The SED helps direct, inform and influence public and private investments, prioritising equitable and sustainable growth, municipal empowerment, and infrastructure resilience.
This work focuses on:
Strategic support to national and state governments on the structuring of urban, municipal, and infrastructure finances.
Assessments of urban, public, climate, and resilient infrastructure financing.
Policy and advisory support to leverage finance across the urban and sustainable development spectrum.
Featured Projects
PEAK Urban: Metropolitan development and land-based financing (2018-2022)This research stream of the PEAK Urban project examined how land financialisation restructures urban capital flows through case studies of Bengaluru’s international airport, Namma Metro and the municipal body. It also explored links between urban land and equity/debt financing in Indian real estate, especially housing, and how shifts in financial circuits affect developer-led construction. The project was conducted in partnership with universities from UK, China, Colombia and South Africa, and funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)–Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).
Report to the XV Finance Commission: The Potential of Urbanisation to Accelerate Post-COVID Economic Recovery (2020-2021)This report, prepared for the XV Finance Commission, addressed the potential of new greenfield towns and cities to aid post-COVID-19 economic recovery and defined strategic measures and priorities at national, state, and regional levels to accelerate urbanisation, to promote a post-COVID-19 economic recovery, including a financial envelope for investments over 2021–31. The recommendations focused on strategic investments to reduce inequality between and within states and strengthen regional linkages.
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