Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC (January 15, 2019) – The pace of technology-driven disruption in transportation is not only changing how people get around but changing cities themselves.
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publicationDecisions made in cities today will determine whether humans succeed in creating a sustainable future. To refine our approach to this opportunity and challenge, this year, WRI Ross Center completed a new five-year strategy.
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projectHelping cities protect and integrate forests to combat climate change, preserve watersheds and biodiversity, and improve human well-being
projectA global collaboration to support national governments to address pressing economic, inequality and climate challenges by making their cities livable and sustainable
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Urban Innovation & Finance AssociateGlobalAnne Maassen is the Urban Innovation & Finance Associate at the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. She leads WRI’s work on the Financing Sustainable Cities Initiative, a partnership between WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities...