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This note analyzes whether and how the country's rising urbanization levels (measured primarily by population density …
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cities, equivalent to adding 700,000 new urban residents every year. At current rates of urbanization, the region's urban …
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This urbanization review "Connecting the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica" focuses on the South Corridor, a … the subregion as a result of rapid and unplanned urbanization, including housing, mobility, planning and municipal finance … urbanization and how to manage them, the findings may be relevant for other urban centers and municipalities that may face a …
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Rapid urbanization in Ghana over the past three decades has coincided with rapid GDP growth. This has helped to create … countries at similar levels of development. Ghana’s key challenge now is to ensure that urbanization continues to complement …
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In 2006-07, the Water and Sanitation Program-South Asia (WSP-SA) initiated a research toidentify barriers to service delivery for the urban poor. The research included a review ofvarious initiatives from across the globe that have resulted in improved service delivery for theurban poor and...
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The overall objective of the Maputo Urban Poverty and Inclusive Growth Study is to inform the municipal governments of Maputo and Matola in the Greater Maputo Area (GMA) on how to better target and finance urban poverty reduction programs by building critical knowledge on urban poverty and...
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While information exists on the process of indigenous migration to urban centers, there is very little systematic data on the current situation of urban indigenous populations in Mexico. This study analyzes the situation of five indigenous ethnic groups in three urban centers of Mexico: (a) the...
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the cities. This rapid urbanization process was characterized by a lack of planning and an enduring framework of … inequality, resulting in high degrees of concentrated poverty in the urban areas. Much of this urbanization has taken place in …
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the cities. This rapid urbanization process was characterized by a lack of planning and an enduring framework of … inequality, resulting in high degrees of concentrated poverty in the urban areas. Much of this urbanization has taken place in …
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The United Nations (UN) Urbanization Prospects report (2009) indicated that the world will become predominantly urban … economic growth towards China and India fueled increased interest in urbanization, services and investment needs. Following the …
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