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Autore |
Muzzini Elisa <1975-> |
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Titolo |
Urban growth and spatial transition : an initial assessment / / Elisa Muzzini and Gabriela Aparicio |
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Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (163 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Urban policy - Nepal |
Urbanization - Nepal |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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C1; C2; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Urbanization and Growth; The Spatial Transition; Maps; Map O.1 Development Regions, Corridors, and Urban Centers, 2011 Population; Figures; Figure O.1 Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, 1950-2025; Figure O.2 Regional Migration Patterns by Origin and Destination, Lifetime Migration, 2008; Map O.2 Manufacturing Output Density, 2007; Urban Growth, Planning, and Infrastructure; The Comparative Advantages of Urban Areas |
Figure O.3 Per Capita Public Expenditure for Municipal Infrastructure, by Urban Area and Funding Modality, Fiscal 2008 and 2010Strategic Policy Directions; Figure O.4 Agroprocessing Output Density by Distance from Urban Centers, 2007; Table O.1 Strategic Policy Directions and Actions for Fostering the Sustainable Growth of Nepal's Cities; Tables; Notes; References; Chapter 1 Urbanization and Growth; Figure 1.1 Urbanization and Economic Development in South Asia, 1960-2010; Figure 1.2 Urbanization and Annual Growth Rate of Urban Population in Nepal, 1950-2050 |
Figure 1.3 Spatial Distribution of Population and Nonfarm Employment, 2008Figure 1.4 Sectoral Composition of GDP in Nepal, 1980-2011; Notes; References; Chapter 2 The Spatial Transition; The Demographic Transition: Rapid and Concentrated Urban Growth; Box 2.1 Nepal's |
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Politico-Administrative Definition of Urban Areas; Map 2.1 Ecological Zones, Development Regions, and Districts; Boxes; Table 2.1 Urbanization Patterns by Region and Ecological Zone, 1991-2011; Figure 2.1 Population and Annual Population Growth of Urban Centers, 1991-2011 |
Figure 2.2 Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Largest Medium and Small Cities, 2001 and 2011Map 2.2 Development Regions, Corridors, and Urban Centers, 2011 Population; Map 2.3 The Kathmandu Valley; Figure 2.3 Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, 1950-2025; Table 2.2 Population of the Kathmandu Valley, 1991-2011; Internal Migration: A Powerful Force for Urban Change; Box 2.2 Internal Mobility and Migration Flows; Figure B2.2.1 Internal Urban and Rural Migration Flows, Lifetime Migration, 2008 |
Figure 2.4 Percentage of Migrants Who Travel Locally, by Region, Lifetime Migration, 2008Figure 2.5 Regional Migration Patterns, by Origin and Destination, Lifetime Migration, 2008; Box 2.3 Migrants' Socioeconomic Profile; Figure 2.6 Percentage of Migrants with Medium or Large Social Distance, by Region, Lifetime Migration, 2008; Figure B2.3.1 Percentage of Migrant and Nonmigrant Population with Access to Services, 2008; Main Patterns and Emerging Trends of Nepal's Spatial Economy; Figure 2.7 Economic Drivers of Migration, by Distance, Lifetime and Recent Migration, 2008 |
Figure 2.8 Rural Share of Nonfarm Employment, by Region and Ecological Zone, 2008 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Nepal: Urban Growth and Spatial Transition carries out an initial assessment of Nepal's urban growth and spatial transformation, with a focus on spatial demographic and economic trends, economic growth drivers and infrastructure requirements of Nepal's urban regions. The book notes that Nepal is the fastest urbanizing country in South Asia. The spatial transformation is characterized by fast growing population density in the Kathmandu Valley - Nepal's largest urban conurbation -, along the main highways and close to the border with India, and clustering of economic production in the Kathmandu |
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