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This publication explores the potential of the Meghna River as an alternative water source for Dhaka. It also describes the fragile state of the city's current drinking water supply due to increasing demand and surface contamination. The authors assess the threats facing the Meghna River and identify protection measures needed to ensure that it can provide a sustainable and safe supply of drinking water. These measures include designating ecological...
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The must-read summary of Bill Gates' book: "The Road Ahead: How the Emerging Technologies of the Digital Age Will Transform Everyone's Lives".
This complete summary of the ideas from Bill Gates' book "The Road Ahead" explains how the emerging technologies of the information highway have the ability to transform the life of every person on the planet. In his book, the author highlights the twelve points that will feature in the road ahead and why...
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The must-read summary of Louann Lofton's book: "Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl: And Why You Should Too".
This complete summary of the ideas from Louann Lofton's book "Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl" describes the secrets behind the investment success of Warren Buffett. In his book, the author provides eight key principles that every investor needs to know and master in order to create a profitable investment portfolio. This summary explains...
1784) Assessing the Potential of Trade Along the Proposed Shymkent–Tashkent–Khujand Economic Corridor
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This publication covers the review and assessment of existing and potential of trade in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan along the proposed Shymkent-Tashkent-Khujand Economic Corridor (STKEC). The assessment explores the transit of international goods in the three cities and oblasts (administrative regions) in STKEC and trade regimes in the three countries. The publication also, identifies and analyzes existing barriers and opportunities for...
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The next generation of AI is here-use it to lead your business forward.
If you read nothing else on artificial intelligence and machine learning, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you understand the future direction of AI, bring your AI initiatives to scale, and use AI to transform your organization.
This book will inspire you to:
• Create a new...
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This publication builds on a vision for Assam, the largest state in northeast India, to follow an outward-looking growth strategy and become a $75 billion economy by 2025. It outlines the potential and key features of Assam as a geostrategic location for multimodal connectivity, regional and cross-border trade, and economic corridors between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. The...
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Although accounting for about 20% of the global population, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is endowed with only 7% of the world's water resources. The country faces severe water scarcity, high levels of urbanization and population growth, and climate change. For the PRC's continuing development, it must protect and develop its freshwater resources. This publication provides recommended policy initiatives to ensure the PRC's 13th Five-Year Plan...
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Another year into the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the report describes an Asia and Pacific region that has more experience in tackling pandemic hardships, better data showing positive integration trends, and greater confidence in regional cooperation to address shared concerns. The publication gives an overview of changes in trade and global value chains, cross-border investment, financial integration, and the movement of people since...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Raynor's book "The Strategy Paradox" shows that whenever you develop a strategy to achieve a specific objective, you are also automatically making some implicit assumptions about what the future market forces will be. If that forecast of future market conditions turns out to be incorrect, then your strategy which had a reasonable chance of success might turn out to be an absolute failure. In his book,...
1790) The Just City
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For much of the twentieth century improvement in the situation of disadvantaged communities was a focus for urban planning and policy. Yet over the past three decades the ideological triumph of neoliberalism has caused the allocation of spatial, political, economic, and financial resources to favor economic growth at the expense of wider social benefits. Susan Fainstein's concept of the "just city" encourages planners and policymakers to embrace a...
1791) The Post-Growth Project: How the End of Economic Growth Could Bring a Fairer and Happier Society
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This book challenges the assumption that it is bad news when the economy doesn't grow. For decades, it has been widely recognized that there are ecological limits to continuing economic growth and that different ways of living, working and organizing our economies are urgently required. This urgency has increased since the financial crash of 2007—2008, but mainstream economists and politicians are unable to think differently. The authors of this...
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This publication provides guidance for urban planners on how to use land use management-related tools they have at their disposal---land use planning, development control instruments, greenfield development, and urban redevelopment---to reduce disaster risk and contribute to strengthening urban resilience and sustainable urban development. The guidance provided in the document is further illustrated through case studies showing examples where urban...
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The must-read summary of Charles Decker's book: "P&G 99: 99 Principles and Practices of Procter & Gamble's Success".
This complete summary of the ideas from Charles Decker's book "P&G 99" shows that P&G's success doesn't happen by accident. Every year, the company spends more than $3 billion advertising and promoting its brands — more than any other company on earth. In his book, the author reveals the fundamental beliefs that lie at the heart...
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ONE WAY TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM IS TO INVEST IN DIVIDENDS. DIVIDEND INVESTING NOT ONLY LETS YOU EARN PASSIVE INCOME BUT ALSO ACHIEVE YOUR RETIREMENT GOALS - LEARN STEP BY STEP HOW TO BUILD HIGH PROFITABLE DIVIDEND STOCKS PORTFOLIO AND ULTIMATELY ACHIEVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM! People often say "I don`t know what passive income or dividend means". Call it easy money or income for lazy people. Either way, passive income is something that many people...
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The must-read summary of Tony Robbins' book: "MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom".
This complete summary of the ideas from Tony Robbins' book "MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom" tells you how to achieve financial freedom by building a Money Machine. According to Robbins, managing your portfolio of investments that generate ongoing income is the key to funding your lifestyle.
To do this, there are...
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Since 1998, the Asian Development Bank and the Government of Rajasthan have partnered to bring sustainable development to the cities and towns of Rajasthan, in northwest India. Through the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP), extensive work has been undertaken to address urban challenges such as widespread poverty, inadequate infrastructure, and a harsh climate. This publication reflects on Rajasthan's development issues and...
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The spaces we inhabit– from homes and workspaces to city streets-mediate community, creativity, and our very identity. Using insights from environmental psychology, design, and architecture, The Shaping of Us shows how the built and natural worlds subtly influence our behavior, health, and personality. Exploring ideas such as "ruin porn" and "ninja-proof seating," mysteries of how we interact with the physical spaces around us are revealed. From...
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Do you love playing video games? I love playing Pokémon games when I get the time. Would you love to earn money passively while you play?
It takes a lot of time and effort upfront to get things in motion, but it is possible to make money while playing video games.
The key to everything is creating a blog as your home base. Then you can add evergreen video game content, podcasts, books, and unique collectibles to your content inventory.
The blog...
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The must-read summary of Inder Sidhu's book: "Doing Both: Capturing Today's Profit and Driving Tomorrow's Growth".
This complete summary of the ideas from Inder Sidhu's book "Doing Both" answers one of the biggest questions in business: should we focus on the present or the future? In his book, the author explains how many companies struggle to find a balance between this optimise vs. innovate debate. Drawing from his own experience at world-class...
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As economies become more integrated, development challenges are becoming more transnational. The provision of regional public goods (RPGs) can address such challenges. RPGs can play an important role in sustainable economic development at the national and regional levels by addressing common issues across borders. This report reviews the concept of RPGs along with the challenges and benefits of their provision in Asia and Europe. It presents case...
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