City Development Strategy : Colombo

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), in collaboration with the World Bank, UNDP, UNCHS (HABITAT) and the Western Provincial Council (WPC) in Sri Lanka, launched a project in February 2000 to formulate a comprehensive strategy framework and a perspective plan of action for development of the city. The purpose was to identify key areas and issues that need systemic and planned attention of the Council and other major stakeholders and to develop appropriate strategies to address them. A Senior Consultant was assigned to the CMC by the sponsors to help formulate the strategy through a consultative process. In formulating the strategy framework, the CMC consulted a wide variety of stakeholder groups through a series of formal and informal consultations. They included civil society partners such as NGOs and CBOs, representatives of the poor; senior municipal officials; and leading private sector representatives, i.e., major investors, realtors, developers and Chambers of Commerce & Industry. Their views, ideas and suggestions were reviewed and those compatible with the development vision and thrust identified by the CMC task forces and stakeholder consultations are incorporated in this strategy framework. All stakeholders, particularly the private sector, considered the opportunity as an unprecedented move by the CMC and WPC. They welcomed the offer to join in this unique partnership-building exercise in city management and have assured the city administration of their wholehearted cooperation.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Municipal Council of Colombo
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Colombo, Sri Lanka 2000-11
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, ADDICTION, AIR, ASSETS, BRIDGE, BUSINESS COMMUNITY, CITIES, CITY ADMINISTRATION, CITY ASSISTANCE, CITY CONGESTION, CITY DEVELOPMENT, CITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, CITY ECONOMIES, CITY ENVIRONMENT, CITY LIMITS, CITY MANAGEMENT, CITY PLANNERS, CITY PLANNING, CITY POLICE, CITY POPULATION, CITY PRODUCTIVITY, CITY REVENUE, CITY ROADS, COLLATERAL, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COMMUTERS, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, CRIME, CULTURAL HERITAGE, DAY CARE, DECENTRALIZATION, DECISION MAKING, DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES, DEVOLUTION, DIVIDENDS, DRAINAGE, DRINKING WATER, ECONOMIC CAPACITY, ECONOMIC CLIMATE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EFFECTIVE STRATEGY, EMISSIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, EXERCISES, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FLOOR AREA, FOOD STORAGE, FUEL, GARBAGE COLLECTION, GAS EMISSIONS, GOOD URBAN GOVERNANCE, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH PROBLEMS, HEALTH SERVICES, HERITAGE AREAS, HERITAGE SITES, HIGHWAYS, HOSPITALS, HOUSING, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN GROWTH, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, HYGIENE, ILLEGAL PARKING, INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION, INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INSTITUTIONALIZATION, INTERVENTION, LAND DEVELOPMENT, LAND RECLAMATION, LAND RESOURCES, LAND USE, LAND USE STRATEGIES, LAWS, LEGAL AUTHORITY, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATION, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LONGER DISTANCES, MAYORS, MOTOR VEHICLES, MUNICIPAL, MUNICIPAL BONDS, MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT, MUNICIPAL ENGINEER, MUNICIPAL FINANCE, MUNICIPAL REVENUE, MUNICIPALITIES, OIL, PATIENTS, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, POLICE, POLICE POWERS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLLUTION, POPULATION DENSITY, PRIVATIZATION, PRODUCTIVITY, PROPERTY TAXES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS, PUBLIC SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE, QUALITY OF LIFE, RAIL, RAILROAD, RAILWAY, RAILWAYS, REBATES, RECYCLING, RING ROADS, ROAD, ROAD ACCIDENTS, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROAD CONGESTION, ROAD DEVELOPMENT, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROADS, SAFETY, SANITATION, SANITATION FACILITIES, SECURITY OF TENURE, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE QUALITY, SERVICE SECTOR, SERVICE STANDARDS, SEWAGE, SEWERAGE, SEWERAGE SERVICES, SLUMS, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SOCIAL INTEGRATION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL MARKETING, SOCIAL MOBILIZATION, SOCIAL PLANNING, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SECTOR, SOLID WASTE, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION, STAKEHOLDERS, SUB-DIVISION REGULATIONS, SUSTAINABLE CITIES, TAX, TOLL, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC FLOW, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORT PLANNING, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRUE, UNEMPLOYMENT, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBAN ENVIRONMENT, URBAN GOVERNANCE, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, URBAN LIVING, URBAN MANAGEMENT, URBAN POOR, URBAN POVERTY, URBAN POVERTY REDUCTION, URBAN RENEWAL, URBAN SERVICES, URBANIZATION, URBANIZATION PROCESS, UTILITIES, VEHICLE, VEHICLE SPEED, VIOLENCE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WASTE, WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WATER DRAINAGE, WATER METERS, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT, WEALTH, WORK PLANS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/19485571/colombo-city-development-strategy https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18724
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