Harnessing Urbanization to End Poverty and Boost Prosperity in Africa

Harnessing Urbanization to End Poverty and Boost Prosperity in Africa

Urbanization is the single most important transformation that the African continent will undergo this century. More than half of Africa's population will live in its cities by 2040. In the face of rapid urbanization, there is a narrow window o...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AIR AIR POLLUTION BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BOTTLENECKS BROWNFIELDS BUS BUS DEPOTS BUSES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL MARKETS CARS CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CITIZEN CITY DEVELOPMENT CITY DWELLERS CITY GOVERNMENTS CITY PLANNING CITY SIZE CLIMATE CHANGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPLEX TASK CONGESTION CREDITWORTHINESS DEBT DECISION MAKING DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PLANS DRAINAGE DRINKING WATER DRIVERS DRIVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CHANGE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXPENDITURES FAMILY MEMBERS FINANCING OF INFRASTRUCTURE FISCAL POLICIES FLOOR AREA FLOOR AREA RATIO FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FUTURE GENERATIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGH-SPEED RAIL HIGHWAYS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HOUSING MARKETS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS ILLNESS INDUSTRIALIZATION INFORMAL HOUSING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LAND USE LARGE CITIES LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEVELS OF PRODUCTIVITY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT LOCAL ECONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MOBILITY MORTALITY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL BORDERS NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL LEVEL NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NEIGHBORHOODS OIL OIL PRICES POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLLUTION POPULATION DENSITIES POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION DIVISION POPULATION GROWTH POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION PRACTITIONERS PRIVATE PROPERTY PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC WORKS QUALITY OF LIFE RAIL RAIL NETWORK RATES OF GROWTH RECREATION REGIONAL BANKS REGIONAL TRANSPORT REGULATORY REGIMES REGULATORY SUPPORT RESEARCH AGENDA RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RISING DEMAND RISK MANAGEMENT ROAD ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION SANITATION SEA LEVEL SECONDARY CITIES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE SECTORS SEWERAGE SLUMS SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL EQUITY SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL INCLUSION SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS STRATEGIC PRIORITIES SUSTAINABLE CITIES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAXIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOWN DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC TRANSPORT TRANSPORT AUTHORITY TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT INVESTMENT TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL TIME TREATMENT SERVICES TRUE UNPLANNED SETTLEMENTS URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTER URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN DWELLERS URBAN ENVIRONMENT URBAN GROWTH URBAN GROWTH RATE URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN INVESTMENTS URBAN ISSUES URBAN LAND URBAN MANAGEMENT URBAN MIGRATION URBAN MOBILITY URBAN POLICIES URBAN POOR URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN POVERTY URBAN ROAD URBAN ROADS URBAN SECTOR URBAN SERVICES URBAN SPRAWL URBAN STAKEHOLDERS URBAN TRANSFORMATION URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS URBANIZATION URBANIZATION PROCESS URBANIZED COUNTRIES UTILITIES VEHICLE VULNERABILITY WASTE MANAGEMENT WEALTH WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WORLD POPULATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/18417628/harnessing-urbanization-end-poverty-boost-prosperity-africa-action-agenda-transformation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16657

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/18417628/harnessing-urbanization-end-poverty-boost-prosperity-africa-action-agenda-transformation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16657

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