Leveraging urbanization in South Asia : Managing Spaitial Transformation for Prosperity and Livability / / Peter Ellis, Mark Roberts

• Autore: Ellis Peter D.
• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2015
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (pages cm)
• Disciplina: 307.760954
• Soggetto topico: Urbanization - South Asia; Cities and towns - Growth; Population; Population - Environmental aspects
• Persona (resp. second.): RobertsMark <1974->
• Note generali: "FULL REPORT, 1ST JULY, 2015."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Introduction; Urban prosperity and livability below potential; Urbanization-Messy and hidden; Congestion constraining the benefits of agglomeration; Addressing deficits in urban governance and finance; Three additional areas for policy action; Moving forward: Leveraging urbanization for greater prosperity and livability; Notes; Introduction; Summary; The growing recognition of urbanization's importance; A framework for assessing urbanization and city performance; Sources of agglomeration economies and congestion forces ; NotesReferences; Part 1 PATTERNS OF URBANIZATION AND STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; 1 Leveraging Urbanization for Prosperity and Livability; Introduction; South Asia's recent urbanization in global and historical perspective; Livability of South Asia's cities; Looking ahead-Leveraging urbanization for prosperity and livability; Notes; References; 2 Spatial Patterns of Subnational Performance and Urban Growth; Introduction; Measuring differences in subnational performance; Variations in the level and pace of urbanization across South Asian countries; Urban population growth and its drivers ; Population growth across urban hierarchies and geographic spaceRapid relative expansion of urban footprints and the rise of the multicity agglomeration; Spatial patterns of economic growth; Growth of major agglomerations; Spatial deconcentration of manufacturing; Summary; Notes; References; Part 2 POLICIES FOR IMPROVED LEVERAGING; 3 Revitalizing Urban Governance and Finance; Introduction; Basic government and intergovernmental structures and decentralization policy; The empowerment deficit; The resource deficit; The accountability deficit ; Where empowerment, resources, and accountability meet: Implications for urban service deliveryBridging gaps in urban empowerment, resources, and accountability; Notes; References; 4 Planning and Managing Spatial Structure and Connectivity; Introduction; Developing a system of well-connected and productive cities; Managing urban expansion and rejuvenating city cores; Urban governance in spatial and transportation planning in cities; Notes; References; 5 Providing Affordable Land and Housing; Introduction; Impact of urbanization on housing ; The consequences of failing to provide affordable housing: At least one in four urban dwellers lives in slumsOvercoming housing supply constraints: A two-pronged approach; Key recommendations; Notes; References; 6 Sustaining Prosperity by Building Disaster-Resilient Cities; Introduction; Urban risks and exposure; Urban vulnerability to natural hazards; Impacts of climate change and global warming; Classification of cities based on risk and vulnerability profiles; Key recommendations; Notes; References; BOXES; 1 Types of localization economies; 2 Sources of congestion forces ; 1.1 Investment in data for South Asian countries is urgently required
• Sommario/riassunto: The number of people in South Asia's cities rose by 130 million between 2000 and 2011--more than the entire population of Japan. This was linked to an improvement in productivity and a reduction in the incidence of extreme poverty. But the region's cities have struggled to cope with the pressure of population growth on land, housing, infrastructure, basic services, and the environment. As a result, urbanization in South Asia remains underleveraged in its ability to deliver widespread improvements in both prosperity and livability. Leveraging Urbanization in South Asia is about the state of South Asia's urbanization and the market and policy failures that have taken the region's urban areas to where they are today--and the hard policy actions needed if the region's cities are to leverage urbanization better. This publication provides original empirical and diagnostic analysis of urbanization and related economic trends in the region. It also discusses in detail the key policy areas, the most fundamental being urban governance and finance, where actions must be taken to make cities more prosperous and livable.
• Titolo autorizzato: Leveraging urbanization in South Asia
• ISBN: 9781464806636; 1464806632
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910955592103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.