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  Urban water use: policy brief

  Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2012

  There has been a global shift in the way that water provision for urban water use is viewed. Governments are increasingly choosing to invest in environmental health. By protecting river systems, governments can reduce management costs.
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  Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

  United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2014

  This report assesses the vulnerability to climate change of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
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  Urban development: structured learning guide

  Evidence on Demand, 2014

  The purpose of this booklet is to support advisers in DFID to strengthen their knowledge of urban development themes by providing signposts to quality assured references, grey literature and other useful learning materials.
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  Catalysing sustainable tourism: The case of Chiang Mai, Thailand

  Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014

  The city of Chiang Mai, Thailand has launched the non-motorised transport (NMT) system, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create employment opportunities for people living in urban poverty.
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  A local vision of climate adaptation: Participatory urban planning in Mozambique

  Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014

  This report explores the outcomes of the project, Public Private People Partnerships for Climate Compatible Development (4PCCD) which ran from 2011 to 2013 and asked: can local views be represented fairly in national and municipal planning processes through a partnership approach?
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  African Centre for Cities (ACC)

  The African Centre for Cities (ACC) is an interdisciplinary research and teaching programme focussed on the dynamics of unsustainable urbanisation processes in Africa, with an eye on identifying syste
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  Sustainable mega-events in developing countries: experiences and insights from host cities in South Africa, India and Brazil

  Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 2011

  The hosting of mega-events has a tremendous effect on developing and emerging countries. These can be positive in terms of economic investment, job creation, skills development and international branding but also can be negative in terms of their environmental footprint, for example via carbon emissions caused by international visitors to the event.
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  Linkages between population dynamics, urbanization processes and disaster risks: a regional vision of Latin America

  International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2012

  With both urban population and the frequency of disasters increasing in Latin America, it is necessary to adequately plan for sustainable growth that takes these changing dynamics into account.
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  Are we building competitive and liveable cities? Guidelines for developing eco-efficient and socially inclusive infrastructure

  United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2011

  This guideline jointly published by The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), in partnership with the Urban Design Lab of the Earth Institute, Columbia University, provides practical tools for city planners and decision makers to reform urban pl
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  Global Metropolitan Studies at the Institute of Urban & Regional Development, UC Berkeley

  The 21st century will be an urban century with more people around the world residing in metropolitan regions than in any other form of human settlement.

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