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Urbanism and Cultural Heritage: How to maintain history and forge into modernity in a fast growing Yangon

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Reports & Research
July, 2015
Myanmar

Abstract: "This report is about urbanism and historical heritage preservation in Yangon, Myanmar. When we
look at urbanism, we are as well to view from the perspectives of urban development along with
urban planning. The buildings are merely the physical infrastructures for the citizens of Yangon
but also

Dooplaya Photo Set: Development projects in Win Yay Township, December 2014 to January 2015 - (photo set)

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Reports & Research
July, 2015
Myanmar

This Photo Set shows development projects including road and bridge construction in Win Yay Township, Dooplaya District between December 2014 and January 2015. These development projects destroyed villagers’ fruit and rubber plantations. Villagers report having not yet received any compensation for their destroyed lands.

Hukou and Highways

LandLibrary Resource
July, 2015

China has used two main spatial policies
to shape its geographic patterns of development: restricted
labor mobility through the Hukou residential registration
system and massive infrastructure investment, notably a
96,000 kilometer national expressway network. This paper

Handshake, No. 15 (October 2014)

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July, 2015

This issue includes the following
headings: finding the right broadband public-private
partnership (PPP): whats key for emerging economies?; reform
has its rewards: telecom takes off in Myanmar; e-gov
excellence: models from Colombia, Ghana, India, and

Handshake, No. 12 (January 2014)

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July, 2015

This issue of the Handshake, IFCs
quarterly journal on public-private partnerships, contains
the following topics of interest: weighing the options: burn
or bury?; waste and climate: supporting governments;
community engagement: integrating Indias informal sector; an