City Indicators : Now to Nanjing

This paper provides the key elements to develop an integrated approach for measuring and monitoring city performance globally. The paper reviews the role of cities and why indicators are important. Then it discusses past approaches to city indicators and the systems developed to date, including the World Bank's initiatives. After identifying the strengths and weaknesses of past experiences, it discusses the characteristics of optimal indicators. The paper concludes with a proposed plan to develop standardized indicators that emphasize the importance of indicators that are measurable, replicable, potentially predictive, and most important, consistent and comparable over time and across cities. As an innovative characteristic, the paper includes subjective measures in city indicators, such as well-being, happy citizens, and trust.

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Main Authors: Hoornweg, Daniel, Ruiz Nuñez, Fernanda, Freire, Mila, Palugyai, Natalie, Villaveces, Maria, Herrera, Eduardo Wills
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-01
Subjects:BASIC, CITIES, CITY DEVELOPMENT, CITY GOVERNMENTS, CITY MANAGERS, CITY MAYORS, CITY OFFICIALS, CITY PERFORMANCE, CIVILIZATION, COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY SERVICES, CONSUMER GOODS, CRIME, CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT, DATA COLLECTION, DATA GATHERING, DECISION MAKING, DEMOCRACY, DIVERSITY, DOCUMENTATION, ECONOMIC CAPACITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, HABITAT, HOMES, HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSING, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, INDUSTRIALIZATION, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INHABITANTS, INTERVENTION, KNOWLEDGE WORKERS, LARGE CITIES, LEGISLATION, MAYORS, MEGACITIES, METROPOLITAN AREAS, MORALS, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, NEIGHBORHOODS, PERCEPTIONS, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC SAFETY, QUALITY OF LIFE, QUALITY OF URBAN LIFE, RAPID URBANIZATION, RURAL DIVIDE, RURAL ECONOMY, SCHOOLS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE LEVELS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SHELTER, SHELTERS, SLUM UPGRADING, SLUMS, SOCIAL PROGRESS, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL UNREST, SPECIALIZATION, SPORTS, STAKEHOLDERS, STREETS, TOURISTS, URBAN AGGLOMERATION, URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CITIZENS, URBAN GROWTH, URBAN INDICATORS, URBAN ISSUES, URBAN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, URBAN POPULATION, URBANIZATION, WASTE COLLECTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YOUTH,
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spelling dig-okr-1098668922024-08-08T17:03:03Z City Indicators : Now to Nanjing Hoornweg, Daniel Ruiz Nuñez, Fernanda Freire, Mila Palugyai, Natalie Villaveces, Maria Herrera, Eduardo Wills BASIC CITIES CITY DEVELOPMENT CITY GOVERNMENTS CITY MANAGERS CITY MAYORS CITY OFFICIALS CITY PERFORMANCE CIVILIZATION COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY SERVICES CONSUMER GOODS CRIME CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT DATA COLLECTION DATA GATHERING DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DIVERSITY DOCUMENTATION ECONOMIC CAPACITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION HABITAT HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN SETTLEMENTS INDUSTRIALIZATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INHABITANTS INTERVENTION KNOWLEDGE WORKERS LARGE CITIES LEGISLATION MAYORS MEGACITIES METROPOLITAN AREAS MORALS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NEIGHBORHOODS PERCEPTIONS PROGRAMS PUBLIC SAFETY QUALITY OF LIFE QUALITY OF URBAN LIFE RAPID URBANIZATION RURAL DIVIDE RURAL ECONOMY SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE LEVELS SERVICE PROVIDERS SHELTER SHELTERS SLUM UPGRADING SLUMS SOCIAL PROGRESS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL UNREST SPECIALIZATION SPORTS STAKEHOLDERS STREETS TOURISTS URBAN AGGLOMERATION URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS URBAN AREAS URBAN CITIZENS URBAN GROWTH URBAN INDICATORS URBAN ISSUES URBAN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS URBAN POPULATION URBANIZATION WASTE COLLECTION WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUTH This paper provides the key elements to develop an integrated approach for measuring and monitoring city performance globally. The paper reviews the role of cities and why indicators are important. Then it discusses past approaches to city indicators and the systems developed to date, including the World Bank's initiatives. After identifying the strengths and weaknesses of past experiences, it discusses the characteristics of optimal indicators. The paper concludes with a proposed plan to develop standardized indicators that emphasize the importance of indicators that are measurable, replicable, potentially predictive, and most important, consistent and comparable over time and across cities. As an innovative characteristic, the paper includes subjective measures in city indicators, such as well-being, happy citizens, and trust. 2012-06-01T18:08:33Z 2012-06-01T18:08:33Z 2007-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7326910/city-indicators-now-nanjing https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6892 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4114 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC
