Making Cities More Livable
Urban populations have increased sharply and now comprise half the world's population. The United Nations projects that they will grow to about 6.4 billion in 2050, comprising about 70% of the world's population. This rapid urbanization is pronounced in developing nations in Asia, giving rise to environmental and urban problems such as the spread of informal settlements. In countries such as India, rapid urbanization is a major strain on infrastructure such as water and waste management systems. Many countries in Asia are soon expected to face the challenges of an aging society. The challenge is to ensure that urban people’s lives are fruitful, healthy, and secure. Capacity-building and training programs will concentrate on making cities more livable by addressing topics such as inclusive and participatory urban planning, integrated solutions and funding for livable cities, and climate resilience and disaster management in urban areas.
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ADBI-Toyo University Training Program on City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation Policy and Innovation in Asia: Focus on Japanese Experiences
This 12-day training program for select policy makers from developing Asia and experts will examine city-wide inclusive sanitation policy and innovation challenges and opportunities in the region. -
11th Asian Smart City Conference
Co-organized by ADBI, the Asian Development Bank, City of Yokohama, and other partners, the 11th Asia Smart City Conference will spotlight smart city solutions and knowledge on decarbonization to support sustainable development projects. -
ADB-ADBI Elderly Care System Development Forum
This virtual forum will share operational knowledge from ADB’s elderly care projects for possible replication of innovative practices and promote international experience exchange in the sector. -
ADBI-Toyo University Training Program on City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation Policy and Innovation in Asia: Focus on Japanese Experiences
This program for select policy makers from developing Asia and experts will examine city-wide inclusive sanitation policy and innovation challenges and opportunities in the region -
High-Level Seminar on Quality Infrastructure Investment in Asia
This ADBI-OECD high-level seminar will provide insights on strengthening the global infrastructure development agenda and convergence between the Group of 20 (G20) and developing Asian economies. -
Виртуальный семинар ИАБР-ИЦ по анализу воздействия инфраструктурных проектов в Азии с помощью больших данных: оценка социально-экономических побочных эффектов
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ADBI-CI Virtual Workshop on Analyzing Infrastructure Impacts in Asia Through Big Data: Socioeconomic Spillover Assessment
This final conference on ADBI’s series of virtual workshops on analyzing infrastructure impacts in Asia through big data will examine new, big data-based research proposals -
ADBI-Stanford University Policy Dialogue on Innovative Solutions for Achieving City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation
This policy dialogue will discuss sanitation investment bottlenecks and country-level policy experiences, best practices, and recommendations. -
ADBI-Toyo University Program on City-Wide Inclusive Policy and Innovation in Sanitation in Asia: Focus on Japanese Experiences
This one-week virtual program for policy makers from developing Asia and experts will examine city-wide inclusive sanitation in the region, with a focus on Japanese experiences. -
ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on G20 2022 Host Vision and Priorities
This webinar will present Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati who will discuss Indonesia’s vision and priorities for its 2022 Group of 20 (G20) presidency with ADBI Dean Tetsushi Sonobe and a panel of experts.
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Market Access and Firm Performance: Evidence Based on GIS Analysis of Road Network and Manufacturing-Plant-Level Data from India
Improved road infrastructure lowers transportation costs and helps create a better business environment. -
Healthy Urban Rivers as a Panacea to Pandemic-Related Stress: How to Manage Urban Rivers
The efficient management of urban rivers is strongly correlated with crisis management during pandemics. -
Informal Services in Asian Cities: Lessons for Urban Planning and Management from the COVID-19 Pandemic
People in the urban informal sector have suffered disproportionately during the COVID-19 pandemic and face a highly uncertain future. -
Seven Steps to Examine Urban Transport Finance with Spillover Effects from the Master Plan Stage
Urban transport development is key for Asian countries aiming to address rapid urbanization and chronic traffic congestion. -
Public–Private Partnerships for Wastewater Treatment in Rural Areas: Case Study of Changshu, People’s Republic of China
Rural wastewater treatment projects in the PRC should focus on managing project efficiency and quality, reducing market-based financing constraints, and minimizing financing costs. -
Challenges and Solutions for On-Site Wastewater Treatment in Rural Areas: Case Study of Chongming, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
Wastewater governance in rural areas should be guided by improving the quality of the living environment rather than achieving performance goals. -
Strategies for Recovery: COVID-19 and Urban Transport Policy in Asia
The transport sector is vital for supporting populations' needs, but it can also play a significant role in the spread of COVID-19. -
Groundwater Quality in the Endemic Areas of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in Sri Lanka and Its Treatment by Community-Based Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plants
Reverse osmosis-treated groundwater diminishes the progression of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology. -
Role of Policy Interventions in Limiting Emissions from Vehicles in Delhi, 2020–2030
The proposed transport vision for Delhi could offer significant reductions in emissions if it can be fully implemented. -
Household Energy Consumption Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mongolia
Female household heads are more inclined to adopt cleaner sources of residential heating.
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The number of COVID-19 cases in many Asian developing countries is surprisingly low, but this may simply reflect inadequate levels of testing. The high correlation between rates of testing and per capita GDP strongly suggests that lower-income countries face a number of barriers to carrying out adequate testing.
Medical experts and institutions tell us that a critical but simple lifesaving action to reduce vulnerability to COVID-19 is literally in our own hands—regular handwashing with soap. Public awareness efforts underscore the need for greater behavioral compliance.
Unimaginable setbacks to Japan nine years ago from the triple disasters of the earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima emergency were used to pioneer new approaches to regional development and integrated reconstruction to build back better, safer, and greener.
The scale of investments in high-speed rail (HSR) raises questions about the most appropriate methods of appraisal. Increasingly the reliance on conventional cost–benefit analysis, based essentially on the direct benefits to users and the direct costs to operators, has been questioned.
The landscape of Misato City in Japan has changed drastically in the last 35 years. In the 1980s, Shin-Misato Station was the Mushashino marshalling yard for freight services. Most of the land near the station was used for agriculture, but once residential houses increased and more people came to settle in the area the government built a passenger train station.
In India, the project to build the country’s first 500-kilometer high-speed railway (HSR) from Mumbai to Ahmedabad is underway. For comparison, all top 10 economies in the world except the United States have constructed several HSR lines in the past 30 years.
As we are increasingly relying on technical innovations to solve some of society’s most complex problems, technological advancements such as artificial intelligence are contributing to new, modern modes of transportation, especially to enhancing safety.
Decent sanitation for all is crucial for rapidly urbanizing developing countries, such as India. As large volumes of wastewater in developing countries remain untreated, the investments in treatment facilities have not kept pace with the steady increases in population and urbanization and the resulting increases in wastewater volumes.
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Handbook on High-Speed Rail and Quality of Life
This video is based on the book "Handbook on High-Speed Rail and Quality of Life", edited by Yoshitsugu Hayashi, K. E. Seetharam, and Shreyas Bharule.
The novel coronavirus is affecting transportation connectivity worldwide. In this podcast, ADBI’s KE Seetha Ram and Shreyas Bharule, co-editors of the new Handbook on High-Speed Rail and Quality of Life, discuss the sector’s development prospects and socioeconomic effects in the fast-changing and uncertain environment.