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Central America Urbanization Review: Making Cities Work for Central America

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dc.contributor.authorMaria, Augustin
dc.contributor.authorAcero, Jose Luis
dc.contributor.authorAguilera, Ana I.
dc.contributor.authorGarcia Lozano, Marisa
dc.contributor.editorMaria, Augustin
dc.contributor.editorAcero, Jose Luis
dc.contributor.editorAguilera, Ana I.
dc.contributor.editorGarcia Lozano, Marisa
dc.contributor.otherAndersson, Mats
dc.contributor.otherParby, Jonas Ingemann
dc.contributor.otherMason, David Ryan
dc.contributor.otherSanahuja, Haris
dc.contributor.otherIshizawa, Oscar A.
dc.contributor.otherSolé, Albert
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-15T18:23:37Z
dc.date.available2017-03-15T18:23:37Z
dc.date.issued2017-03-15
dc.description.abstractCentral America is undergoing an important transition. Urban populations are increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges for development, as well as opportunities to boost sustained, inclusive and resilient growth. Today, 59 percent of the region’s population lives in urban areas, but it is expected that 7 out of 10 people will live in cities within the next generation. At current rates of urbanization, Central America’s urban population will double in size by 2050, welcoming over 25 million new urban dwellers calling for better infrastructure, higher coverage and quality of urban services and greater employment opportunities. With more people concentrated in urban areas, Central American governments at the national and local levels face both opportunities and challenges to ensure the prosperity of their country’s present and future generations. The Central America Urbanization Review: Making Cities Work for Central America provides a better understanding of the trends and implications of urbanization in the six Central American countries -Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama- and the actions that central and local governments can take to reap the intended benefits of this transformation. The report makes recommendations on how urban policies can contribute to addressing the main development challenges the region currently faces such as lack of social inclusion, high vulnerability to natural disasters, and lack of economic opportunities and competitiveness. Specifically, the report focuses on four priority areas for Central American cities: institutions for city management, access to adequate and well-located housing, resilience to natural disasters, and competitiveness through local economic development. This book is written for national and local policymakers, private sector actors, civil society, researchers and development partners in Central America and all around the world interested in learning more about the opportunities that urbanization brings in the 21st century.en
dc.description.abstractCentroamerica experimenta una transicion importante. Las poblaciones urbanas aumentan a gran velocidad, lo que trae consigo desafios apremiantes asl coma oportunidades para impulsar un crecimiento sostenido, inclusivo y resiliente. Hoy en dfa, el 59 par ciento de la poblacion de Centroarnerica vive en zonas urbanas, pero se espera que en la proxirna generacion 7 de cada 10 personas habran de vivir en ciudades, lo que equivale a sumar 700,000 nuevos residentes urbanos cada afio. Al ritmo actual de urbanizacion, la poblacion urbana de la region se duplicara en tarnafio en 2050, dando la bienvenida a mas de 25 millones de nuevos habitantes urbanos que dernandaran una mejor infraestructura, una mayor cobertura y calidad de las servicios urbanos, y mejores oportunidades de empleo. A medida que un mayor nurnero de personas se concentre en las zonas urbanas, las gobiernos nacionales y locales de Centroarnerica tienen tanto oportunidades coma desafios para asegurar la prosperidad de las generaciones actuales y futuras de su pals. El Estudio de la Urbanlzacion en Centroarnerica: Oportunidades de una Centroarnerica Urbana ofrece una mejor comprension de las tendencias y las implicaciones de la urbanizacion en las seis pafses de la region - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panarna-v las acciones que las gobiernos centrales y locales pueden tomar para obtener las beneficios previstos de esta transforrnacicn. El estudio hace recomendaciones sabre coma las polfticas urbanas pueden contribuir a abordar las principales desaffos de desarrollo de la region, coma la falta de inclusion social, la alta vulnerabilidad a las desastres naturales y la falta de oportunidades econornicas y de competitividad. En concreto, el estudio se centra en cuatro areas prioritarias para las ciudades de Centroarnerica: instituciones para la gestion de la ciudad, acceso a una vivienda adecuada y bien ubicada, resiliencia a las desastres naturales y aumento de la competitividad a traves del desarrollo econornico local. Este libro sera de interes para tomadores de decisiones nacionales y locales, el sector privado, la sociedad civil, investigadores y personas que trabajan en temas de desarrollo en America Central yen el mundo, cuya atencion se centra en la forma de aprovechar las oportunidades que trae la urbanizacion en el siglo 21.es
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-0985-9
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-0985-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/26271
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development--Countries and Regions;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectRESILIENCE
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL FINANCE
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATIONS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectURBAN SPRAWL
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN GOVERNANCE
dc.titleCentral America Urbanization Reviewen
dc.titleEstudio de la urbanización en Centroaméricaes
dc.title.subtitleMaking Cities Work for Central Americaen
dc.title.subtitleOportunidades de una Centroamérica urbanaes
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okr.date.disclosure2017-03-31
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.geographicalCentral America
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Urban Partnerships & Poverty
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Competitiveness and Competition Policy
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Inclusion & Institutions
okr.topicUrban Development::City Development Strategies
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Housing and Land
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Economic Development
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Economics
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Services to the Poor
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