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Explore our data-rich research, policy analysis, toolkits, guidelines, and other resources on economics and key development topics. Our operational documents are also available in this section.
Urban Innovations Series
The Urban Innovations series features case studies of ADB's urban development projects in Asia and the Pacific. It shares best practices and lessons learned in urban infrastructure, transport, sanitation, as well as urban planning, policies, and urban development financing.
Eco-City Development: New and Sustainable Way Forward
This case study describes eco-cities and how they have presented by the central government of the People's Republic of China as the key to a new and sustainable model of urban development.
Financing Urban Development in the PRC
This case study narrates how urban development investment companies have grown to beome a key element in the financing and implementation framework for public urban development in the People's Republic of China.
Wastewater Treatment: Case Study of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Shanghai
The People's Republic of China began to deregulate the water sector in the 1990s, permitting private and foreign investment in water supply and sewage treatment infrastructure.
Municipal Solid Waste Treatment: Case Study of PPPs in Wenzhou
In 2002, the city government of Wenzhou decided to form a build-operate-transfer partnership with a local private contractor to build and operate a new municipal solid waste-to-energy incinerator plant.
Urban Water Supply: Case Study of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Maanshan
Being located on the south bank of the Yangtze River and having high rainfall, Maanshan City enjoys abundant water resources. An estimated 88.7% of the urban population has access to water supply.
Retrofitting Sustainable Urban Development Practices: Urban Public Transport
This case study narrates the success of the BRT system in Guangzhou City in the People's Republic of China.
Urban Public Transport: Case Study of PPP in Beijing
This case study narrates how public-private partnerships in the People's Republic of China is contributing to the development of urban public transport in the country.
Retrofitting Sustainable Urban Development Practices: Renewable Energy
This case study narrates efforts in Rizhao City in the People's Republic of China to retrofit sustainable practices in an urban context.
Urban Innovations and Best Practices: Urban Development Policy of India (Part 1) - Mobility of People by Bus Rapid Transit
This case study narrates the success of the BRT system in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in India.
Urban Innovations and Best Practices: Urban Development Policy of India (Part 2) - Corridor Densification by Floor Space Index-linked Land Use Control and Infrastructure Financing Mechanism
This brief explains how Floor Space Index-linked land use control and infrastructure financing mechanism will catalyze more orderly and efficient spatial development toward "compact city" through "densification" along public transport corridors.