Cities driving growth
Emerging cities have the potential to be either the greatest drivers of growth or the largest group of missed opportunities for the developing world. When accessible through public transport, they offer good jobs for residents and even serve as crucial sites for seasonal migrants to earn additional income. The expanses of land and property in cities also act as important sources of revenue for governments. IGC work looks at how to make cities engines of inclusive growth.

The prospects for manufacturing-led growth in Africa’s cities
Growth brief

Financing Pakistan's cities
Video

The importance of bus rapid transit systems (BRTs) for cities
Video

Paths to urbanisation: Comparing the stories of Chinese and African cities
Past Event

Financing fast-growing cities
Growth brief

Ed Glaeser: Five lessons for urban policy
Video

Treedistribution: Combatting environmental inequality in cities
Blog

The costs of urban giants in sub-Saharan Africa
Blog

The BRT and the danfo: A case study of Lagos’ transport reforms from 1999-2019
Case study

Climate change: won or lost in cities or by cities?
Blog

Data for decision-making: How spatial data is shaping the African urbanisation story
Blog

Inclusive growth for cities: Fuzzy, functional or forsaken?
Blog

The economic and social challenges Amman faces as a fast-growing city
Video

Can Special Economic Zones drive growth in urbanising Africa?
Past Event

Jennifer Musisi: Urban challenges in the developing world
Video

Making room for Africa’s urban billion
Blog

Building effective & functioning cities
Video

Land reform: Lessons from Rwanda
Video

IGC and the Kampala Capital City Authority at the World Urban Forum
Past Event