Annez, Patricia ClarkeLinn, Johannes F.2012-03-192012-03-192010-11-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3958This paper assesses the state of research and examines priorities for future work in the area of urbanization and growth. This is done by reviewing and summarizing the findings of five scoping papers covering the following topics: urban poverty, the political economy of urban poverty, urban real estate and housing, urban infrastructure finance, and external assistance for urban development.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CAPITALACCOUNTINGAFFORDABLE HOUSINGALMAUDITSAVAILABILITY OF LANDBUILDING PERMITCAPITAL GRANTSCAPITAL MARKETSCDSCENTRAL CITYCITIES ALLIANCECITY CENTERCITY CENTERSCITY CLUSTERSCITY DEVELOPMENTCITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESCITY GOVERNMENTSCITY LEVELCITY MANAGEMENTCITY PLANNINGCOMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCULTURAL HERITAGEDECENTRALIZATIONEMPLOYMENT GENERATIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESFIXED COSTSFOREIGN EXCHANGEGREEN BELTSGROWTH OF SLUMSHERITAGE PRESERVATIONHOUSING DEVELOPMENTHOUSING FINANCEHOUSING MARKETSHOUSING PRICESHOUSING REGULATIONSHOUSING STOCKINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINFORMAL LANDINVENTORYINVESTMENT CLIMATESINVESTMENT DECISIONSLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR UNIONSLAND ACQUISITIONLAND MARKETSLAND PRICESLAND REGISTRATIONLAND TENURELAND USE REGULATIONSLAND VALUELAND VALUE INCREMENTSLAND VALUESLARGER CITIESLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL INVESTMENTLOW INCOMELOW INCOME SETTLEMENTSMEGACITIESMICROFINANCEMIGRATIONMULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKSMUNICIPAL BONDSMUNICIPAL FINANCEMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTSMUNICIPALITIESNEW SLUMSON URBAN LANDON URBAN POVERTYPLOT SIZEPOLICEPOOR COMMUNITIESPOVERTY MAPPINGPOVERTY POLICYPRICE OF LANDPRIVATE DEVELOPERSPRIVATE LANDPRIVATE REAL ESTATEPRODUCTIVITYPROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC FACILITIESPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC LANDPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPACEQUALITY OF LIFERAPID URBANIZATIONRATING AGENCIESREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKSREGULATORY REFORMREVENUE ASSIGNMENTREVENUE MOBILIZATIONSAFE WATERSECONDARY CITIESSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSIDE SUBSIDIESSLUM AREASSLUM DWELLERSSLUM IMPROVEMENTSLUM POPULATIONSLUM UPGRADINGSLUM UPGRADING PROGRAMSSLUMSSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SERVICESSTAKEHOLDERSSTATE ENTERPRISESTAX ADMINISTRATIONTAXATIONTECHNICAL ADVICETHAT URBAN POVERTYTOWN PLANNINGTOWNSTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT SERVICESURBANURBAN AFFAIRSURBAN AREAURBAN AREASURBAN ASSETSURBAN CITIZENSURBAN COMMUNITIESURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN EMPLOYMENTURBAN EXPANSIONURBAN GOVERNMENTSURBAN GROWTHURBAN HOUSINGURBAN INCOMESURBAN INFRASTRUCTUREURBAN INSTITUTIONSURBAN INVESTMENTURBAN INVESTMENTSURBAN ISSUESURBAN LABORURBAN LANDURBAN LAND DEVELOPMENTURBAN LAND MANAGEMENTURBAN LAND POLICYURBAN LAND USEURBAN MANAGEMENTURBAN PARTNERSHIPSURBAN PERIPHERYURBAN PLANNERSURBAN POLICYURBAN POLICY DEBATEURBAN POORURBAN POPULATIONURBAN POPULATION GROWTHURBAN POPULATIONSURBAN POVERTYURBAN POVERTY ASSESSMENTURBAN POVERTY ASSESSMENTSURBAN POVERTY REDUCTIONURBAN PROGRAMSURBAN PROJECTSURBAN RESEARCHURBAN RESIDENTSURBAN ROADSURBAN SECTORURBAN SERVICEURBAN SERVICE DELIVERYURBAN SERVICESURBAN SLUMURBAN SPACEURBAN STAKEHOLDERSURBAN STRATEGIESURBAN STRATEGYURBAN TRANSPORTURBAN WORLDURBANIZATIONURBANIZATION PROCESSURBANIZATION RESEARCHUSER CHARGESWORLD URBANIZATIONAn Agenda for Research on Urbanization in Developing Countries : A Summary of Findings from a Scoping ExerciseWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-5476