As the world's largest multilateral financier of urban development, the World Bank works with national and local governments to build more livable, sustainable, and resilient cities and communities.

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This shift is set to continue, with the urban population expected to more than double by 2050, at which point nearly 7 in 10 people will live in cities. Cities are engines of economic growth and ...