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Why cities are the engine of growth in developing countries

Victoria Delbridge, Oliver Harman, Juliana Oliveira-Cunha

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Luanda, Angola. Photo by Eric Lafforgue via Getty Images.
Traffic in big cities: Global evidence and lessons for Pakistan

Hina Shaikh

Blog

Composite of two images - KARACHI, PAKISTAN -In Karachi, where the traffic is a complete chaos, rickshaws, also called 'Tuk tuk', are among the preferred means of transport for tourists as well as locals  (Photo by Adsiz Gunebakan/Anadolu via Getty Images). Second image sourced via Adobe Express (Pakistan green Railway)
Making growth in Uganda sustainable: insights from frontier research

20 June 2025 08:00-18:00 Sheraton Hotel, Kampala

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A photo of the panel discussion at the Kampala workshop conference
Do subways improve urban air quality?

Matthew Turner, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Stefano Polloni, Nicolas Gendron-Carrier

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Schoolchildren cover their faces as they walk to school amid heavy smog in New Delhi on November 8, 2017. Photo credit: Sajjad Hussain / AFP via Getty Images.
Tendering trash: Lessons in urban waste management from Indian cities

Oliver Harman, Sidharth Santhosh

Blog

Cows eating trash, Jaipur, India. Photo credit: Marcin Bialek via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Urban data innovations: Three cities showing their smarts

Victoria Delbridge, Oliver Harman

Blog

Kimara, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Should I stay or should I go? Managing populations with urban to rural migration incentives

Oliver Harman

Blog

Bangladesh, Brahmaputra Delta river navigation, Narayanganj, river port. Photo credits: Andrea Pistolesi / Stone via Getty Images.

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