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The Urban Imperative : Toward Shared Prosperity

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dc.contributor.authorGlaeser, Edward
dc.contributor.authorJoshi-Ghani, Abha
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-02T17:28:56Z
dc.date.available2014-04-02T17:28:56Z
dc.date.issued2013-11
dc.description.abstractUrbanization is undoubtedly a key driver of development - cities provide the national platform for prosperity, job creation, and poverty reduction. But urbanization also poses enormous challenges that one is familiar with: congestion, air pollution, social divisions, crime, the breakdown of public services and infrastructure, and the slums that one billion urban resident's call home. Urbanization is perhaps the single most important question in development today. It is clear that cities have not performed as well as can be expected in their transformative role for more livable, inclusive, people-centered, and sustainable development. But they have enormous potential as growth escalators, offering the opportunity to lift millions out of poverty, and serve as centers of knowledge, innovations, and entrepreneurship. Cities in both the developed and developing world want to attract more entrepreneurs and create more jobs. Cities also need to be resilient to natural hazards and the impacts of climate change. If these are left unaddressed, cities will become part of the problem rather than the solution.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18869240/
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17581
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17581
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washingotn, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE HOUSING
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION BENEFITS
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectAUTOMOBILE
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBRIDGE
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON TAX
dc.subjectCARS
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONGESTION CHARGING
dc.subjectCONGESTION PRICING
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCROWDING OUT
dc.subjectDEREGULATION
dc.subjectDIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHANGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFLOOR AREA
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectHIGHWAY LANES
dc.subjectHIGHWAYS
dc.subjectHOUSING AFFORDABILITY
dc.subjectHOUSING FINANCE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND-USE PLANNING
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLOCAL PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectMEGACITIES
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN AREAS
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOOD
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOODS
dc.subjectNEW TOWNS
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SAFETY
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSIT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAIL NETWORKS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD CONGESTION
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSAFE STREETS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSIDE PAYMENTS
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectSTREETS
dc.subjectSUBSTANDARD HOUSING
dc.subjectSUBURBS
dc.subjectSUBWAY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTAX FUNDS
dc.subjectTOLLS
dc.subjectTRADEOFFS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC CONGESTION
dc.subjectTRANSIT OPTIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CORRIDORS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION NETWORKS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION PLANNING
dc.subjectTRAVEL DISTANCES
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectURBAN
dc.subjectURBAN AREA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectURBAN CONGESTION
dc.subjectURBAN CORE
dc.subjectURBAN DESIGN
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN ECONOMICS
dc.subjectURBAN ECONOMIES
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSING
dc.subjectURBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectURBAN LABOR
dc.subjectURBAN LAND
dc.subjectURBAN LIFE
dc.subjectURBAN POLICIES
dc.subjectURBAN POOR
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectURBAN PROBLEMS
dc.subjectURBAN REGENERATION
dc.subjectURBAN RESEARCH
dc.subjectURBAN SERVICES
dc.subjectURBAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectURBAN SPRAWL
dc.subjectURBAN WORKERS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectUSER CHARGES
dc.subjectUSER FEES
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLE MILES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.titleThe Urban Imperative : Toward Shared Prosperityen
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okr.date.disclosure2014-01-29
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:24:53.669845Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18869240/
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.guid765791468331829763
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000442464_20140129150331
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18869240
okr.identifier.report84259
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Urban Housing and Land Settlements
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Services to the Poor
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Urban Slums Upgrading
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitUrban Development and Resilience (UDRUR)
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