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Singapore revives the Bras Basah and Bugis neighborhoods through a 20-year master plan that prioritizes pedestrians and promotes a vibrant street life.
Singapore halted demolition of an old industrial building within a high-tech business park and repurposed it into a vibrant start-up cluster.
In Bhutan, aviation safety and efficiency are improving due to strong policies and institutions, together with modern infrastructure and technology.
Taking a risk-management approach to large-scale projects involves investing in project preparation and attending to stakeholders’ concerns early, such as land and resettlement issues.
A package of economic, social, legal, and institutional measures helps provide equal opportunity to minority and low-caste women in Nepal.
In Thailand, subsidies, housing grants, educational programs and the leveraging of economies of scale are being used to benefit poor urban dwellers.
Myanmar is improving its secondary education system through reforms of curriculum, teaching, and student assessment.
It takes just three steps—avoid, shift, and improve—for Asia's cities to solve their growing traffic problems and get them moving again.
Reducing informality requires helping workers and firms move into more productive activities through skills, technology, and firm upgrading.
Leverage blue bonds, PPPs, and blended finance to direct capital toward nature-based and policy-driven solutions that safeguard river ecosystems.