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Planning for Uganda's Urbanization

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-28T14:37:24Z
dc.date.available2017-06-28T14:37:24Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractUganda has started its journey into urbanization and economic development. The pace of urbanization is picking up currently at 4.5 percent per year, and likely to accelerate with rising incomes. The economic benefits from urban growth will come from exploiting economies of scale and agglomeration and by increasing fluidity in factor markets that enable substitution between land and non land inputs. Uganda's urban transformation is occurring in a period of particular flux a changing climate is likely to adversely influence rain fed agriculture, which will have bearing on the prospects of small towns that serve as interlocutors with the rural economy. At the other end, closer economic integration in East Africa will increase the reach of the country's largest metropolis, but place it in direct competition with other metropolises in the region. As prices of tradable converge in an open economy, considerable thought and effort will be needed to reduce the prices of non tradable services that can help maintain economic competitiveness. Policymakers both at the national and local levels need to see themselves as change managers who encourage flexibility in how Uganda's towns and cities respond to emerging needs of business and households. Planning ahead is important, but not locking settlements into today's market needs becomes even more important. What are policy priorities to harness economic and social aims from urbanization? This policy note is organized in three sections to answer this question. The first section provides stylized facts on the pace, form and efficiency of Uganda's urban transformation. Section two identifies how land policies, urban planning and transport constraints, and housing shortages are choking urbanization and the economy. Section three lays out a framework for prioritizing and sequencing urbanization policies. A statistical annex is also provided at the end.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/353841468318588458/Planning-for-Ugandas-urbanization
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/27439
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27439
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInclusive Growth Policy Note;4
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCITY AUTHORITY
dc.subjectCITY POPULATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNAL LAND
dc.subjectIMPROVED LAND
dc.subjectLAND RECORDS
dc.subjectLAND ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND RIGHTS
dc.subjectLAND ACQUISITION
dc.subjectLAND ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND RECORDS
dc.subjectLAND REDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectLAND REFORMS
dc.subjectLAND REGISTRATION
dc.subjectLAND RENTAL
dc.subjectLAND RIGHTS
dc.subjectLAND SALES
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND TITLING
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGE
dc.subjectPLANT LOCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE LAND
dc.subjectSOIL QUALITY
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectURBAN PLANNING
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectURBAN RESIDENTS
dc.subjectURBAN ECONOMY
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN DWELLERS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectURBAN AGGLOMERATIONS
dc.subjectURBAN AGGLOMERATIONS
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectURBAN LAND
dc.subjectURBAN MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectURBAN MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectURBAN MOBILITY
dc.subjectURBAN POLICIES
dc.subjectURBAN POLICIES
dc.subjectURBAN POLICY
dc.subjectURBAN ROADS
dc.subjectURBAN SECTOR
dc.subjectURBAN SERVICES
dc.subjectURBAN WATER
dc.subjectURBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectURBANIZATION PROCESS
dc.subjectURBANIZED AREAS
dc.titlePlanning for Uganda's Urbanizationen
dc.typePolicy Noteen
dc.typeDocument de politique généralefr
dc.typeDocumento de políticases
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okr.crossref.titlePlanning for Uganda's Urbanization
okr.date.disclosure2012-06-04
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:32:33.104856Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Policy Note
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/353841468318588458/Planning-for-Ugandas-urbanization
okr.guid353841468318588458
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000386194_20120605023017
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16330727
okr.identifier.report69523
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/353841468318588458/pdf/695230WP0ugand0604020120Box369278B0.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryUganda
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Land Administration
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Economic Geography
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Transport
okr.topicUrban Development::National Urban Development Policies & Strategies
okr.topicUrban Development::Transport in Urban Areas
okr.unitDECRG: Agriculture & Rural Devt. (DECAR)
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