2024年12月11日 · More than half of the world's population lives in cities. Learn more about what the World Bank is doing to create green, resilient, and inclusive urban development. Access facts, statistics, project information, development research from experts and latest news about cities.

2023年4月3日 · The World Bank’s work in urban development aims to build sustainable cities and communities through an urbanization process that is green, inclusive, competitive, and resilient, contributing to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No.11, to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, as well as to the World Bank’s goals to end extreme poverty and boost shared …

2024年9月12日 · Urban Planning - Urban, city, town planning, land use, zoning, transportation and transit, environmental issues, urban design, community development,

2017年12月20日 · Improving urban planning and implementation. To realize the long-term vision of the city’s Master Plan 2035, enabling regulations and codes, existing urban planning processes, and technical capacity for implementation need strengthening. Investing in sustainable urban infrastructure.

2015年1月26日 · Like most large urban areas in the region, Bangkok is administratively fragmented, with more than 60% of the urban area located outside the boundaries of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. Surat Thani was the fastest-growing urban area spatially, growing from 20 square kilometers in 2000 to 36 in 2010, at 5.8% a year, as well as in ...

2013年4月1日 · Urban Growth and Spatial Transition in Nepal: An Initial Assessment provides insights into the first of these two transitions – Nepal’s journey towards becoming a predominantly urban economy. A Changing Country. A largely rural country, with only 17 percent of the population living in urban areas, Nepal is urbanizing rapidly. With a ...

Plant City-area historical tornado activity is above Florida state average. It is 66% greater than the overall U.S. average. On 4/4/1966, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.5 miles away from the Plant City city center killed 11 people and injured 530 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

2016年12月26日 · Yet note that, even if I myself do wind up moving to the suburbs, I would still most likely choose a suburban setting which was in a denser, urban or semi-urban like, transit-accessible and walkable setting rather than a traditional remote spread-out quasi-rural-like bedroom community setting like many suburbs are.

2019年6月6日 · The increase in urban population has begun to put a severe strain on cities, particularly Yangon, and the needs for affordable housing, infrastructure and services. In Yangon, for example, only 33 percent of the city’s population have access to piped water, traffic congestion is on the rise, as is solid waste, flooding and pollution.

The Government of Ethiopia and the City of Addis Ababa have requested support from the World Bank and other development partners in preparing and implementing two major activities related to building resilience: a $300 million project on urban land use and transport, and a $550 million project on urban safety nets.