Guide
Public-Private Collaboration to Accelerate Sustainable Urban Development: A Guide for Global South Cities
This guide draws on a set of thirty Global South city case studies and illustrates five models of public-private collaboration and the tactics needed to successfully implement these models.
Abstract
This informative, engaging and easy-to-read guide is designed for Global South cities to better understand how to collaborate with the private sector on urban sustainability issues. The guide draws on a set of case studies from 30 cities in the Global South where innovative collaboration is taking place between cities and businesses to drive sustainable urban development.
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