What Makes a Sustainable City? : Sampling of Global Case Studies Highlighting Innovative Approaches to Sustainability in Urban Areas

The majority of the world is now urban. Cities are attracting people because they are centers for economic activity and can offer a higher quality of life: there are more jobs, more services available, transport options to move within the city, tra...

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Main Authors:	Santos, Valerie, Gashi, Drilon, Armendaris, Fernando
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	URBAN TRANSPORT SANITATION INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM METRO RAIL AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC CONGESTION CITY TRANSPORT BUS SERVICE PASSENGERS TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY BUS SYSTEM GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BUS RELIABILITY TREND EMISSIONS PRIVATE TRANSPORT NEIGHBORHOODS TRAFFIC TAX ROUTES ROAD MAINTENANCE AIR GREENHOUSE GAS VEHICLE USE BUS LANES RAIL TRANSIT TRAVELERS BUS FLEET DRIVERS STREET LIGHTING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT VEHICLE ROAD URBANISM COSTS COMMUTERS AIR POLLUTION RIDERS TRAINING TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT POPULATION GROWTH CITY BUS TRANSPORT PLANNING PEAK HOURS MOBILITY PEAK PERIODS BUS COMPANY DRAINAGE POLLUTION EMERGENCY RESPONSE GAS EMISSIONS CAPITAL INVESTMENTS FUEL CONSUMPTION ROUTE SUBSIDIES EMISSIONS REDUCTION GREENHOUSE GASES TRAFFIC LIGHT CARBON EMISSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES LAND USE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS BUSES BUS EMISSION BUS TRAVEL INITIATIVES AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORT DRIVING CONGESTION TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION INSPECTION TRANSIT CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES TRANSPARENCY TRUCKS CARBON CREDITS PROPERTY TAXES RESETTLEMENT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CARS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION EMISSION TARGETS PUBLIC TRANSPORT USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUS OPERATORS SIGNALS BUS STATIONS URBAN PASSENGER TRANSPORT STREETS BRIDGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX REVENUE ROADS CAR SPRAWL PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM BUS NETWORK PUBLIC BUS SERVICE RIDERSHIP BUS STOPS RAIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE LANES URBAN PASSENGER TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRANSPORT OFFICIALS INVESTMENTS FIRE HYDRANTS METHANE PRIVATE VEHICLE URBAN BUS TRANSIT SYSTEMS BUS PASSENGERS ROAD TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PASSENGER TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE BOTTLENECKS ALTERNATIVE FUEL HISTORIC CITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25657242/makes-sustainable-city-sampling-global-case-studies-highlighting-innovative-approaches-sustainability-urban-areas http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23580

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25657242/makes-sustainable-city-sampling-global-case-studies-highlighting-innovative-approaches-sustainability-urban-areas
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23580

What Makes a Sustainable City? : Sampling of Global Case Studies Highlighting Innovative Approaches to Sustainability in Urban Areas

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