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Toolkit of Measures for Managing Environmental Externalities in Urban Areas

dc.contributor.author Rowcroft, Petrina
dc.contributor.author Black, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned 2017-05-30T16:15:24Z
dc.date.available 2017-05-30T16:15:24Z
dc.date.issued 2017-05-24
dc.description.abstract Cities depend on a healthy natural environment that continuously provides a range of services or benefits to society and the economy. Managing the urban environment is, however, a complex task. Many urban cities in Africa are struggling to meet their infrastructure needs; maintain or provide adequate service delivery; and upgrade city systems to keep pace with the rate of change, urbanization, and population growth. Identifying what investment is required in urban areas to enable economic activity, and to create livable and vibrant cities in an environmentally sustainable way is the key challenge for decision makers, but also presents significant opportunities. The purpose of this toolkit is to provide an overview of a selected sample of generic policy measures and instruments that specifically address the challenges raised by ‘greening’ urban development. It focuses on instruments that may be able to help leverage finance (from private sector, national government and donors) to address the range of environmental problems faced by cities in developing countries, including low quality housing, poor access to services, pollution and safety hazards, and to support the implementation of green urban development measures.The toolkit is intended primarily as a resource for urban managers and planners in African cities. As such, the instruments that are included have been specifically selected because they address some of the most pressing environmental challenges faced by rapidly growing African cities while at the same time contributing to the achievement of wider sustainable development goals. The toolkit complements a wide range of other guidelines and manuals covering integrated urban environmental planning, green city development and mainstreaming ecosystem services into municipal functioning. These are valuable volumes in themselves and the reader is encouraged to use these alongside this toolkit. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/620771495784433118/Toolkit-of-measures-for-managing-environmental-externalities-in-urban-areas
dc.identifier.other P148662
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26764
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject PLASTIC BAG LEVY
dc.subject POLLUTION CHARGES
dc.subject WASTEWATER
dc.subject ALTERNATIVE FUELS
dc.subject TAX EXEMPTIONS
dc.subject DEPOSIT-REFUND SCHEMES
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDS
dc.subject ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
dc.subject NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.title Toolkit of Measures for Managing Environmental Externalities in Urban Areas en
dc.type Report en
dc.type Rapport fr
dc.type Informe es
dspace.entity.type Publication
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okr.crossref.title Toolkit of Measures for Managing Environmental Externalities in Urban Areas
okr.date.disclosure 2017-05-26
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: City Development Strategy
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/620771495784433118/Toolkit-of-measures-for-managing-environmental-externalities-in-urban-areas
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/26764
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 090224b084be6c51_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 27513187
okr.identifier.report 115284
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okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/620771495784433118/pdf/115284-WP-P148662-PUBLIC-Toolkit-of-Measures-Green-Urban-Development-May-24-2017.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Africa
okr.sector Water, Sanitation and Waste Management
okr.topic Environment :: Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topic Environment :: Environmental Strategy
okr.topic Environment :: Natural Resources Management
okr.topic Urban Development :: City Development Strategies
okr.topic Urban Development :: National Urban Development Policies & Strategies
okr.topic Urban Development :: Urban Environment
okr.unit Urban DRM AFR 2 (GSU19)
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