Urban development

Putting waste to work for green and resilient cities

By Sonia Chand Sandhu on Thursday, 05 July 2018

Urban waste can be an asset. Not making the most of it is a missed opportunity for Asian cities.
Financing urban planning in Asia: From land value “capture” to “creation” (and more)

By Kathleen Farrin on Tuesday, 19 June 2018

When land value is created, shared, and reinvested, it spurs a virtuous cycle of urban infrastructure development.
With intelligent transport systems, Asia can beat traffic and boost growth

By Susan Lim on Monday, 11 June 2018

Adopting these technologies and incorporating them into the urban fabric is crucial to make Asian urban transport sustainable.
Can coordinated city clusters take off in the PRC?

By Stephen P. Groff, Stefan Rau on Thursday, 10 May 2018

The PRC can learn from international examples of metropolitan governance, adapting them to its own urban development requirements.
Sustainable cities: It's (not) the finance, stupid

By Renard Teipelke on Friday, 23 February 2018

My 2 takeaways from the World Urban Forum are that there’s enough money to fund projects, and we need to implement global agendas.
5 ways to make Asian cities more inclusive

By Fei Huang on Friday, 16 February 2018

To go beyond infrastructure, we must empower people.
The architecture of resilience

By Sonia Chand Sandhu on Monday, 04 December 2017

A proper balance of grey and green infrastructure is crucial to make Asia’s cities more resilient.
Ditch NIMBY to fix Philippines’ municipal solid waste problem

By Aldrin B. Plaza on Friday, 13 October 2017

The biggest constraint to establishing proper urban waste disposal facilities in the country is refusing to accept them in your own city.
Testing a new water security approach for urban slums

By Tony Wong on Monday, 25 September 2017

Clean, safe water is crucial for urban slums. Green technologies can deliver water services that revitalize informal settlements.
Why preserving urban heritage makes economic sense

By Aldrin B. Plaza on Wednesday, 05 July 2017

Preserving urban heritage helps local industries develop, and provides income opportunities for citizens.
Waste management in Asia: 1 goal, 5 cities, 5 lessons

By Andrew McIntyre on Friday, 23 June 2017

Managing solid waste remains a low priority for most Asian cities. Here’s what we have learned needs to change.
India: Smart partnerships making Kolkata a smart city

By Neeta Pokhrel, Sourav Majumder on Friday, 19 May 2017

Thanks to innovative taxation and urban services reforms, the city is on its way to becoming smart.
Let's rethink urban transport in developing countries

By Yi Jiang on Wednesday, 05 April 2017

Before we take action on traffic, we should look into what causes congestion – and how costly it is to cities.
In Tbilisi, finding new ways to work with Asian cities

By Andrew McIntyre on Friday, 24 March 2017

ADB’s Future Cities program is looking at how to scale up a successful urban transport project in Georgia.
Green cities are not just for the elite

By Renard Teipelke on Monday, 20 February 2017

Environmentally friendly urban development should benefit all citizens.
Securing Asia’s urban water

By Tatiana Gallego-Lizón on Monday, 19 December 2016

To address water scarcity and security in Asia’s cities, we need a shift in approach and rapid replication of best practices in good leadership, policymaking, and financing.
Blog poll: Invest in infrastructure to make Asia’s secondary cities ‘smart’

By Aldrin B. Plaza on Monday, 07 November 2016

More than half of ADB blog readers think infrastructure is the key to making our secondary cities not just smart, but also more livable.
Getting Asia's secondary cities into the 'smart' cities race

By Aldrin B. Plaza on Friday, 28 October 2016

If Asian cities are be able to embrace a simpler definition of smart city, then the region’s secondary cities will not be left out of the race.
International Infrastructure Support System now available in 2 more languages

By Andrew McIntyre on Thursday, 27 October 2016

Twelve more languages are set to follow by 2020 to boost use of the free online platform, originally developed by ADB and the Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation.
How developing cities can meet the challenges of the 21st century

By Tony Wong on Wednesday, 19 October 2016

Developing countries are well placed to leapfrog directly to water-sensitive cities, rather than follow the organic evolution of urban water infrastructure in developed countries.