Global Urban Development Publications

Global Urban Development (and GUD-related) Documents and Publications

Report to the OECD and the Government of Wales on the NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue) Strategic Economic Development Initiative in Washington, DC

Teamwork: Why Metropolitan Economic Strategy is the Key to Generating Sustainable Prosperity and Quality of Life for the World

Johannesburg, South Africa PowerPoint Presentation on Teamwork: Why Metropolitan Economic Strategy is the Key to Generating Sustainable Prosperity and Quality of Life for the World

Report to the National Governors Association on State Policy Approaches to Promote Metropolitan Economic Strategy

United Nations (UN) Theme Paper on Productive Cities and Metropolitan Economic Strategy

The Wealth of Regions and the Challenge of Cities

Metropolitan Economic Strategy for America's Cities and Regions

America's New Economy and the Challenge of the Cities: Portland Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Comeback Communities: The Revival of America's Cities

A Community Views Its Future: Civic Leaders' Strategies for Economic Prosperity and Quality of Life in the 21st Century

Metropolitan Economic Strategy: How Urban Regions Innovate and Prosper in the Global Marketplace

Report to the South African Cities Network and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Metropolitan Economic Strategy

Report to the Brookings Institution on National Government Policies Globally for Promoting Metropolitan Economic Strategies

Global Report on Cross-Border Transnational Metropolitan Economic Regions

Barcelona Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Cape Town Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Curitiba Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Hampton Roads (Virginia) Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

San Diego-Tijuana Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Shanghai Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Singapore Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Trieste-Koper Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Metropolitan Economic Strategy and Sports

Strategic Economic Development: Lessons from Washington, DC

The Economic Resurgence of Washington, DC: Citizens Plan for Prosperity in the 21st Century

New York Avenue Metro Station: A New Stop, A New Start

Baltimore Economic Growth Strategy

Washington Post Op-Ed Article on the Baseball Stadium Controversy in Washington, DC.

Washington, DC Council Expert Testimony Advising Against Spending $750 Million in Public Funds for a New Baseball Stadium

Colbert King's Washington Post Op-Ed Column on Economic Development in Washington, DC and the U.S. Congress

Global Urban Development Brochure

National Geographic "Megacities" Article

Report to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Leveraging Private Financing and Investment for Economic and Community Development

Report to the European Commission's Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) on The World's Urban Systems: A European Perspective

ESPON Synthesis Report on Territory Matters for Competitiveness and Cohesion: Facets of Regional Diversity and Potentials in Europe

New Urbanism and Community Development

New American Neighborhoods: Building Homeownership Zones to Revitalize Our Nation's Communities

Public Housing Planning and Design

Preservation Magazine Article on "New Hope for Failed Housing"

Report to the Center for National Policy on U.S. Housing Policies

President Clinton's National Homeownership Strategy

The "Smart Growth" Experience: Lessons from the U.S.

Metropolitan Governance and Strategic Planning in the U.S.

The Future of Microfinance in the U.S.

Global Urban Development Community Productivity Project Proposal

USAID Training Presentation on Cities and Urban Regions as Engines of Economic Growth

USAID Training Presentation on Local Government Roles in Economic Development

USAID Training Presentation on Local Economic Development Toolkit

USAID Training Presentation on Local Government Decentralization

USAID Training Presentation on Participatory Democracy

USAID Training Presentation on Urban-Rural Linkages

2006 University of Pennsylvania Graduate Course on Global Urban Development, Planning, and Policy

2008 George Washington University Graduate Course on Global Urban Development, Planning, and Policy

Global Urban Development Magazine Articles

Eliminating Poverty Through Market-Based Social Entrepreneurship

Teamwork: Why Metropolitan Economic Strategy is the Key to Generating Sustainable Prosperity and Quality of Life for the World

The World's Urban Systems: A European Perspective

Recent Housing Resettlement and Reconstruction in Southeastern Europe

Local and Global: The Role of Local Government in a Sustainable World

The Transformation of Bogota, Colombia, 1995-2000: Investing in Citizenship and Urban Mobility

Where the Sidewalks End: How the Poor Combat Poverty Daily

The Urban Informal Sector in Nigeria: Towards Economic Development, Environmental Health, and Social Harmony

Global Grassroots Strategies for Women's Community Leadership

Cities and Insurrections

Strengthening Urban Heritage in Singapore: Building Economic Competitiveness and Civic Identity

Globalization, Urban Heritage, and the 21st Century Economy

Economic Development in a Flat World: Global Trade, Technology, Investment, Incomes, Employment, Education, and Entrepreneurship in the 21^ST Century

Growing out of Poverty: Urban Job Creation and the Millennium Development Goals

Leveraging Private Financing and Investment for Economic and Community Development