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topic BASIC
CITIES
CITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY GOVERNMENTS
CITY MANAGERS
CITY MAYORS
CITY OFFICIALS
CITY PERFORMANCE
CIVILIZATION
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY SERVICES
CONSUMER GOODS
CRIME
CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
DATA COLLECTION
DATA GATHERING
DECISION MAKING
DEMOCRACY
DIVERSITY
DOCUMENTATION
ECONOMIC CAPACITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
HABITAT
HOMES
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INHABITANTS
INTERVENTION
KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
LARGE CITIES
LEGISLATION
MAYORS
MEGACITIES
METROPOLITAN AREAS
MORALS
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
NEIGHBORHOODS
PERCEPTIONS
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC SAFETY
QUALITY OF LIFE
QUALITY OF URBAN LIFE
RAPID URBANIZATION
RURAL DIVIDE
RURAL ECONOMY
SCHOOLS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE LEVELS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHELTER
SHELTERS
SLUM UPGRADING
SLUMS
SOCIAL PROGRESS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL UNREST
SPECIALIZATION
SPORTS
STAKEHOLDERS
STREETS
TOURISTS
URBAN AGGLOMERATION
URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CITIZENS
URBAN GROWTH
URBAN INDICATORS
URBAN ISSUES
URBAN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
URBAN POPULATION
URBANIZATION
WASTE COLLECTION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUTH
BASIC
CITIES
CITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY GOVERNMENTS
CITY MANAGERS
CITY MAYORS
CITY OFFICIALS
CITY PERFORMANCE
CIVILIZATION
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY SERVICES
CONSUMER GOODS
CRIME
CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
DATA COLLECTION
DATA GATHERING
DECISION MAKING
DEMOCRACY
DIVERSITY
DOCUMENTATION
ECONOMIC CAPACITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
HABITAT
HOMES
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INHABITANTS
INTERVENTION
KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
LARGE CITIES
LEGISLATION
MAYORS
MEGACITIES
METROPOLITAN AREAS
MORALS
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
NEIGHBORHOODS
PERCEPTIONS
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC SAFETY
QUALITY OF LIFE
QUALITY OF URBAN LIFE
RAPID URBANIZATION
RURAL DIVIDE
RURAL ECONOMY
SCHOOLS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE LEVELS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHELTER
SHELTERS
SLUM UPGRADING
SLUMS
SOCIAL PROGRESS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL UNREST
SPECIALIZATION
SPORTS
STAKEHOLDERS
STREETS
TOURISTS
URBAN AGGLOMERATION
URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CITIZENS
URBAN GROWTH
URBAN INDICATORS
URBAN ISSUES
URBAN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
URBAN POPULATION
URBANIZATION
WASTE COLLECTION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUTH
spellingShingle BASIC
CITIES
CITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY GOVERNMENTS
CITY MANAGERS
CITY MAYORS
CITY OFFICIALS
CITY PERFORMANCE
CIVILIZATION
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY SERVICES
CONSUMER GOODS
CRIME
CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
DATA COLLECTION
DATA GATHERING
DECISION MAKING
DEMOCRACY
DIVERSITY
DOCUMENTATION
ECONOMIC CAPACITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
HABITAT
HOMES
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INHABITANTS
INTERVENTION
KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
LARGE CITIES
LEGISLATION
MAYORS
MEGACITIES
METROPOLITAN AREAS
MORALS
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
NEIGHBORHOODS
PERCEPTIONS
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC SAFETY
QUALITY OF LIFE
QUALITY OF URBAN LIFE
RAPID URBANIZATION
RURAL DIVIDE
RURAL ECONOMY
SCHOOLS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE LEVELS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHELTER
SHELTERS
SLUM UPGRADING
SLUMS
SOCIAL PROGRESS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL UNREST
SPECIALIZATION
SPORTS
STAKEHOLDERS
STREETS
TOURISTS
URBAN AGGLOMERATION
URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CITIZENS
