Honolulu Hawaii

Dr. Guanghua Wan
Email: gwan@adb.org

Key topics are:
- Determinants and impacts (on growth, environment, inequality/poverty...) of urbanization;
- Assessment of urbanization strategies and policies (successes and failures)
- The role of government in urbanization including financing for infrastructure and public services
- Urban-rural disparity, migration and remittances
- Major challenges (pollution, congestion, slums...) and possible solutions
- Employment, housing and land market issues
- Comparative study on urbanization issues in Asia and other regions