Transforming Karachi into a livable and competitive megacity : a city diagnostic and transformation strategy

Front Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Three Pathways for a City Diagnostic -- Karachi's Declining Economic Performance but Strong Poverty Reduction -- Karachi's Low Livability and Level of Basic Services -- Karachi's High Vulnerability to Disasters and Environmental Pollution -- Financing Requirements for Karachi's Infrastructure and Services Needs -- Karachi's Inefficient and Weak City Governance Structure -- The Way Forward: What Will It Take to Transform Karachi into a Livable and Competitive Megacity? -- Notes -- Chapter 1 City Context: Setting the Stage -- Karachi's Recent Political, Social, and Physical Development -- Rationale for a City Diagnostic -- Conceptual Framework for the Karachi City Diagnostic -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Pathway 1: City Growth and Prosperity -- City Economy -- Business Environment -- Poverty -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Pathway 2: City Livability -- Urban Planning and Policy -- City Management, Governance, and Institutional Capacity -- Municipal Service Delivery and Living Standards -- Urban Transport -- Water Supply and Sanitation -- Municipal Solid Waste -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Pathway 3: City Sustainability and Inclusiveness -- Fiscal Risks to Sustainability -- Environmental Sustainability and Climate-Change Risks -- Social Risks to Sustainability -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 The Way Forward -- City Priorities and Key Considerations -- Recommendations for Reforms, Institutional Development, and Investments -- Enabling Private-Sector Financing to Meet Karachi's Infrastructure Needs -- Appendix A World Bank Enterprise Survey Key Findings -- Appendix B World Bank Doing Business Key Findings -- Appendix C Land-Use Cover Maps of Karachi, 2001 and 2013 -- Appendix D Planning and City Management Case Studies.