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020			_a9781464809866 _c _39.95 USD
020			_z9781464809859
035			_a(The World Bank)210985
040			_aDJBF _beng _cDJBF _erda
100	1		_aMaria, Augustin. _926008
245	1	0	_aCentral America Urbanization Review : _bMaking Cities Work for Central America / _cAugustin Maria.
264		1	_aWashington, D.C. : _bThe World Bank, _c2017.
300			_a1 online resource (200 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aDirections in Development;Directions in Development - Countries and Regions
520	3		_aCentral America is undergoing an important transition. Urban populations are increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges for development, as well as opportunities to boost sustained, inclusive and resilient growth. Today, 59 percent of the region's population lives in urban areas, but it is expected that 7 out of 10 people will live in cities within the next generation. At current rates of urbanization, Central America's urban population will double in size by 2050, welcoming over 25 million new urban dwellers calling for better infrastructure, higher coverage and quality of urban services and greater employment opportunities. With more people concentrated in urban areas, Central American governments at the national and local levels face both opportunities and challenges to ensure the prosperity of their country's present and future generations. The Central America Urbanization Review: Making Cities Work for Central America provides a better understanding of the trends and implications of urbanization in the six Central American countries -Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama- and the actions that central and local governments can take to reap the intended benefits of this transformation. The report makes recommendations on how urban policies can contribute to addressing the main development challenges the region currently faces such as lack of social inclusion, high vulnerability to natural disasters, and lack of economic opportunities and competitiveness. Specifically, the report focuses on four priority areas for Central American cities: institutions for city management, access to adequate and well-located housing, resilience to natural disasters, and competitiveness through local economic development. This book is written for national and local policymakers, private sector actors, civil society, researchers and development partners in Central America and all around the world interested in learning more about the opportunities that urbanization brings in the 21st century.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		4	_aCities _926009
650		4	_aHousing _926010
650		4	_aResilience _926011
650		4	_aUrban Poverty _926012
650		4	_aUrbanization _926013
700	1		_aAcero, Jose Luis. _926014
700	1		_aAguilera, Ana I. _926015
700	1		_aLozano, Marisa Garcia. _926016
700	1		_aMaria, Augustin. _926008
776	0	8	_aPrint Version: _z9781464809859
830		0	_aWorld Bank e-Library. _926017
856	4	0	_uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-0985-9
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