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New mobility services could improve the lives of all urban inhabitants. This first ever global survey finds that applying three types of new mobility services – electric, on-demand minibuses, subsidized shared rides, and trip-planning and ticketing apps – can make public transport more affordable, accessible and sustainable, if integrated properly.
Global Commissioner Carlos Lopes explains how Africa can avoid the polluting stage of industrialisation, and go straight to low carbon prosperity
Fostering entrepreneurship, including green entrepreneurship, is a key policy aim for African countries, says Milan Brahmbhatt.
Policies that encourage sustainable growth and entrepreneurship have the potential to ignite a green industrial revolution in Africa.
Urbanisation is one of the most important potential drivers of productivity and growth in the global economy.
Cities that are designed and managed well – where people have plentiful options to move around without cars or do not have to go far to get work done – are powerful drivers of growth, creating good jobs and making them attractive places to live, says Lord Nicholas Stern.