Managing Urban Expansion in Mongolia : Best Practices in Scenario-based Urban Planning

The sustainable development of ger areas in Ulaanbaatar (UB), the capital city of Mongolia, is one of the critical development issues facing the country. The transitions to a market economy and a series of severe winters (called zud) have resulted...

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Main Authors:	Kamata, Takuya, Reichert, James, Tsevegmid, Tumentsogt, Kim, Yoonhee, Sedgewick, Brett
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS ROADS ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY ADB AIR AIR POLLUTION APARTMENT APARTMENT BUILDING APARTMENT BUILDINGS APARTMENT RESIDENTS APARTMENT UNITS APARTMENTS BANKING SECTOR BANKS BUS BUS STOP BUS TERMINAL BUSES CAPITAL COSTS CAR CARS CITIES CITY PLANNING CIVIL SERVICE CLEANER FUELS CLINICS COLLECTION SERVICES COLLECTIVE HOUSING COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE COUNTRYSIDE CRIME DEFICITS DESCRIPTION DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS DISTRICTS DRAINAGE DWELLING DWELLINGS ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FARES FEMALE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCING SOURCES FUEL GARBAGE COLLECTION GREENHOUSE GAS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH SERVICES HOME OWNERS HOMES HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING CONDITIONS HOUSING CONSTRUCTION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING PRICES HOUSING UNITS HYGIENE ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFORMAL HOUSING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS LAND MANAGEMENT LAND OWNERSHIP LAND TENURE LAND TRANSACTIONS LAND USE LAND VALUE LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSES LIQUID ASSETS LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MAINTENANCE COSTS MIGRATION MORTGAGE LENDING MORTGAGE LOANS MORTGAGES MUNICIPAL FINANCE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATURAL RESOURCES NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOODS NOW ACCOUNTS O&M PASSENGERS PENSIONS PERSONAL SAVINGS POPULATION DENSITY PRIVATE LAND PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE VEHICLES PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY PUBLIC PUBLIC CONSULTATION PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC PARKS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION RAILROADS REAL ESTATE RENTAL HOUSING REPAIR RESIDENCES RESIDENTIAL AREAS ROAD ROAD CONDITIONS ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROADS RURAL AREAS SANITATION SAVINGS SETTLEMENT SEWAGE SEWERAGE SERVICES SITE DEVELOPMENT SMART GROWTH SOCIAL INTEGRATION SOCIAL SERVICES SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SOLID WASTE SERVICE STREET LIGHTING STREET LIGHTS STREETS SUBSIDIARY TAX TAX COLLECTION TAXATION TAXIS TENTS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC SAFETY TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TRUCKS URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN EXPANSION URBAN PLANNING URBAN SERVICES URBANIZATION UTILITIES VEHICLE VEHICLES VILLAGES WAGES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WEALTH YOUTH YOUTH CENTERS ZONING
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Summary:	The sustainable development of ger areas in Ulaanbaatar (UB), the capital city of Mongolia, is one of the critical development issues facing the country. The transitions to a market economy and a series of severe winters (called zud) have resulted in the large-scale migration of low-income families into the ger areas of UB. The city represents 40 percent of the nation's population and generates more than 60 percent of Mongolia's gross domestic product (GDP). This migration pattern has led to an unprecedented expansion of the ger areas. The traditional built-up areas of the city center comprise some 130 k

Managing Urban Expansion in Mongolia : Best Practices in Scenario-based Urban Planning

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