Cities as Drivers of Growth along the Silk Road

Major events have reshaped the internal population flows of Eurasia, including the breakup of the Soviet Union, the development of market economies, and the rising influence of regional powers. Looking ahead, policy makers need to promote reforms t...

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Main Author: Coulibaly, Souleymane
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Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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spelling okr-10986-170432021-04-23T14:03:33Z Cities as Drivers of Growth along the Silk Road Coulibaly, Souleymane ACCESSIBILITY AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AIR BIG CITIES CAPITAL CITIES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PLANNERS CITY CENTERS CITY PLANNING CONGESTION CONNECTING CITIES DRIVERS DRIVING EFFICIENT USE EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES EXTERNALITIES GASOLINE GASOLINE TAXES GREEN SPACE HOUSING HOUSING MARKETS HOUSING STOCK INCOME INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL AREAS INDUSTRIALIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND USE LAND USE REGULATIONS LARGE CITIES LIVABLE CITIES MOBILITY POLICY ACTIONS POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POLLUTION PROBLEMS PRIVATE VEHICLES PUBLIC PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SPACES PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC UTILITIES QUALITY OF LIFE RAIL REFUGEES REGIONAL TRANSPORT REVENUE SHARING ROAD ROAD TRANSPORT ROUTES SANITATION SECONDARY CITIES SERVICE DELIVERY SEWAGE SUBNATIONAL SUBNATIONAL FINANCE TAX RATES TOLLS TOWNS TRANSIT SYSTEM TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION HUBS TRUE URBAN CENTERS URBAN PLANNERS URBANIZATION WALKING Major events have reshaped the internal population flows of Eurasia, including the breakup of the Soviet Union, the development of market economies, and the rising influence of regional powers. Looking ahead, policy makers need to promote reforms to make Eurasian cities the main drivers of growth. This can be done by rethinking strategies to better plan, connect, and green the region s important urban centers. Improved planning means promoting policies to develop land and housing markets and enhance public service delivery. Greening Eurasian cities refers to ensuring their sustainable development through strong markets and institutions that encourage the efficient use of resources, address pollution, and build livable cities. To appropriately fund these needed changes, subnational finances will have to be reformed and new ways to finance cross-country connectivity explored. 2014-02-12T19:49:22Z 2014-02-12T19:49:22Z 2013-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17480663/cities-drivers-growth-along-silk-road http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17043 English en_US Europe and Central Asia knowledge brief;issue no. 61 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia
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topic ACCESSIBILITY
AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
AIR
BIG CITIES
CAPITAL CITIES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL PLANNERS
CITY CENTERS
CITY PLANNING
CONGESTION
CONNECTING CITIES
DRIVERS
DRIVING
EFFICIENT USE
EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES
EXTERNALITIES
GASOLINE
GASOLINE TAXES
GREEN SPACE
HOUSING
HOUSING MARKETS
HOUSING STOCK
INCOME
INCOME TAX
INDUSTRIAL AREAS
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
LAND DEVELOPMENT
LAND USE
LAND USE REGULATIONS
LARGE CITIES
LIVABLE CITIES
MOBILITY
POLICY ACTIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION PROBLEMS
PRIVATE VEHICLES
PUBLIC
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SPACES
PUBLIC TRANSIT
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC UTILITIES
QUALITY OF LIFE
RAIL
REFUGEES
REGIONAL TRANSPORT
REVENUE SHARING
ROAD
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROUTES
SANITATION
SECONDARY CITIES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SEWAGE
SUBNATIONAL
SUBNATIONAL FINANCE
TAX RATES
TOLLS
TOWNS
TRANSIT SYSTEM
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION HUBS
TRUE
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN PLANNERS
URBANIZATION
WALKING
spellingShingle ACCESSIBILITY
AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
AIR
BIG CITIES
CAPITAL CITIES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL PLANNERS
CITY CENTERS
CITY PLANNING
CONGESTION
CONNECTING CITIES
DRIVERS
DRIVING
EFFICIENT USE
EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES
EXTERNALITIES
GASOLINE
GASOLINE TAXES
GREEN SPACE
HOUSING
HOUSING MARKETS
HOUSING STOCK
INCOME
INCOME TAX
INDUSTRIAL AREAS
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
LAND DEVELOPMENT
LAND USE
LAND USE REGULATIONS
LARGE CITIES
LIVABLE CITIES
MOBILITY
POLICY ACTIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION PROBLEMS
PRIVATE VEHICLES
PUBLIC
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SPACES
PUBLIC TRANSIT
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC UTILITIES
QUALITY OF LIFE
RAIL
REFUGEES
REGIONAL TRANSPORT
REVENUE SHARING
ROAD
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROUTES
SANITATION
SECONDARY CITIES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SEWAGE
SUBNATIONAL
SUBNATIONAL FINANCE
TAX RATES
TOLLS
TOWNS
TRANSIT SYSTEM
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION HUBS
TRUE
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN PLANNERS
URBANIZATION
WALKING
Coulibaly, Souleymane
Cities as Drivers of Growth along the Silk Road
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
relation Europe and Central Asia knowledge brief;issue no. 61
description Major events have reshaped the internal population flows of Eurasia, including the breakup of the Soviet Union, the development of market economies, and the rising influence of regional powers. Looking ahead, policy makers need to promote reforms to make Eurasian cities the main drivers of growth. This can be done by rethinking strategies to better plan, connect, and green the region s important urban centers. Improved planning means promoting policies to develop land and housing markets and enhance public service delivery. Greening Eurasian cities refers to ensuring their sustainable development through strong markets and institutions that encourage the efficient use of resources, address pollution, and build livable cities. To appropriately fund these needed changes, subnational finances will have to be reformed and new ways to finance cross-country connectivity explored.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Coulibaly, Souleymane
author_facet Coulibaly, Souleymane
author_sort Coulibaly, Souleymane
title Cities as Drivers of Growth along the Silk Road
title_short Cities as Drivers of Growth along the Silk Road
title_full Cities as Drivers of Growth along the Silk Road
title_fullStr Cities as Drivers of Growth along the Silk Road
title_full_unstemmed Cities as Drivers of Growth along the Silk Road
title_sort cities as drivers of growth along the silk road
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17480663/cities-drivers-growth-along-silk-road
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17043
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