Rethinking the Form and Function of Cities in Post-Soviet Countries

Eurasian cities, unique in the global spatial landscape, were part of the world's largest experiment in urban development. The challenges they now face because of their history offer valuable lessons to urban planners and policymakers across the world from places that are still urbanizing to those already urbanized. Today, Eurasian cities must respond to three big changes: the breakup of the Soviet Union, the return of the market as the driving force of society, and the emergence of regional powers such as the European Union, China, and India that are competing with the Russian Federation for markets and influence in its former satellites. Several methods of analysis indicate an imbalance across Eurasia, implying a need to readjust Eurasia's urban structure. National policies in Eurasia are still preoccupied with spatial equity. But the concentration of economic activity in large cities is fundamental to national competitive advantage: they foster innovation through their diversity of industries -- and reduce production costs through their economies of scale. This paper suggests some ideas on how policymakers can harness the economic power of cities to drive national economic development, by focusing on four themes: planning, connecting, greening, and financing cities.

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Main Author:	Coulibaly, Souleymane
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-12
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES, AIR, AIR POLLUTION, AIRPORT, AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT, AIRPORTS, BIG CITIES, BUILDING CODES, BUSES, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, CAPITAL CITIES, CAPITAL MOBILITY, CAPITALS, CARBON, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TRANSFERS, CENTRAL PLANNING, CITIES, CITY DEVELOPMENT, CITY DWELLERS, CITY PLANNING, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, CONGESTION, CONSOLIDATION, CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, CRIME, CROSSING, CULTURAL HERITAGE, DEPOSITS, DISTRICT HEATING, DIVERSITY OF CITIES, DIVISION OF LABOR, DRIVERS, DRIVING, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EMPLOYMENT, EQUALIZATION, ETHNIC COMPOSITION, ETHNIC GROUP, EXTERNALITIES, FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE, FUELS, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GREENING OF CITIES, HERITAGE BUILDINGS, HIGH TRANSPORT, HIGHWAY, HOMEOWNERS, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, HOUSING MARKET, HOUSING MARKETS, HOUSING STOCK, INCOME TAX, INDUSTRIAL AREAS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES, INDUSTRIAL LOCATION, INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURES, INHABITANTS, INTERMEDIATE GOODS, INTERVENTIONS, JUDICIAL REFORMS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKETS, LAND DEVELOPMENT, LAND USE, LARGE CITIES, LONG-DISTANCE, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MARKET ECONOMIES, MARKET MECHANISM, MIGRATION, MOBILITY, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES, NEIGHBORHOOD, NEIGHBORHOODS, OIL, PASSENGER TRANSPORT, PERSONAL INCOME TAXES, POLICE, POLICY ENVIRONMENT, POLICY INSTRUMENTS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLLUTION, POPULATION DENSITIES, POPULATION GROWTH, POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES, PRIVATE AUTOMOBILES, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP, PUBLIC POLICIES, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC TRANSIT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, PURCHASING POWER, QUALITY OF LIFE, RAIL, RAIL PASSENGER, RAIL TRANSPORT, RAILROAD, RAILWAY, RECYCLING, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, REGIONAL TRANSPORT, REGIONALISM, RENTAL HOUSING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RETURNS TO SCALE, REVENUE SHARING, REVENUE SOURCES, RISK MANAGEMENT, ROAD, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROADS, ROUTE, ROUTES, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL SETTLEMENTS, SAFETY, SANITATION, SECURITY ISSUES, SERVICE ACTIVITIES, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE SECTORS, SETTLEMENTS, SEWERAGE, SOCIAL SECTORS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVISION, SOCIAL WELFARE, SPRAWL, STAKEHOLDERS, STREAMS, SUBNATIONAL FINANCE, SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, SUBURBS, TAX, TAX RATES, TOWNS, TRADE FLOWS, TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORT FACILITATION, TRANSPORT NETWORK, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, TRUCKS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBAN DWELLERS, URBAN ECONOMICS, URBAN ECONOMIES, URBAN GREEN SPACE, URBAN GROWTH, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURES, URBAN PLANNERS, URBAN ROAD, URBAN SERVICES, URBAN STRUCTURE, URBANIZATION, VILLAGES, WAGES, WATER BASIN, WATER SUPPLY, WEALTH, ZONING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17065800/rethinking-form-function-cities-post-soviet-countries https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12184
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