TY - BOOK AU - Muzzini,Elisa TI - Leveraging the potential of Argentine cities: a framework for policy action T2 - Directions in development SN - 9781464808401 AV - HT384.A68 M89 2016 U1 - 307.760982 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - World Bank KW - Cities and towns KW - Argentina KW - City planning KW - Sustainable development KW - Urbanization N1 - Includes index; Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Authors' bios -- Overview -- Introduction -- Urbanization trends and spatial patterns -- Urbanization and growth -- Spatial demographic trends -- Economic trends -- Urban expansion patterns -- Diagnostics of city performance -- Territorial planning -- Municipal finance -- Housing -- Urban transport -- Local economic development -- Measuring prosperity and livability: spatial patterns of cities' performance -- Moving forward: a framework for action -- Priority I: Promote sustainable and efficient spatial development -- Priority II: Position municipalities as competent and accountable service providers -- Priority III: Encourage sustainable and efficient housing development -- Priority IV: Promote efficient, sustainable and equitable urban transport -- Priority V: Power the long-term economic growth of argentinian cities -- Table 12.1 Policy matrix: priorities, goals, and directions -- Appendix A. Argentina's regions, provinces and EPH agglomerations -- Appendix B. Estimating subnational GDP with night-time light data -- Appendix C. Livability and prosperity index methodology UR - http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-0840-1 ER -