Banking on cities : investing in resilient and low-carbon urbanization /
Cities around the world are responsible for ever-growing shares of people, assets and economic activities vulnerable to climate disasters. They are also responsible for the majority of the world’s carbon emissions. Cities in low- and middle-income countries still have a window of opportunity to grow...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank Group,
[2025].
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| Series: | Urban development series (Washington, D.C.)
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| Summary: | Cities around the world are responsible for ever-growing shares of people, assets and economic activities vulnerable to climate disasters. They are also responsible for the majority of the world’s carbon emissions. Cities in low- and middle-income countries still have a window of opportunity to grow in resilient and low-carbon ways, to protect their populations and build strong and sustainable economic foundations. What are the resilient and low-carbon investments that these cities could make in the coming decades? How much will these investments cost, and where can cities look for resources to pay for these investments? These are the questions that 'Banking on Cities: Investing in Resilient and Low-Carbon Urbanization' considers. The publication provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of key resilient and low-carbon investment costs in major urban sectors in all low- and middle-income countries to 2050. These include investments in urban transportation, energy-efficient buildings, solid waste management, water and wastewater, flood protection and heat resilience. The estimated total cost of these investments revealed by this analysis is sobering, between |
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| Physical Description: | xxviii, 139 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1464822220 9781464822223 |