Urban Population
An urban area, or built-up area, is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbanism, the term contrasts to rural areas such as villages and hamlets; in urban sociology or urban anthropology it contrasts with natural environment. The creation of early predecessors of urban areas during the urban revolution led to the creation of human civilization with modern urban planning, which along with other human activities such as exploitation of natural resources led to a …
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PCNS: Policy Center for the New South · 22 October 2024 English
This phase of hyper-globalization and deterritorialization began to reverse after the 2008 subprime crisis, the aftermath of which saw the beginning of the deglobalization period of today. [...] In contrast …
distributive tool, as the activism of the urban population may be the only power capable of peacefully …
World Bank Group · 17 October 2024 English
have been lifted out of poverty, with the urban population increasing from 459 million in 2000 to about … national and global climate goals. With the urban population projected to reach one billion by 2035, cities …
World Bank Group · 17 October 2024 English
A Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) is a diagnostic instrument to analyze key constraints to growth, support policy dialogue with the government, and inform engagement with different stakeholders. During February 2023 …
and financial inclusion* (2019) Figure 19: Urban population average annual growth rate (2009–2019) Figure … labor. Note: Honiara Urban Area includes the urban population in Honiara and Guadalcanal Province. Source: …
World Bank Group · 16 October 2024 English
Mongolia's development prospects are uniquely challenged by both the impacts of climate change and the global shift toward a low-carbon economy. The country's efforts toward decarbonization pose significant challenges given …
(FEMALE) ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY (% OF POPULATION) URBAN POPULATION (% OF POPULATION) 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 …
PIK: Potsdam-Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung · 16 October 2024 English
Severe floods and landslides in Eastern Northeast Brazil in May 2022 led to severe impacts with human losses and material damage. These disasters were a direct consequence of extremely heavy …
For instance, between 1950 and 2000, the urban population of Recife tripled (IBGE, 2020) - based on …
World Bank Group · 16 October 2024 English
areas this measures the estimated share of urban population who can access a public transport stop within …
World Bank Group · 16 October 2024 English
The Nigeria Development Update (NDU) is a World Bank report series produced twice a year that assesses recent economic and social developments and prospects in Nigeria, and places these in …
increasingly urban plight, with the share of urban population living in poverty rising from 18.0 to 31 …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 16 October 2024 English
Volume 5 provides an overview of good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better in social infrastructure. It is intended to be read together with Volume 1: …
acute in areas where there is not only an urban population or economic growth, but also due to climate …
World Bank Group · 16 October 2024 English
Mongolia's development prospects are uniquely challenged by both the impacts of climate change and the global shift toward a low-carbon economy. The country's efforts toward decarbonization pose significant challenges given …
floods—a number that will increase as the urban population grows. Many of those exposed are poor and …
World Bank Group · 15 October 2024 English
Cities in the Western Balkans are no strangers to great upheavals. They have charted their course through wars, political transformations, and societal shifts, and their ability to endure has emerged …
cities that are shrinking tend to be small The urban population in the WB6 region grew slowly, with most growth … occurring in larger cities. The share of urban population in the region has grown by less than 1 percent … Centre Database 2019.RESHAPING CITIES 13 Urban population in Western Balkans concentrates in capital … Kosovo 100% 0% 50% % of urban population in other cities % of urban population in capital city 2005 10 … region make up a major proportion of the total urban population, and that proportion has increased steadily …
