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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466061503321

Titolo

Mexico urbanization review : managing spatial growth for productive and livable cities in Mexico / / Yoonhee Kim and Bontje Zangerling, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4648-0917-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 p.)

Collana

Directions in Development. Countries and Regions

Disciplina

307.760972

Soggetti

Urbanization - Mexico

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary: Managing Spatial Growth for Productive and Livable Cities in Mexico; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Setting the Scene; High Levels of Urbanization in Mexico; Urbanization and Socioeconomic Achievements in Mexico; Remaining Challenge: Distant, Dispersed, and Disconnected Urban Spatial Growth; Reform Agenda for Urban and Housing Policies; Objectives and Scope of the Mexico Urbanization Review; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Understanding Economic Performance and Progress toward Shared Prosperity; Introduction

Overview of Economic Performance of Mexican CitiesEvolving Economic Structure of Mexican Cities; Remaining Challenges in Realizing the Full Economic Potential of Mexican Cities; Progress and Remaining Challenges to Inclusive Growth in the Urban Sphere; Recent Spatial Growth and Its Impact on Mexican Cities; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Unlocking the Economic Potentials of Mexican Cities; Introduction; Effects of Uncoordinated Urban Growth on Matching Skills to Jobs; Effects of Uncoordinated Urban Growth on Sorting Economic Activities in Space

Missing Benefits from Agglomeration Economies in Mexican CitiesInfrastructure Provision and Metropolitan Coordination to Spur Economic Performance; Activating Metropolitan Clusters Inside Regional



Networks and "Systems of Cities"; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Moving toward More Livable and Inclusive Mexican Cities; Introduction; Persistent Inequality in Basic Services within Cities; Uncoordinated Urban Expansion and Its Effects on Fostering Inclusive Growth and Livability; Effects of Spatial Growth on Commuting, the Environment, and Health; Notes; References

Chapter 5 Policy Messages and RecommendationsSummary of Policy Options; Reframing the Policy Lens for Productive and Inclusive Urban Growth; Planning for Productive and Livable Mexican Cities; Connecting Institutions-Coordination to Unlock Cities' Potentials for Growth and Livability; Financing for Well-Connected, Prosperous, and Livable Cities; Note; References; Appendix A Glossary of Urban and Housing Sectors in Mexico; Appendix B Methodology for Analyzing Urban Spatial Structure; Scope and Data of Analysis; Trends in Overall Population Densities in Mexican Cities