021

RELEASE: National governments can reap $12 trillion in returns, create millions of new jobs, reduce emissions through low-carbon investments in cities

  • urban policy
  • Urban Transformations
  • cities
  • governance
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities
  • Urban Development
  • urban policy
  • Urban Transformations
  • cities
  • governance
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities
  • Urban Development
Cities
Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
Insights
December 16, 2020

5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

  • cities for all
  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • sustainable cities
  • Urban Development
People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
  • cities for all
  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • sustainable cities
  • Urban Development
Cities
Insights
February 10, 2020

For People to Live and Thrive in a Changing Climate, Cities Need to Change – But How?

  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • sustainable cities
Green city
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • sustainable cities
Cities
News
October 9, 2019

RELEASE: New Research Finds Climate Adaptation Is an Opportunity for Transformative Change in Cities

  • Urban Transformations
  • adaptation
  • Cities
  • sea level rise
  • Urban Transformations
  • adaptation
  • Cities
  • sea level rise
Cities
News
September 10, 2019

ADVISORY: Press Call on How National Governments Can Capture Major Economic Benefits by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities

  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • energy efficiency
  • low carbon development
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • energy efficiency
  • low carbon development
Cities
Insights
July 23, 2019

4 Emerging Concepts that Could Transform Cities

  • biking
  • Urban Transformations
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
  • Urban Development
Sao Paulo
  • biking
  • Urban Transformations
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
  • Urban Development
Cities
Africa Latin America Asia Europe
Insights
May 15, 2019

5 Things We Learned About Urban Transformation

  • urban policy
  • Urban Transformations
  • Prize for Cities
  • sustainable cities
  • transportation
Metrocable cars
  • urban policy
  • Urban Transformations
  • Prize for Cities
  • sustainable cities
  • transportation
Cities
Insights
April 17, 2019

Q&A: One Woman Aims to Save Kids’ Lives by Redesigning the Roads They Walk

  • Urban Transformations
  • Prize for Cities
  • Africa
  • health and road safety
  • poverty
  • public health
  • sustainable cities
Ayikai Charlotte Poswayo
  • Urban Transformations
  • Prize for Cities
  • Africa
  • health and road safety
  • poverty
  • public health
  • sustainable cities
Insights
April 5, 2019

Urban Transformations: In Durban, Informal Workers Design Marketplaces Instead of Getting Displaced by Them

  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • human rights
  • south africa
  • Urban Development
Warwick Junction
  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • human rights
  • south africa
  • Urban Development
Cities
Africa
Insights
April 3, 2019

Urban Transformations: In Tanzania’s Capital, Safer Children Mean Better Neighborhoods

  • Urban Transformations
  • health and road safety
  • human rights
  • poverty
  • public health
  • Urban Development
Children in Dar es Salaam
  • Urban Transformations
  • health and road safety
  • human rights
  • poverty
  • public health
  • Urban Development
Cities
Europe
Insights
March 28, 2019

Urban Transformations: The Reinvention of Eskisehir, Turkey from Dump to Destination

  • Urban Transformations
  • pollution
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
Electric tram and pedestrians on a street in Eskişehir, Turkey
  • Urban Transformations
  • pollution
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
Asia
Asia
Insights
March 25, 2019

Urban Transformations: In Pune, India, Waste Pickers Go from Trash to Treasure

  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • waste
  • human rights
  • India
  • poverty
  • sustainable cities
Members of a waste-pickers cooperative push collection carts along the streets of Pune, India
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • waste
  • human rights
  • India
  • poverty
  • sustainable cities
Cities
Insights
March 20, 2019

Urban Transformations: In Medellín, Metrocable Connects People in More Ways Than One

  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • sustainable cities
  • transportation
Metrocable in Medellin city center
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • sustainable cities
  • transportation
Cities
Insights
December 12, 2018

5 Cities Show What Urban Transformation Really Looks Like

  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • sustainable cities
  • Urban Development
Children crossing street in Tanzania
  • Urban Transformations
  • Cities
  • sustainable cities
  • Urban Development

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