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With a population of 16 million, Karachi is the largest megacity in Pakistan. Despite being a large city that is home to many, it has seen a substantial decline in quality of life and economic competitiveness in recent decades. Basic service delivery is very poor, with very low indicators for...
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For African cities to grow economically as they have grown in size, they must create productive environments to attract investments, increase economic efficiency, and create livable environments that prevent urban costs from rising with increased population densification. What are the central...
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-quarters of the country's population will be living in cities. Along with the concentration of people, urbanization will lead to … not delivering on their full potential. Urbanization has not generated the same growth benefits in Morocco as it has in … from its urbanization process.The main message of this note is that urbanization and spatial equity are not competing …
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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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The Malawi Urbanization Review aims to provide fresh perspectives on urbanization in Malawi, by analyzing the current … and potential contribution of urbanization to long-term national development and the current institutional and financial … urbanizing at a moderate rate and has a good chance of proactively managing the urbanization process. Opportunities may arise …
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The objective of this report is to inform the government's policies and strategies on urbanization as a driver of … economic development, job creation, and poverty reduction. Note 1 examines Rwanda's urbanization process since 2002 by …'s urbanization process. In the first part, it lays out the overall trends in Rwanda's levels of urbanization and the primary trends …
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The Mozambique urbanization review aimed at contributing to the country's policy and institutional reform agenda on how … to harness the full potential of urbanization to promote economic growth and poverty reduction. The study carried out in …-depth analyses of the urbanization process, uncovering how urbanization has been influenced by national, regional, and international …
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Urbanization in Myanmar is still in an early phase with slightly less than one-third of the population living in cities … social divisions, and potentially contribute to crime and violence. The report, Myanmar's Urbanization: Creating … Opportunities for All aims to understand urbanization in Myanmar drawing on the growing literature on the topic in Myanmar …
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this urbanization parallels robust economic growth and the expansion of job and investment opportunities in cities, there … integrated approach to urbanization is essential; one that leverages the benefits of agglomeration while also managing the …
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