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Rapid urbanization in Ghana over the past three decades has coincided with rapid GDP growth. This has helped to create … countries at similar levels of development. Ghana’s key challenge now is to ensure that urbanization continues to complement …
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cities, equivalent to adding 700,000 new urban residents every year. At current rates of urbanization, the region's urban …
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spectrum; what we can learn from existing urbanization and other relevant experiences to inform humanitarian and development …
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The objective of this report is to inform the government's policies and strategies on urbanization as a driver of … economic development, job creation, and poverty reduction. Note 1 examines Rwanda's urbanization process since 2002 by …'s urbanization process. In the first part, it lays out the overall trends in Rwanda's levels of urbanization and the primary trends …
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The Mozambique urbanization review aimed at contributing to the country's policy and institutional reform agenda on how … to harness the full potential of urbanization to promote economic growth and poverty reduction. The study carried out in …-depth analyses of the urbanization process, uncovering how urbanization has been influenced by national, regional, and international …
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Urbanization in Cambodia offers the potential for inclusive growth and poverty reduction. The proportion of people … the urbanization process in significant ways for decades to come. This report aims to help inform urbanization policy in … patterns of urbanization and the economic potential of cities in Urbanization; ii) analysis of key challenges; and iii) policy …
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Geographically, Chongqing is strategically positioned as a gateway to China's west, a key connection in the Yangtze river economic belt, and a strategic base for China's belt and road initiative. Over the past two decades, Chongqing has faced significant challenges, including the resettlement of...
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Urbanization in Myanmar is still in an early phase with slightly less than one-third of the population living in cities … social divisions, and potentially contribute to crime and violence. The report, Myanmar's Urbanization: Creating … Opportunities for All aims to understand urbanization in Myanmar drawing on the growing literature on the topic in Myanmar …
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this urbanization parallels robust economic growth and the expansion of job and investment opportunities in cities, there … integrated approach to urbanization is essential; one that leverages the benefits of agglomeration while also managing the …
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To accelerate growth and create jobs, the Western Balkans and Croatia will need faster economic growth generated by advanced industries and services that usually concentrate in cities. Raising the competitiveness of leading cities will thus be the priority for growth and job creation in the...
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