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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NCAER: National Council of Applied Economic Research · 21 March 2024 English

In Page | 6 each case, the beginning point is the first year in which the growth rate shifted to a high- growth trajectory and is shown in parentheses following …

respect. In the first half of the 1960s, its urban population was less than 30 per cent.4 By 2018, 83 per


World Bank Group · 20 March 2024 English

This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) examines Liberia's development trajectory through the lens of the country's vulnerability to climate change. It identifies Liberia's development risks and opportunities, models various …

2. Share of Liberia’s national, rural, and urban population living below the national poverty line in 2. Share of Liberia’s national, rural, and urban population living below the national poverty line in employment creation for the people. A growing urban population and a large youth cohort are straining infrastructure


World Bank Group · 20 March 2024 English

This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) examines Liberia's development trajectory through the lens of the country's vulnerability to climate change. It identifies Liberia's development risks and opportunities, models various …

informal settlements, meaning over half of the urban population has housing that is highly exposed to natural people, accounting for 56% of the country's urban population. This proportion 17 “Urban” in Liberia vulnerabilities. Just 8 percent of the total urban population has access to piped water sources, with most (WHO/UNICEF 2020). Less than 30 percent of the urban population has access to improved sanitation facilities open defecation, which near 20 percent of the urban population practices (WHO/UNICED 2020). Waste is dumped


World Bank Group · 19 March 2024 English

Earth observation is a crucial source of accurate and up-to-date information of Earth's natural and manmade environments that are critical when planning for, responding to, and mitigating the effects of …

planning efforts in the Union of the Comoros As urban population grows in Comoros, pressure on scarce land


CEEW: Council on Energy, Environment and Water · 19 March 2024 English

efficiency in this protocol is achieved through proper At the same time, the reconnaissance data may be used route planning and systemising the procedure with the to assess the impact …

emission urban areas have exposed a sizeable urban population inventories and spatially resolved source


World Bank Group · 19 March 2024 English

In December 2021, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) published Cambodia's Long-Term Strategy for Carbon Neutrality (LTS4CN), which outlines the country's vision in achieving a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. As …

......... 29 Figure 8: Comparison of the Urban Population and Historical Motorization Growth across Over the same period of time, the Cambodian urban population increased by 82 percent, reaching about 25 Comparison of the Urban Population and Historical Motorization Growth across ASEAN Urban Population GDP per


GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 18 March 2024 English

are too large – and too significant in the context of a collapsing formal economy – to as the urban population reeling from one of the largest opioid-use epidemics in the world.42 Other be ignored by the

of a collapsing formal economy – to as the urban population reeling from one of the largest opioid-use


World Bank Group · 18 March 2024 English

The Madagascar Urbanization Review aims to: contribute to the 2019 National Policy for Urban Development (Politique National de Développement Urbain), the main policy document outlining the priorities for cities in …

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World Bank Group · 18 March 2024 English

Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Tamil Nadu frequently face the combined climate risks of hydro-meteorological hazards (like floods, storm surges, etc.) and slow onset of disasters (like droughts). A review …

efficiency project by TNUIFSL. However, increasing urban population and extreme temperatures will lead to further


UN-Habitat: UN Human Settlements Programme · 18 March 2024 English

That is why, the chosen theme of the Twelfth Session and Communities of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) is “It All Starts at Home.” The concept of “home” extends beyond …

adequately empower impacts.III Further, the global urban population facing them. Involving marginalised communities


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