What is it about?
Practical ways on how urban managers, development practitioners, businesses, and citizens can engage to make cities more livable by building on the city’s unique physical, social, cultural, economic and human resource assets.
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Why is it important?
The scale of urbanization in Asia today is unprecedented in urban history. Asia stands apart from other regions in terms of the absolute growth of the urban population as well as the number of densely populated megacities. Asia’s urban challenges are characterized by (i) increasing household consumption, (ii) rising demand for urban services, (iii) depletion of natural resources, (iv) increasing levels of pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and (v) increasing vulnerability to natural hazards and risks from climate change. As a result, the quality of life for many residents in Asian cities is declining. The book addresses the urgent need to provide workable solutions for creating livable cities.
Perspectives
As co-editor and contributor to this book, I see this as a hands-on publication that succinctly provides the background on green growth and cities, offers a clear concept, approach, and methodology for developing integrated livable cities (GrEEEn Cities Operational Framework and GrEEEn City Action Plans), provides practical examples on how economy, environment, and equity can positively work out in urban design and planning, discusses the role of urban management partnerships, and outlines the key enablers for achieving livable cities (e.g. asset management and decision support systems).
Mr Renard Teipelke
Asian Development Bank
"Doing things differently" rather than "doing different things". Given the scale of the problem of making Asian cities livable, even after large investments it was important to develop a "how to" book of what works and what has not worked. This solutions oriented book provides practical ways for city managers to comprehend problems faced by citizens and develop customized road maps and action plans for their cities.
Sonia Chand Sandhu
Asian Development Bank
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This page is a summary of: GrEEEn Solutions for Livable Cities, March 2016, Asian Development Bank,
DOI: 10.22617/bkk157697.
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Resources
Hue GrEEEn City Action Plan
Viet Nam’s Hue city and Thua Thien Hue province have formulated a vision for integrated, sustainable development and translated it with assistance from ADB into a GrEEEn City Action Plan.
Vinh Yen GrEEEn City Action Plan
Viet Nam’s Vinh Yen city and Vinh Phuc province have formulated a vision for integrated, sustainable development of the city and translated it with assistance from ADB into a GrEEEn City Action Plan.
Regional Balanced Urbanization for Inclusive Cities Development: Urban-Rural Poverty Linkages in Secondary Cities Development in Southeast Asia
This paper analyzes the potential for poverty reduction with balanced regional urbanization through the development of second-tier cities and secondary towns in Southeast Asia.
Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Urban Operations in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
This paper discusses the challenges, opportunities, and basic steps associated with estimating greenhouse gas emissions for projects in the urban sector, and documenting these as part of GHG inventories for cities.
Green, Livable Cities for Asia
A new report from ADB offers urban planners, policymakers, the private sector and civil society a road map for developing livable cities. ADB’s Sonia Sandhu on the state of Asia’s cities.
Nature-Based Solutions for Building Resilience in Towns and Cities: Case Studies from the Greater Mekong Subregion
The publication highlights the results of a successful partnership between ADB and the International Centre for Environmental Management (ICEM) with cofinancing from the Nordic Development Fund (NDF). This was implemented through a technical assistance on climate resilience in cities in the GMS.
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