Urbanization Trends in Bolivia

This note is a summary of a report that considers urban areas as the complement to rural areas that will allow the Plurinational State of Bolivia to achieve the goals set forth in its Patriotic Agenda for the Bicentennial 2025. The report uses data available at the national level from censuses and household surveys from the National Statistics Institute (INE) and the Social and Economic Policy Analysis Unit of the Ministry of Development Planning (UDAPE) to provide a first approximation to: (i) identify opportunities that urban areas present to achieve the objectives of the Patriotic Agenda regarding the reduction of poverty and universal coverage of basic services; (ii) understand and overcome the challenges that the expansion of urban areas present, and understand the growth dynamics of different types of cities; (iii) review the institutional framework and planning tools currently available for urban development; and (iv) provide suggestions for future analysis. However, due to limitations of the available data, the report does not include an economic analysis of urban areas nor an in-depth analysis of issues at city level. It is expected that the results of the report can inform the projects that the Government of Bolivia is developing and implementing in cooperation with the World Bank and other partners, such as improving national data, urban labor markets, poverty and informality, and investment for infrastructure in cities.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Trohanis, Zoe Elena, Zangerling, Bontje Marie, Sanchez-Reaza, Javier
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-05
Subjects:	URBAN TRANSPORT, SANITATION, SOCIAL INCLUSION, EMPLOYMENT, CITY OFFICIALS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, URBANIZATION, BIG CITIES, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AUTONOMY, LAWS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LABOR FORCE, WATER SUPPLY, SERVICES, PUBLIC SERVICES, SEWAGE, HOUSING, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, MAYORS, CAPACITY BUILDING, SOCIAL STRUCTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, PROJECTS, CITIES, PROVISION OF SERVICES, SOCIAL BENEFITS, NATIONAL LEVEL, RURAL ENVIRONMENT, VULNERABILITY, MUNICIPALITIES, NATIONAL POPULATION, KNOWLEDGE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, LABOR MARKET, PUBLIC POLICY, CONURBATION, AIR POLLUTION, TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, TRANSPORT, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION DIVISION, URBAN LABOR, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, METROPOLITAN AREAS, URBAN MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, CITIZEN, MIGRATION, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, ADOPTION, POLLUTION, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, DISASTERS, CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION, SERVICE PROVISION, LABOR, SERVICE DELIVERY, MIGRANTS, NATURAL RESOURCES, URBAN DWELLERS, INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND USE, CITY POPULATION, LAND USE PLANS, TRANSPORTATION, POPULATION GROWTH TRENDS, CLIMATE CHANGE, POLICIES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, URBAN PLANNING, DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS, SERVICE UTILITY, URBAN ENVIRONMENTS, ECONOMIC FUNCTIONS OF CITIES, RAPID POPULATION GROWTH, SOLID WASTE, URBAN CENTERS, SECONDARY CITIES, URBAN EXPANSION, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN AREAS, MANDATES, INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, POLICY, CITIZENS, QUALITY OF LIFE, GOVERNANCE, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL AFFAIRS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SEWAGE TREATMENT, LAND, GROUNDWATER, CENSUSES, HOUSING MARKETS, POVERTY, RURAL AREAS, WASTE COLLECTION, SEPTIC TANKS, INTERNAL MIGRATION, CIT, DECENTRALIZATION, YOUNG PEOPLE, POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT PLANS, LABOR MARKETS, POLICY ANALYSIS, URBAN BASIC SERVICES, URBAN, GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC SERVICE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, URBAN SPRAWL, URBAN POPULATION, URBANIZATION PROCESS, MUNICIPAL,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24740146/urbanization-trends-bolivia-opportunities-challenges https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23491
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