Expanding Local Government Resources for Capital Projects through Municipal Borrowing and other Market-Based Financing

The Seattle Region’s Study Mission to Dublin: Learning from Ireland’s Success in Competing for Employment and Income Growth in the Global Economy

Producing Environmentally Sustainable Olympic Games and ‘Greening’ Major Public Events

Urban Transportation and the Millennium Development Goals

Financing Urban Housing: United Nations Global Report on Human Settlements

Encouraging Sustainable Urban Development in the United Arab Emirates

Post-Tsunami Reconstruction in Indonesia

Innovative Methods of Financing Public Transportation

Informal Settlements and the Millennium Development Goals: Global Policy Debates on Property Ownership and Security of Tenure

Building on Accomplishment: The Microcredit Summit Campaign’s Future Challenges for Global Poverty Reduction and Economic Empowerment

The Role of Urban Grassroots Organizations and Their National Federations in Reducing Poverty and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

A Home in the City: UN Millennium Project Report on Improving the Lives of Slum Dwellers

Local Government Actions to Reduce Poverty and Achieve the Millennium Development Goals

The Role of the Public Sector in Promoting Affordable Housing

Taking Action to Empower Women: UN Millennium Project Report on Education and Gender Equality

Gender Equality and Urban Development: Building Better Communities for Everyone

Protecting the Victims of Human Trafficking

Building Bridges with the Grassroots: Empowering Low-Income Women Through Information and Communications Media Technology

Toward Universal Primary Education: UN Millennium Project Report on Education and Gender Equality

Innovative Strategies for Urban Heritage Conservation, Sustainable Development, and Renewable Energy

Can the Creative Arts Strengthen Regional Economies?

The World Bank/IPEA International Urban Research Symposium

Urban Land, Housing, and Transportation: The Global Challenge

Strategizing Slum Improvement in India: A Method to Monitor and Refocus Slum Development Programs

Basic Costs of Slum Upgrading in Brazil

Market-Driven Eviction Processes in Developing Country Cities: The Cases of Kigali in Rwanda and Phnom Penh in Cambodia

Seeking Better Policies or Just Giving Up Responsibility: The Decentralization of Argentina’s National Housing Fund

Squatters No More: Singapore Social Housing

Land for Housing in African Cities: Are Informal Delivery Systems Institutionally Robust and Pro-Poor?

Limits to Large-Scale Reconstruction in Honduras: Land Development for Low-Income Housing in Inadequately Functioning Land Markets

Property Rights, Land Markets, and Poverty in Namibia’s ‘Extra-Legal’ Settlements: An Institutional Approach

Impacts of Transportation Infrastructure and Services on Urban Poverty and Land Development in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Approaches to the Regularization of Informal Settlements: The Case of PRIMED in Medellin, Colombia

Heritage Conservation and the Local Economy

Restructuring la Petite Sicile ('Little Sicily') Town Quarter of la Goulette in Tunisia

Fortified Towns & Popular Architecture in the Alava Mountains Region: A Multipolar Model for Cultural Heritage Revitalization

Cultural Heritage Tourism in Washington, DC: A Community-Based Model for Neighborhood Economic Development

Vladivostok, Russia: Strategy of Cultural Heritage Protection and Use

Promoting Conservation through the Introduction of Information and Communication Technologies: Luang Prabang, Lao PDR

The Workers Village Project: Incorporating Heritage Buildings into Urban Regeneration

Problematizing Urban Indigenous Heritage in Settler-Society Countries: Australia and New Zealand

The Revitalization of Vilnius Old Town, 1995 - 2005

Urban Conservation of Fez-Medina: A Post-Impact Appraisal

Transforming Urban Markets for the Poor through Collective Entrepreneurship

Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism

The Next 4 Billion – The Housing Market

A Value Chain Framework for Affordable Housing in Emerging Countries

WWB Gender Study: The Capacity of Poor Women to Grow Their Businesses in the Dominican Republic

Social Market Development and Social Mobilization in the Value Chain of the Construction Industry

Understanding Asian Cities: A Synthesis of the Findings from Eight City Case Studies

Market-Based Models for Land Development for the Low/Moderate-Income Majority

Putting the “Housing” Back into Housing Finance for the Poor: The Case of Guatemala

Housing Microfinance: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?

Capital-Market Funding of Affordable Housing Finance in Emerging Countries: The Business Case

Finance for Low-Income Housing and Community Development

Housing the Poor by Engaging the Private and Citizen Sectors: Social Innovations and “Hybrid Value Chains”

Bringing Low-Income Consumers into the Market in Colombia: Home Improvements that Make a Difference

Private Sector Involvement in Slum Upgrading

The Millennium Cities Initiative: A Comprehensive Approach to Reducing Urban Poverty and Generating Sustainable Prosperity

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