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    October 14, 2016

    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
    • Water
    • world resources report
    • land use
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • wastewater
    • Water
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Insights
    October 13, 2016

    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
    Cities
    Insights
    October 12, 2016

    3 Challenges to Safe and Affordable Urban Housing

    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Mumbai slums
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    News
    October 6, 2016

    ADVISORY: WRI Press Call on Expectations for UN Habitat III, World’s Largest Conference on Cities

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    October 6, 2016

    World Resources Report: Towards a More Equal City - Framing Opportunities and Challenges

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate
    • Equity
    • Urban Development
    Kite seller in Surat
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate
    • Equity
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    October 5, 2016

    Q&A with Ani Dasgupta: What’s at Stake for Cities at Habitat III?

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    People walking in Bangalore
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    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
    Insights
    September 20, 2016

    Improving Life for the Urban Under-Served Makes Cities Better for All – But That’s Not the Only Reason to Do It

    • Cities
    • Equity
    • Urban Development
    Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN Habitat, at preparatory meeting for Habitat III in Surabaya, Indonesia
    • Cities
    • Equity
    • Urban Development
    Energy
    Insights
    June 30, 2016

    In Cities’ War Against Climate Change, Heating and Cooling, Transport Are Key Battlegrounds

    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • electric grid
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Rooftop solar in Shanghai
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • electric grid
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    May 12, 2016

    What Can We Learn from Thailand’s Inclusive Approach to Upgrading Informal Settlements?

    • human rights
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    Housing along the canals in Bangkok.
    • human rights
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    May 5, 2016

    A New Coalition Will Prove Sustainable Cities Are Better for Growth, Better for Climate

    • Economics
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Bus Rapid Transit system in Bogota, Colombia.
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Forests
    Europe Asia North America
    Insights
    March 21, 2016

    3 Cities Taking Urban Forestry to the Next Level

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Cherry blossoms in Washington, DC park
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Asia
    Insights
    January 14, 2016

    How Mobile Apps Are Improving India’s Rickshaws

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Auto ricks outside office
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    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
    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
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Food
    Africa
    Insights
    July 2, 2015

    Why Africa Needs to Look to Its Cities to End Hunger

    • Cities
    • Food
    • food security
    • Urban Development
    A street market in St. Lucia, South Africa. With the continent rapidly urbanizing, it’s critical that city leaders address urban food loss and waste in order to ensure sustainable development and end food insecurity. Photo by Steve Slater/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • Food
    • food security
    • Urban Development
    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

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