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Pancakes to Pyramids: City Form to Promote Sustainable Growth

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dc.contributor.authorLall, Somik
dc.contributor.authorLebrand, Mathilde
dc.contributor.authorPark, Hogeun
dc.contributor.authorSturm, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorVenables, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorLebrand, Mathilda
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-07T19:26:27Z
dc.date.available2021-06-07T19:26:27Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-31
dc.description.abstractTowns and cities are economic and social microcosms in which large numbers of people and firms interact. These interactions largely shape how a city looks, how it functions, and how it grows. But how exactly does this many-sided relationship work? What are the specific drivers of urban economic and spatial development? Pancakes to Pyramids brings us closer to answering these questions, beginning with an idealized contrast between two patterns of urban spatial growth. Pancakes are cities that grow outward and remain relatively low-built. Pyramids are cities that grow partly outward, but also partly inward and upward, filling vacant parcels and adding height to central districts to increase economic and residential densities. Both types of density can help cities overcome the challenges that come with population growth, and most urgently, evolving from a pancake into a pyramid, creating a platform with more options for controlling greenhouse gas emissions. This report draws on new evidence, econometric analysis, and predictive modeling to relate the economic growth of cities to their past spatial evolution, and to the possibility and conditions for future pyramidal growth.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/554671622446381555/City-Form-to-Promote-Sustainable-Growth
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/35684
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35684
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectURBAN LAND MARKET
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSING
dc.subjectURBAN PLANNING
dc.subjectECONOMIC DENSITY
dc.subjectURBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectSPATIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.titlePancakes to Pyramidsen
dc.title.subtitleCity Form to Promote Sustainable Growthen
dc.typeReporten
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okr.crossref.titlePancakes to Pyramids
okr.date.disclosure2021-05-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:19:24.902003Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::City Development Strategy
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/554671622446381555/City-Form-to-Promote-Sustainable-Growth
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okr.identifier.report159710
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/554671622446381555/pdf/City-Form-to-Promote-Sustainable-Growth.pdfen
okr.topicUrban Development::City Development Strategies
okr.topicUrban Development::National Urban Development Policies & Strategies
okr.topicUrban Development::Transport in Urban Areas
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Economic Development
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Governance and Management
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Housing
okr.unitUrban GP (SURGP)
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