Rapid urbanization and aging in many countries including the People's Republic of China, along with lessons learned from the coronavirus disease pandemic, emphasize the urgent need to make cities healthier and more accessible for the elderly.
This report assesses trends and developments in India's public-private partnerships (PPP) landscape as the fast-growing economy seeks to build an estimated $1.
This book explores how Asia's fast-growing cities can fulfil their potential as engines of economic prosperity and provide a livable environment for all citizens.
This study outlines actions Cambodia can take to diversify its economy and shows how cutting business costs, tackling human capital deficits, and reducing vulnerability to external shocks can help drive sustainable, inclusive growth.
These guidelines were developed through the collaborative efforts of the Asian Development Bank and the Municipal Department of Environmental Protection of Tbilisi City Hall.
The National Urban Assessment for Uzbekistan examines the progress of urbanization and the development and current state of government policies and programs in the country.
This publication explores the views of stakeholders in the two decades of partnership between the Asian Development Bank and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in India.
While supporting the livelihoods of most of the developing world's urban poor, the informal sector also deprives them of basic services and social protection.
Climate risk threatens Indonesia's socioeconomic development, and it is likely to exacerbate the plight of Indonesians living below and close to the poverty line.
This publication highlights key transport issues in the Pacific developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and sets out ADB's planned 2021-2025 transport sector operations in the region.
This report explains how the quality of infrastructure investments in developing Asia can be enhanced and why this is vital for the region's sustainable recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The public-private partnership (PPP) market in Papua New Guinea is at a nascent stage having witnessed only six financially closed PPPs with an investment of $433 million, predominantly in the energy sector.
This guide outlines issues facing Pacific countries as they struggle to build resilient infrastructure and shows how proactive steps to mitigate risk including early engagement with insurers could drive the investment they need.
This publication shares lessons from performance-based road maintenance contracts implemented in Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, the People's Republic of China, and Tajikistan.
Since 1998, the Asian Development Bank and the Government of Rajasthan have partnered to bring sustainable development to the cities and towns of Rajasthan, in northwest India.
This report proposes a research program to determine the suitability of Vetiver grass for slope protection and the potential of liquid soil catalysts for improving soil-bearing capacity in Cambodia.
This publication helps guide investment planning and financing across key urban infrastructure sectors of Azerbaijan to improve the performance of cities---with a focus on economy, equity, and environment.
Designed as a step-by-step guide, this handbook shows how ADB-backed infrastructure projects in Asia and the Pacific can integrate employability and skills development by delivering work-based youth traineeship opportunities that amplify project benefits.
This report presents case studies that highlight how ADB's teams are working together to design innovative urban projects across the Asia and Pacific region that leverage its value-added services and support sustainable economic growth.
This publication helps guide investment planning and financing across key urban infrastructure sectors of Azerbaijan to improve the performance of cities---with a focus on economy, equity, and environment.
This practice guide aims to help procurement practitioners integrate youth traineeship specifications into key bidding documents for ADB-supported infrastructure projects in Asia and the Pacific.
En este libro se abordan, entre otros temas, los elementos sustanciales del territorio, su significado asociado a la cultura y las consideraciones de este concepto, entendido como dinámico y polisémico.
Obwohl die Energiewende in erster Linie einen großen und noch nie dagewesenen Prozess der Umgestaltung einleitet, verbirgt sich hinter dieser sichtbaren Veränderung der Landschaften und Städte ein womöglich noch größerer unsichtbarer Prozess des Umlernens.
This OECD National Urban Policy Review of Colombia provides a comprehensive assessment of the country's national urban policy 'the System of Cities' and of different sectoral policies that affect urban life: transport, housing, land use, and digitalisation.
The study is part of the OECD work stream Preparing Regions for Demographic Change, a megatrend that affects several important dimensions of public policy.
