Infrastructure
Theme curator: Yoshino, Naoyuki
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Long-term leases with options to buy rights-of-way, elevated and underground bypasses of sensitive lands and integrated 5G and fiber optic parallel cables for linear corridors are latest quality ideas from our theme curators. Think20 policywriters are backing the Group of Twenty leaders’ recent adoption in Osaka of the G20 Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investment as the common strategy and aspiration. This must-read book from ADBIPress provides real answers on how to attract private financing. And Mitsubishi Research Institute and ADBI have just compiled latest knowhow from worldwide megaprojects for their Principles of Infrastructure.
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Africa Portal's comprehensive research repository and expert analysis on infrastructure from a south-south perspective.
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Asia-Pacific Research Exchange on infra provides insights and roundups from financial analysts on project bonds and regional markets.
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Principles of Infrastructure: Case Studies and Best Practices
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-06-15)
Infrastructure is a priority around the world for all stakeholders. Infrastructure projects can continue for several years, from planning and construction to the provision of services. As development in Asia and the Pacific accelerates, governments ...
Achieving Sustainable Sanitation in Asia
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-06-30)
In 1977, a global meeting of political leaders was held for the first time to discuss the importance of clean water supply and wastewater management at Mar del Plata in Argentina. The International Decade of Water Supply and Sanitation was declared ...
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National Geospatial Database for Maldives to Mainstream Climate Change Adaptation in Development Planning
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-11-30)Maldives is a developing state composed of 26 natural atolls with about 1,192 small coral islands spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometers in the Indian Ocean. The country is divided into 20 administrative regions, each with a local administrative ... -
Land Acquisition in Indonesia and Law No. 2 of 2012
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-11-30)This paper is a qualitative case study of two land acquisition cases highlighting the empirical effect of legal reforms on land use policy over time in Indonesia. Under the Suharto regime, land acquisition in the public interest was often coercive, ... -
Asia Bond Monitor: November 2019
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-11-30)This publication reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options. It covers the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China; Hong ... -
Managing Nonperforming Loans in Bangladesh
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-11-30)The banking sector plays a critical role in the economy, mobilizing savings and channeling the savings for productive investment. The better it does so, the better the economy will perform in the long-run through more productive economic activities and ... -
Implementing Land Trust in Bangladesh as a Strategy for Financing Infrastructure and Sustainable Land Management
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-11-30)As Bangladesh is a densely populated and land-scarce country, a land trust method can be applied in order to ensure productive and sustainable land management. We argue that land trust can be applied to managing agricultural land, khas land, real estate, ... -
CAREC Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring: Annual Report 2018
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-11-30)Using data from real-time road and rail cargo shipments, the Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring (CPMM) mechanism assesses the efficiency of the six Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) transport corridors that link CAREC ... -
CAREC Energy Strategy 2030: Common Borders. Common Solutions. Common Energy Future.
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-11-30)A reliable energy system is the backbone of a modern economy and essential for well-being. This new energy strategy for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program aims to achieve a reliable, sustainable, resilient and reformed energy ... -
Social, Political, and Economic Considerations for Securing the Land and Well-Being of the Urban Poor and Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-11-30)This paper presents the results of a case study of one informal settlement in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, subject to titling under Systematic Land Registration (SLR) since 2009. The paper discusses the complexities around land titling programs in securing ... -
Examining the Town Planning Scheme of India and Lessons from Land Readjustment in Japan
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-11-30)Land is a scarce resource; hence, efficient land management techniques are critical for its procurement and development. The land readjustment (LR) mechanism is one such land assembly tool, which many countries, including Japan, have adopted, and is ... -
Digital Technologies and the Future of Trade
(Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2019-11-13)The 4IR is marked by unprecedented technological change, and digital technologies such as the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), 3D printing and blockchain will have a significant impact on trade. These developments can open up ...