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From oil to cities : Nigeria's next transformation
Weltbankgruppe - 2016
The Nigeria Urbanization Review serves the critical and timely purpose of understanding the challenges and … opportunities of urbanization in Nigeria. The country’s rapid urban population growth and expansion is examined in relation to the … policy dialogue and investment priorities on urbanization. This report serves the critical and timely purpose of focusing …
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Time to act : realizing Indonesia's urban potential
Roberts, Mark (ed.); Gil Sander, Frederico (ed.);  … - 2019
In over 70 years since its independence, Indonesia has been transformed by urbanization, and within the next quarter of … a century, its transition to an urban society will be almost complete. While urbanization has produced considerable … benefits for Indonesians, urbanization has the potential to deliver more prosperity, inclusiveness and livability. Time to ACT …
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African cities and the development conundrum
Ammann, Carole (ed.); Förster, Till (ed.) - 2018
This volume explores some of the complex development challenges associated with the recent and rapid pace of urbanisation across Africa. The transition from a predominantly rural to urban population over the next decade may prompt new approaches and policy responses from the international...
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Villes et métropoles en France et en Allemagne
Gustedt, Evelyn (ed.); Grabski-Kieron, Ulrike (ed.);  … - ARL - Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der … - 2023
La France et l’Allemagne sont toutes deux confrontées à une forte pression pour évoluer et s’adapter à de nouvelles formes d’urbanité et pour concevoir d’autres approches stratégiques dans un contexte de finances publiques limitées et de nécessité de performance économique. Ces...
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The placemaking of destination : Localization and commoditization process in urban tourism : study case of Palembang, Indonesia
Podlaszewska, Rizky Suci Ammalia - 2017
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Spatial diversity and sustainable urbanisation in Oman
Richthofen, Aurel von - 2019
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Three pillars of urbanization : migration, aging, and growth
Grafeneder-Weissteiner, Theresa; Prettner, Klaus; … - 2018
Economic development in industrialized countries is characterized by rising per capita GDP, increasing life expectancy, and an ever larger share of the population living in cities. We explain this pattern within a regional innovation-driven economic growth model with labor mobility and a...
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What Can Developing Cities Today Learn From the Urban Past?
Glaeser, Edward L. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
The downsides of density, including traffic congestion, contagious disease and crime, were common in Victorian London and classical Rome, just as they are today in Sao Paulo and Lagos. Our urban past provides lessons for developing world cities today. The first lesson, that I highlight, is that...
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Which way to livable and productive cities? : a road map for sub-Saharan Africa
Hommann, Kirsten; Lall, Somik V. - Weltbank - 2019
For African cities to grow economically as they have grown in size, they must create productive environments to attract investments, increase economic efficiency, and create livable environments that prevent urban costs from rising with increased population densification. What are the central...
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