Urban development

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.
Asia’s cities growing faster than we are improving livability

By Renard Teipelke on Tuesday, 11 October 2016

Relative improvements on basic indicators of decent urban living conditions have been eaten up by the absolute population growth in Asian cities.
Can Asian cities lead the way to a more sustainable future?

By Véronique Salze-Lozac’h on Wednesday, 07 September 2016

Cities have a huge responsibility in promoting the SDG objectives of better balance and integration among economic, social, and environmental goals in Asia and the Pacific.
New drain system to unleash potential of Siddhartha Nagar in Nepal

By Arjun B. Kumal on Thursday, 04 August 2016

The municipality is now more resilient to monsoon flooding thanks to an ADB-supported infrastructure project that will also promote industrial investment and tourism.
Mayors matter for Asia's future livable cities

By Andrew McIntyre on Tuesday, 03 May 2016

Asian mayors will discuss in Frankfurt the competing challenges and opportunities their cities face to becoming inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
The trade-off between economic development, heritage preservation in urban Southeast Asia

By Aldrin B. Plaza on Tuesday, 26 April 2016

Urban planners should invest in heritage preservation as part of a city’s economic development strategy.
Don’t forget about us pedestrians

By Renard Teipelke on Monday, 18 April 2016

Asian cities have a long way to go in making their street and transport systems barrier-free to invite all people to participate in urban life.
How affordable are the most livable cities in Asia and the Pacific?

By Renard Teipelke on Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Tokyo, Seoul or Singapore illustrate how inclusive urban development, despite high cost of living, can make a city livable.
Using the 3 Es to make Asia’s cities livable

By Sonia Chand Sandhu, Ramola Naik Singru on Wednesday, 16 March 2016

Through the GrEEEn Cities approach we can realize sustainability and resilience to transform the way our cities are planned and managed.
Creating livable cities

By Sonia Chand Sandhu, Ramola Naik Singru on Thursday, 25 February 2016

Transforming Asia's urban spaces into livable cities is a long-term commitment jointly embarked on by all stakeholders, one step at a time.