Cities at the Front Lines of Development
Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, stated that the importance of cities is increasing on a daily basis. By 2030, China alone will add 342 million new urban residents, and India 271 million. Africa will add 395 million people and more than half (54 percent) of its population will be living in urban areas. Urbanization creates job opportunities and poverty challenges. Urbanization has place mayors on center stage to implement solutions to alleviate poverty at the local level. The World Bank established a dedicated urban unit more than 30 years ago, with estimated lending on urban issues in 2005 at $7 billion. The Bank looks forward to strengthening partnerships with local governments.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Wolfowitz, Paul |
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| Format: | Speech
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
2006-02-09
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| Subjects: | URBAN TRANSPORT,
LIVING STANDARDS,
WASTE,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT,
SLUMS,
CITYWIDE SLUM UPGRADING,
NATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES,
CITIES ALLIANCE,
EDUCATION,
URBANIZATION,
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS,
POLICIES,
PER CAPITA INCOME,
SLUM UPGRADING,
MUNICIPAL SERVICES,
SOCIAL EXCLUSION,
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES,
URBAN ECONOMY,
POVERTY,
INCOME,
CITYWIDE SLUM UPGRADING STRATEGIES,
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE,
URBAN PROJECTS,
SOLID WASTE,
URBAN RESIDENTS,
CITY DEVELOPMENT,
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
LENDING,
LIVING CONDITIONS,
URBAN AREAS,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT,
URBAN LENDING,
SLUM UPGRADING PROGRAMS,
MAYORS,
POOR NEIGHBORHOODS,
LOCAL LEVEL,
POOR PEOPLE,
MANY CITIES,
PROJECTS,
GOVERNMENTS,
NEIGHBORHOODS,
URBAN POPULATION,
CITIES,
CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES,
GRANTS,
INFRASTRUCTURE,
URBAN SECTORS, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25887784/cities-front-lines-development-united-cities-local-governments-meeting-washington-dc-wolfowitz-paul-president
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24888
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