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1.     Rapid urbanization can hold long-term economic, social and environmental promise for developing countries ( 1 ) investments made now in infrastructure, housing and public services are efficient and sustainable, the World Bank says in a new report.

In the next two decades, cities are predicted to expand by another two billion residents, as people move in unprecedented ( 2 ) from rural areas to pursue hopes and aspirations in cities. More than 90 per cent of this urban population growth is expected to occur in the developing world,  ( 3) many cities are already struggling to provide basic needs such as water, electricity, transport, health services and education.

Report authors note that most new urban growth will not take ( 4 ) in the “megacities” of the world . To help policymakers prepare for and manage growth, the report distills learned from 12 countries across all geographic regions and stages of urbanization. It then translates these global lessons  ( 5 ) practical policy advice.

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1.     Rapid urbanization can hold long-term economic, social and environmental promise for developing countries ( 1 ) investments made now in infrastructure, housing and public services are efficient and sustainable, the World Bank says in a new report.

In the next two decades, cities are predicted to expand by another two billion residents, as people move in unprecedented ( 2 ) from rural areas to pursue hopes and aspirations in cities. More than 90 per cent of this urban population growth is expected to occur in the developing world,  ( 3) many cities are already struggling to provide basic needs such as water, electricity, transport, health services and education.

Report authors note that most new urban growth will not take ( 4 ) in the “megacities” of the world . To help policymakers prepare for and manage growth, the report distills learned from 12 countries across all geographic regions and stages of urbanization. It then translates these global lessons  ( 5 ) practical policy advice.

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1.     Rapid urbanization can hold long-term economic, social and environmental promise for developing countries ( 1 ) investments made now in infrastructure, housing and public services are efficient and sustainable, the World Bank says in a new report.

In the next two decades, cities are predicted to expand by another two billion residents, as people move in unprecedented ( 2 ) from rural areas to pursue hopes and aspirations in cities. More than 90 per cent of this urban population growth is expected to occur in the developing world,  ( 3) many cities are already struggling to provide basic needs such as water, electricity, transport, health services and education.

Report authors note that most new urban growth will not take ( 4 ) in the “megacities” of the world . To help policymakers prepare for and manage growth, the report distills learned from 12 countries across all geographic regions and stages of urbanization. It then translates these global lessons  ( 5 ) practical policy advice.

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1.     Rapid urbanization can hold long-term economic, social and environmental promise for developing countries ( 1 ) investments made now in infrastructure, housing and public services are efficient and sustainable, the World Bank says in a new report.

In the next two decades, cities are predicted to expand by another two billion residents, as people move in unprecedented ( 2 ) from rural areas to pursue hopes and aspirations in cities. More than 90 per cent of this urban population growth is expected to occur in the developing world,  ( 3) many cities are already struggling to provide basic needs such as water, electricity, transport, health services and education.

Report authors note that most new urban growth will not take ( 4 ) in the “megacities” of the world . To help policymakers prepare for and manage growth, the report distills learned from 12 countries across all geographic regions and stages of urbanization. It then translates these global lessons  ( 5 ) practical policy advice.

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1.     Rapid urbanization can hold long-term economic, social and environmental promise for developing countries ( 1 ) investments made now in infrastructure, housing and public services are efficient and sustainable, the World Bank says in a new report.

In the next two decades, cities are predicted to expand by another two billion residents, as people move in unprecedented ( 2 ) from rural areas to pursue hopes and aspirations in cities. More than 90 per cent of this urban population growth is expected to occur in the developing world,  ( 3) many cities are already struggling to provide basic needs such as water, electricity, transport, health services and education.

Report authors note that most new urban growth will not take ( 4 ) in the “megacities” of the world . To help policymakers prepare for and manage growth, the report distills learned from 12 countries across all geographic regions and stages of urbanization. It then translates these global lessons  ( 5 ) practical policy advice.

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