Reducing the Footprint of Growth
Reducing the footprint of growth requires a focus on three key issues: a) transforming urban areas into greener, more efficient, resilient, and socially inclusive cities, better able to capture the economic benefits associated with urbanization; b...
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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17570429/reducing-footprint-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16575 |
| Summary: | Reducing the footprint of growth
requires a focus on three key issues: a) transforming urban
areas into greener, more efficient, resilient, and socially
inclusive cities, better able to capture the economic
benefits associated with urbanization; b) ensuring sound
management of the brown environmental agenda to provide the
conditions for continued sustainable economic green growth
while preventing and minimizing negative impacts and risks
for human health and the environment; and c) promoting
energy efficiency in housing, transport, urban
infrastructure, and waste management to enhance the
sustainability and competitiveness of the Mexican economy. |
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