Publication: Philippines Urbanization Review: Fostering Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities
Date
2017-03-31
ISSN
Published
2017-03-31
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Urbanization is a driving force for
growth and poverty reduction. Globally, over 80 percent of
economic activity is concentrated in cities, and cities are
essential for lifting millions of people out of poverty
through the opportunities that density and agglomeration can
bring with jobs, services, and innovation. However, if not
carefully managed and planned for, the benefits of
urbanization are not realized and can result in congestion,
slums, pollution, inequality and crime. City
competitiveness is an important part of successful
urbanization. A competitive city facilitates its firms and
industries to create jobs, raise productivity, and increase
the incomes of citizens over time. At the same time, it is
not possible to achieve these objectives without strong
institutions, social inclusion, resilience, and
environmental sustainability. All of these elements are
important to harnessing the benefits of urbanization and
must be enabled by both national and local governments.
Chapter one of the report provides an introduction to
urbanization in the Philippines. Chapter two covers analysis
of urbanization and growth in the Philippines, Chapter three
focuses on city competitiveness for economic development and
job creation, chapter four provides an analysis of urban
poverty with a particularly focus on informal settler
families (ISFs) in Metro Manila, chapter five outlines the
key binding constraints related to institutions for urban
development and metropolitan governance; and chapter six
covers constraints related to land administration and
management in urban areas. Each chapter includes a framework
for analysis, identification and assessment of key issues,
and provides recommendations for the Government of the
Philippines to consider. Important topics related to
environmental sustainability and resilience are included as
a cross cutting issue as they relate to urban planning and
land management, but not covered in depth as they have been
addressed in other World Bank reports. The full study is
summarized below. Background technical papers for each
section have also been prepared and cover much more analysis
and detail. These are available as a companion to this
policy report.
Citation
“World Bank. 2017. Philippines Urbanization Review: Fostering Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27667 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”