Part of a series of four entitled Urban Patterns for a Green Economy, this guide argues that strategic investment in physical infrastructure with the diversification of economies allows cities to play a specialised role in polycentric urban development.
The rhetorical zeal for green enterprise as a global fix for the tripartite challenges of economic recession, environmental degradation and social inequality is increasingly visible in state and non-state pronouncements around the globe under the banner of ‘The Green Economy’.
Development of industry in Zimbabwe has been widely acknowledged as one of the leading sources of current environmental and energy efficiency challenges affecting the country.
The Government of China (PRC) has made a commitment to a green transition that will foster move inclusive, sustainable economic growth. GGGI is supporting the PRC in these effort through the Green Growth Transition project by:
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The South African-German initiative Skills for Green Jobs aims to improve the distinct, institutional and societal frameworks in order to provide qualified experts and adequate technologies for establishing a green economy.