Documents et rapports
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Climate Change, Urban Expansion, and Food Production (anglais)
Where and how cities grow will influence food production and the risks to food production. This paper estimates the overlap of future urban expansion in 2040 and 2100 with current crop and livestock production...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS10411 Date du document: 17 avril 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dizon,Felipe Jr Fadullon,Sherwani,Hina Khan,Su,Rui
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Is Climate Change Slowing the Urban Escalator out of Poverty ? Evidence from Chile, Colombia, and Indonesia (anglais)
While urbanization has great potential to facilitate poverty reduction, climate shocks represent a looming threat to such upward mobility. This paper empirically analyzes the effects of climatic risks...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS10383 Date du document: 28 mars 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Nakamura,Shohei,Abanokova,Ksenia,Dang,Hai-Anh H.,Takamatsu,Shinya,Pei,Chunchen,Prospere,Dilou
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Thriving : Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate (anglais)
Globally, 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions emanate from cities. At the same time, cities are being hit increasingly by climate change related shocks and stresses, ranging from more frequent extreme...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 177855 Date du document: 24 mars 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Mukim,Megha,Roberts,Mark
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Exciting, Boring, and Nonexistent Skylines : Vertical Building Gaps in Global Perspective (anglais)
Despite the widespread prevalence and economic importance of tall buildings, little is known about how their patterns vary across space and time. This paper focuses on vertical real estate, aiming to quantify...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS10365 Date du document: 15 mars 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Jedwab,Remi Camille,Barr,Jason