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Harnessing Urbanization to End Poverty and Boost Prosperity in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-29T01:01:38Z
dc.date.available2014-01-29T01:01:38Z
dc.date.issued2013-09
dc.description.abstractUrbanization is the single most important transformation that the African continent will undergo this century. More than half of Africa's population will live in its cities by 2040. In the face of rapid urbanization, there is a narrow window of opportunity to harness the potential of cities as engines of economic growth, and use this as a powerful leverage to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction. Despite its rapid urban growth, Africa is less than halfway through the urbanization process and in some countries, a large number of people reside in rural areas. Rapid urbanization, if well managed, can curb urban sprawl, deteriorating access to services, greater inequality, and increased crime. The concentration of people in cities also elevates the risks and costs associated with extreme weather and natural disasters resulting from climate change. The World Bank Group's (WBGs) support will focus on three key areas: metropolitan areas and large cities; secondary and tertiary cities; and informal settlements. This will include both multi-sectoral investment programs that integrate a basket of services (for example, upgrading of electricity, water, sanitation, roads, drains in unplanned settlements); and sector specific projects (for example, in urban water, solid waste, and transport) to improve the effectiveness of service delivery. This paper is organized in following chapters: chapter one discusses why is it urgent to get Africa's urbanization right?; chapter two gives the vision for efficient, inclusive, and sustainable urbanization; chapter three presents priorities for Africa's policymakers; and chapter four deals with working with Africa to support efficient, inclusive, and sustainable cities.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/18417628/harnessing-urbanization-end-poverty-boost-prosperity-africa-action-agenda-transformation
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/16657
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16657
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrica region sustainable development series;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE HOUSING
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectBROWNFIELDS
dc.subjectBUS
dc.subjectBUS DEPOTS
dc.subjectBUSES
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCARS
dc.subjectCENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCITY DWELLERS
dc.subjectCITY GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectCITY PLANNING
dc.subjectCITY SIZE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCOMPLEX TASK
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCREDITWORTHINESS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PLANS
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHANGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFINANCING OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFLOOR AREA
dc.subjectFLOOR AREA RATIO
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFUTURE GENERATIONS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHIGH-SPEED RAIL
dc.subjectHIGHWAYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSING DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHOUSING MARKETS
dc.subjectHUMAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL HOUSING
dc.subjectINFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADING
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLARGE CITIES
dc.subjectLARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEVELS OF PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLOCAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL BORDERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOODS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectPOLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION DIVISION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAIL NETWORK
dc.subjectRATES OF GROWTH
dc.subjectRECREATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL BANKS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIMES
dc.subjectREGULATORY SUPPORT
dc.subjectRESEARCH AGENDA
dc.subjectRESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectRISING DEMAND
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL
dc.subjectSECONDARY CITIES
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTORS
dc.subjectSEWERAGE
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectSOCIAL EQUITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL IMPACT
dc.subjectSOCIAL INCLUSION
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectSTRATEGIC PRIORITIES
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE CITIES
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTAXIS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTOWN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT AUTHORITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRAVEL TIME
dc.subjectTREATMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectUNPLANNED SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTER
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN DWELLERS
dc.subjectURBAN ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectURBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectURBAN INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectURBAN ISSUES
dc.subjectURBAN LAND
dc.subjectURBAN MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectURBAN MOBILITY
dc.subjectURBAN POLICIES
dc.subjectURBAN POOR
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATIONS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectURBAN ROAD
dc.subjectURBAN ROADS
dc.subjectURBAN SECTOR
dc.subjectURBAN SERVICES
dc.subjectURBAN SPRAWL
dc.subjectURBAN STAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION PROCESS
dc.subjectURBANIZED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWORLD POPULATION
dc.titleHarnessing Urbanization to End Poverty and Boost Prosperity in Africaen
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okr.date.disclosure2013-10-21
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:46:14.677327Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/18417628/harnessing-urbanization-end-poverty-boost-prosperity-africa-action-agenda-transformation
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000442464_20131021121716
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18417628
okr.identifier.report81546
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicUrban Development::City Development Strategies
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitUrban Dev. & Services Prac 1 (AFTU1)
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