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    Latin America
    Insights
    March 6, 2024

    How "Complete Streets" Are Creating Safer, More Sustainable Cities in Brazil

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    People cross the street in Belo Horizonte
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    December 17, 2021

    5 Ways China’s Cities Can Drive Equitable and Sustainable Urbanization

    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    A close-up of shrubbery with skyscrapers in the distant background.
    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    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
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    December 18, 2020

    Developing Cities Need Cash. Land Value Capture Can Help

    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    People walk on and around an outdoor escalator at a train station in Shenzhen.
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • 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
    Asia
    Insights
    September 27, 2017

    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
    Asia
    Insights
    January 10, 2017

    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
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    October 5, 2016

    Chengdu Shows How Cities Can Turn Climate Commitments into Action

    • Urban Mobility
    • Climate
    • Urban Development
    Chengdu street scene
    • Urban Mobility
    • Climate
    • Urban Development
    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
    Asia
    Insights
    June 18, 2015

    Suburbia Goes Global: What it Means for Urban Sustainability

    • Urban Development
    A suburban development outside Beijing, “Orange County” is just one of many gated communities springing up on the edges of cities worldwide. Photo by Andrew Stokols/WRI.
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Latin America Asia
    News
    December 8, 2014

    RELEASE: Launch of First Global Standard to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cities

    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Urban Development
    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
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    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
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia Latin America North America
    Insights
    April 4, 2014

    A Safe City is a Just City

    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    In Rio de Janeiro, proximity to transport is key to ensuring that residents have access to jobs and opportunities within the city. Photo Credit: EMBARQ-Brazil
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Asia Latin America
    News
    March 28, 2014

    ADVISORY: Press Teleconference: What to Look For at the World Urban Forum (WUF7)

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • public transit
    Cities
    Latin America Europe
    Insights
    February 21, 2013

    More Urbanites, More Cars: The Challenge of Urban Road Safety and Health

    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety

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