URBAN GROWTH
URBAN INDICATORS
URBAN ISSUES
URBAN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
URBAN POPULATION
URBANIZATION
WASTE COLLECTION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUTH
BASIC
CITIES
CITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY GOVERNMENTS
CITY MANAGERS
CITY MAYORS
CITY OFFICIALS
CITY PERFORMANCE
CIVILIZATION
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY SERVICES
CONSUMER GOODS
CRIME
CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
DATA COLLECTION
DATA GATHERING
DECISION MAKING
DEMOCRACY
DIVERSITY
DOCUMENTATION
ECONOMIC CAPACITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
HABITAT
HOMES
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INHABITANTS
INTERVENTION
KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
LARGE CITIES
LEGISLATION
MAYORS
MEGACITIES
METROPOLITAN AREAS
MORALS
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
NEIGHBORHOODS
PERCEPTIONS
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC SAFETY
QUALITY OF LIFE
QUALITY OF URBAN LIFE
RAPID URBANIZATION
RURAL DIVIDE
RURAL ECONOMY
SCHOOLS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE LEVELS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHELTER
SHELTERS
SLUM UPGRADING
SLUMS
SOCIAL PROGRESS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL UNREST
SPECIALIZATION
SPORTS
STAKEHOLDERS
STREETS
TOURISTS
URBAN AGGLOMERATION
URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CITIZENS
URBAN GROWTH
URBAN INDICATORS
URBAN ISSUES
URBAN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
URBAN POPULATION
URBANIZATION
WASTE COLLECTION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUTH
Hoornweg, Daniel
Ruiz Nuñez, Fernanda
Freire, Mila
Palugyai, Natalie
Villaveces, Maria
Herrera, Eduardo Wills
City Indicators : Now to Nanjing
description This paper provides the key elements to develop an integrated approach for measuring and monitoring city performance globally. The paper reviews the role of cities and why indicators are important. Then it discusses past approaches to city indicators and the systems developed to date, including the World Bank's initiatives. After identifying the strengths and weaknesses of past experiences, it discusses the characteristics of optimal indicators. The paper concludes with a proposed plan to develop standardized indicators that emphasize the importance of indicators that are measurable, replicable, potentially predictive, and most important, consistent and comparable over time and across cities. As an innovative characteristic, the paper includes subjective measures in city indicators, such as well-being, happy citizens, and trust.
topic_facet BASIC
CITIES
CITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY GOVERNMENTS
CITY MANAGERS
CITY MAYORS
CITY OFFICIALS
CITY PERFORMANCE
CIVILIZATION
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY SERVICES
CONSUMER GOODS
CRIME
CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
DATA COLLECTION
DATA GATHERING
DECISION MAKING
DEMOCRACY
DIVERSITY
DOCUMENTATION
ECONOMIC CAPACITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
HABITAT
HOMES
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INHABITANTS
INTERVENTION
KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
LARGE CITIES
LEGISLATION
MAYORS
MEGACITIES
METROPOLITAN AREAS
MORALS
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
NEIGHBORHOODS
PERCEPTIONS
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC SAFETY
QUALITY OF LIFE
QUALITY OF URBAN LIFE
RAPID URBANIZATION
RURAL DIVIDE
RURAL ECONOMY
SCHOOLS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE LEVELS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHELTER
SHELTERS
SLUM UPGRADING
SLUMS
SOCIAL PROGRESS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL UNREST
SPECIALIZATION
SPORTS
STAKEHOLDERS
STREETS
TOURISTS
URBAN AGGLOMERATION
URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CITIZENS
URBAN GROWTH
URBAN INDICATORS
URBAN ISSUES
URBAN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
URBAN POPULATION
URBANIZATION
WASTE COLLECTION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUTH
author Hoornweg, Daniel
Ruiz Nuñez, Fernanda
Freire, Mila
Palugyai, Natalie
Villaveces, Maria
Herrera, Eduardo Wills
author_facet Hoornweg, Daniel
Ruiz Nuñez, Fernanda
Freire, Mila
Palugyai, Natalie
Villaveces, Maria
Herrera, Eduardo Wills
author_sort Hoornweg, Daniel
title City Indicators : Now to Nanjing
title_short City Indicators : Now to Nanjing
title_full City Indicators : Now to Nanjing
title_fullStr City Indicators : Now to Nanjing
title_full_unstemmed City Indicators : Now to Nanjing
title_sort city indicators : now to nanjing
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2007-01
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7326910/city-indicators-now-nanjing
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