Urban Growth and Spatial Transition in Nepal : An Initial Assessment
Nepal is undergoing two momentous transformations-from a rural to an urbanizing economy and from a unitary to a federal state. This book aims at understanding the first of these two transitions: Nepal's journey toward becoming a predominantly...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/17423446/urban-growth-spatial-transition-nepal-initial-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13110 |
| Summary: | Nepal is undergoing two momentous
transformations-from a rural to an urbanizing economy and
from a unitary to a federal state. This book aims at
understanding the first of these two transitions:
Nepal's journey toward becoming a predominantly urban
economy. The study carries out an initial assessment of
Nepal's transition from a predominantly rural to an
urbanizing economy. This assessment aims at strengthening
our understanding of the demographic and economic dimensions
of the transition, and exploring the links between
urbanization and economic growth in the context of Nepal.
This book has five chapters. Chapter one presents an
overview of the urban and economic transition in Nepal.
Chapter two discusses the spatial patterns of Nepal's
rapid urbanization and internal migration-a driving force of
urban change from both a demographic and an economic
perspective. Chapter three presents an initial assessment of
the challenges facing Nepal's cities in urban planning
and the delivery of infrastructure and services. And it
discusses the spatial distribution of public expenditure for
local infrastructure based on the results of a public
expenditure survey carried out as part of the study. Chapter
four presents a scoping assessment of the growth drivers of
Nepal's urban economies and the main constraints to
turning these comparative advantages into competitive
advantages. And chapter five draws the main conclusions and
proposes strategic directions and actions to accelerate
urban-based economic growth and foster sustainable urban development. |
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