Zeijlon, Anders2014-01-292014-01-292003-05954-8964-48-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16712The purpose of the Sofia City Strategy (SCS) is to combat poverty and provide the basis for sustainable development of the local economy and the welfare of city residents. SCS is driven by the need to reevaluate the increased role of Bulgarian local authorities that resulted from the country's transition from socialism to a market economy. Launching a long-term strategy for Sofia will provide the municipality with an opportunity to effectively implement the goals that it set out to achieve in the three to five year period ahead. Sofia's city management initiated work on the strategy in 2000 after cities alliance committed to support the initiative. The strategy draws upon the preferences and expectations of the population that were identified through analyses, consultations and surveys undertaken by international organizations and experts during strategy development. Five broad areas have been identified as key components of the strategy: i) the role of the municipality in the development and growth of the city economy; ii) the provision of infrastructure, social and administrative services available for citizens; iii) the physical planning and spatial landscape of the city; iv) the financing of the city; and v) the management and governance exercised by the city administration.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESSIBILITYAIRAIRPORTBUDGET PROCESSBUSBUS DEPOTSBUSESBUSINESS CLIMATEBUSINESS COMMUNITYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS SERVICE INDUSTRIESCAPITAL CITIESCAPITAL INVESTMENTCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCAPITALSCARCAR OWNERSHIPCARSCENTRAL AUTHORITIESCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCENTRAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIESCENTRAL GOVERNMENT TRANSFERSCENTRAL MUNICIPALITYCENTRALLY HEATED HOUSING UNITSCITIESCITIES ALLIANCECITIES ALLIANCE SUPPORTCITY ADMINISTRATIONCITY ARCHITECTURECITY AUTHORITIESCITY AUTHORITYCITY DEVELOPMENTCITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESCITY DISTRICTSCITY FINANCECITY HOUSEHOLDSCITY MANAGEMENTCITY OFFICIALSCITY PERIPHERYCITY PLANCITY RESIDENTSCITY SERVICESCITY TRANSPORTCOMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURECOMMUNITY MEMBERSCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOMMUTERSCOMPARATIVE ANALYSISCONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIESCULTURAL HERITAGEDECENTRALIZATIONDEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORSDISTRICTDISTRICT HEATINGDISTRICT MAYORSDISTRICTSDRAINAGEECONOMIC CENTEREFFICIENCY GAINSEMERGENCY FUNDENERGY CONSUMPTIONENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCESEXPENDITURESFAMILIES IN NEEDFARESFISCAL DEFICITSFREIGHTFUELGARBAGE COLLECTIONGOVERNORGREEN AREASGREEN AREAS PRESERVATIONGREEN LANDSCAPEGREEN SPACEGREEN SYSTEMGREEN ZONESHIGH-DENSITY HOUSINGHIGH-DENSITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENTSHIGH-RISE PANEL HOUSINGHIGHWAYSHOUSING DEVELOPMENTHUMAN SETTLEMENTSINDUSTRIAL LANDINDUSTRIALIZATIONINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSLAND USELAND USE PATTERNSLAND ­ USELAND ­ USE PATTERNSLOCAL EXPENDITUREMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATIONMAYORMAYORSMEDIUM ENTERPRISEMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTMINISTRY OF FINANCEMOBILITYMODAL SPLITMUNICIPAL FINANCIAL SUPPORTMUNICIPALITIESMUNICIPALITYNEIGHBORHOODSNOISENOISE LEVELSPASSENGER TRAFFICPASSENGER TRIPSPASSENGERSPITSPOLICEPOPULATION DENSITYPRIVATE AUTOMOBILESPRIVATE TRANSPORTPRIVATE VEHICLESPROPERTY SALESPROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC SAFETYPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC TRANSITPUBLIC TRANSPORTPUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICESPUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMQUALITY OF LIFEQUALITY OF TRANSPORTRAILRAIL TRACKSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY STABILITYRESIDENTIAL AREASRESIDENTIAL HOUSINGROADROAD MAINTENANCEROADSROUTEROUTESSANITATIONSCHOOL PROGRAMSSERVICE CLUSTERSSERVICE EMPLOYEESSERVICE LEVELSSERVICE SECTORSSERVICE STANDARDSSEWERAGESEWERAGE CONNECTIONSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL BENEFITSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL DIVERSITYSOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SECTORSSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEMSOLID WASTESOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTSTAKEHOLDERSSTATE GOVERNMENTSTREET CLEANINGSTREET LIGHTINGSTREET LIGHTSSTREET MAINTENANCESTREETLIGHTSSUB-NATIONALSUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTSSUBWAYSUBWAY SYSTEMTAXTAX BASETAX EVASIONTAX REVENUESTAXATIONTOTAL EMPLOYMENTTOTAL EXPENDITURESTOTAL MUNICIPAL EXPENDITURESTOURISTSTRAFFICTRAFFIC CONGESTIONTRAFFIC LEVELSTRAMTRAMWAYTRANSIT AUTHORITIESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORT DATATRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT SERVICETRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERSTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION CORRIDORSTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORTATION PLANNINGTRANSPORTSTROLLEY BUSUNDERGROUNDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT PROFILEURBAN AREASURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN ENVIRONMENTURBAN LANDURBAN MANAGEMENTURBAN SERVICESURBAN SLUMURBAN SLUM UPGRADINGURBAN SPATIAL STRUCTUREURBAN STRUCTUREURBAN TRANSPORTURBAN TRANSPORT COMPANYURBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMVILLAGESWASTE COLLECTIONWASTE COLLECTION SERVICESWASTE STORAGEWASTEWATER SECTORWorld Bank10.1596/16712