Metropolitan Governance in Brazil : Inputs for an Agenda and Strategy, Annex 3. Profiles of 15 Metropolitan Regions
In less than fifty years, Brazil evolved from a predominantly rural society and economy to a highly urbanized country in which 85 percent of its people now live in urban areas and more than 90 percent of the country’s GDP is generated in the cities...
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okr-10986-220572021-04-23T14:04:06Z Metropolitan Governance in Brazil : Inputs for an Agenda and Strategy, Annex 3. Profiles of 15 Metropolitan Regions World Bank Group WATER SANITATION WASTE SEPTIC TANK SEWAGE SEWAGE TREATMENT HOUSING LABOR MARKET LAND MUNICIPALITY ECONOMIC GROWTH SERVICE PROVISION SKILLED WORKERS INCOME POPULATION GROWTH SOLID WASTE MUNICIPALITIES POPULATION In less than fifty years, Brazil evolved from a predominantly rural society and economy to a highly urbanized country in which 85 percent of its people now live in urban areas and more than 90 percent of the country’s GDP is generated in the cities. This rapid urbanization process was characterized by a lack of planning and an enduring framework of inequality, resulting in high degrees of concentrated poverty in the urban areas. Much of this urbanization has taken place in metropolitan regions (MRs). MRs have grown more rapidly than the rest of the country, both in population and in GDP terms. In 2010, per capita GDP was higher in MRs than in the rest of the country and metropolitan economies accounted for 70 percent of GDP. At the same time, half of the Brazilian poor and 90 percent of the people living in subnormal conditions were found in metropolitan regions. The recent approval of a new framework for metropolitan governance inBrazil creates the opportunity for debate and evolution regarding several key issues. These include: a) placing metropolitan matters at the forefront of the development arena in Brazil; b) reviewing what has been learned about inter-municipal governance and service delivery; c) estimating resource mobilization needs for metropolitan development; d) coordinating metropolitan land use with transport and housing; e) including metropolitan concerns in any revision of fiscal federalism; and f) promoting environmental sustainability, social inclusion and resilience to disasters and climate change plans at the metropolitan scale. The World Bank can be a partner in addressing these issues. In responding to client demand, the Bank has been providing a range of support to Brazilian states and cities and especially their low- income populations in the areas of infrastructure, social services, slum upgrading, institutional development, river basin management, local economic development, environmental protection, water and sanitation, and transportation. 2015-06-24T19:54:42Z 2015-06-24T19:54:42Z 2015-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24569601/metropolitan-governance-brazil-inputs-agenda-strategy-vol-3-annex-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22057 Portuguese,English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: City Development Strategy (CDS) Brazil |
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In less than fifty years, Brazil evolved
from a predominantly rural society and economy to a highly
urbanized country in which 85 percent of its people now live
in urban areas and more than 90 percent of the country’s GDP
is generated in the cities. This rapid urbanization process
was characterized by a lack of planning and an enduring
framework of inequality, resulting in high degrees of
concentrated poverty in the urban areas. Much of this
urbanization has taken place in metropolitan regions (MRs).
MRs have grown more rapidly than the rest of the country,
both in population and in GDP terms. In 2010, per capita GDP
was higher in MRs than in the rest of the country and
metropolitan economies accounted for 70 percent of GDP. At
the same time, half of the Brazilian poor and 90 percent of
the people living in subnormal conditions were found in
metropolitan regions. The recent approval of a new framework
for metropolitan governance inBrazil creates the opportunity
for debate and evolution regarding several key issues. These
include: a) placing metropolitan matters at the forefront of
the development arena in Brazil; b) reviewing what has been
learned about inter-municipal governance and service
delivery; c) estimating resource mobilization needs for
metropolitan development; d) coordinating metropolitan land
use with transport and housing; e) including metropolitan
concerns in any revision of fiscal federalism; and f)
promoting environmental sustainability, social inclusion and
resilience to disasters and climate change plans at the
metropolitan scale. The World Bank can be a partner in
addressing these issues. In responding to client demand, the
Bank has been providing a range of support to Brazilian
states and cities and especially their low- income
populations in the areas of infrastructure, social services,
slum upgrading, institutional development, river basin
management, local economic development, environmental
protection, water and sanitation, and transportation. |
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Metropolitan Governance in Brazil : Inputs for an Agenda and Strategy, Annex 3. Profiles of 15 Metropolitan Regions |
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Metropolitan Governance in Brazil : Inputs for an Agenda and Strategy, Annex 3. Profiles of 15 Metropolitan Regions |
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Metropolitan Governance in Brazil : Inputs for an Agenda and Strategy, Annex 3. Profiles of 15 Metropolitan Regions |
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Metropolitan Governance in Brazil : Inputs for an Agenda and Strategy, Annex 3. Profiles of 15 Metropolitan Regions |
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Metropolitan Governance in Brazil : Inputs for an Agenda and Strategy, Annex 3. Profiles of 15 Metropolitan Regions |
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metropolitan governance in brazil : inputs for an agenda and strategy, annex 3. profiles of 15 metropolitan regions |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24569601/metropolitan-governance-brazil-inputs-agenda-strategy-vol-3-annex-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22057 |
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