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    Cities environmental justice
    Cities
    Research
    January 4, 2024

    Dataset of U.S. School Bus Depots

    School bus depot.
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    September 25, 2023

    Many Underserved Communities Face EV ‘Charging Deserts.’ These 5 Strategies Can Help.

    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    A young man plugs in an electric vehicle in a city neighborhood with apartment buildings in the background.
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    Energy
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    August 4, 2022

    How Prepared Are US Cities to Implement the Justice40 Initiative?

    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    An electric bus against the backdrop of greenspace within a city
    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    Cities
    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 Transformations
    • Urban Development
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Insights
    May 28, 2020

    Insights from Big Data on How COVID-19 Is Changing Society

    • Air Quality
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Bike riders in New York City's Prospect park
    • Air Quality
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    December 12, 2019

    How to Prevent City Climate Action from Becoming "Green Gentrification"

    • Climate Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • environmental justice
    Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. Photo by Robert Wolcheck/Flickr
    • Climate Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • environmental justice
    Cities
    Insights
    April 12, 2019

    WRI’s Courage to Lead Dinner Envisions Sustainable Cities of the Future

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    WRI Ross Prize for Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    March 26, 2019

    Public Space for Recreation Is Good for Cities. Guadalajara, Mexico Shows Us 3 Reasons Why.

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Insights
    January 31, 2019

    Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Informal settlements at the edge of Mumbai, India. Photo by Johnny Miller/Unequal Scenes
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 17, 2018

    4 Ways Cities Can Build More Climate-Resilient Neighborhoods

    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    community workshop in India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Research
    December 17, 2018

    Prepared Communities

    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 4, 2018

    Stronger Than the Storm: 3 Lessons for Building Climate Resilience in Poor Urban Communities

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    Landslide in Rio de Janeiro
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    Cities
    Africa Latin America Asia
    News
    July 12, 2017

    RELEASE: 1.2 Billion People Living in Cities Lack Access to Affordable and Secure Housing

    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Asia
    Outcomes
    December 8, 2015

    Millions in India Join Movement to Reclaim City Streets

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Top Outcome: 2015
    Public gathering in India
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Top Outcome: 2015
    Cities
    Latin America
    Outcomes
    December 8, 2015

    WRI Helps Guide $4 Billion in Investment in Sustainable Urban Transport in Brazil

    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • Top Outcome: 2015
    People walking near Brazil public transportation
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • Top Outcome: 2015
    Cities
    Latin America
    Outcomes
    November 26, 2014

    1.5 Million People in 3 Brazilian Cities Gain Access to Quality Transport

    • Urban Mobility
    • Top Outcome: 2014
    Bus rapid transit in Brazil
    • Urban Mobility
    • Top Outcome: 2014

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