Diversified Urbanization : The Case of Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire seeks a development strategy to reach middle-income status—a challenge that would require annual growth rates averaging 10 percent over the next 13 years. Global experience of both developed and emerging economies shows that GDP per capita rises with increased urbanization. However, Cô...

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Main Authors: Fall, Madio, Coulibaly, Souleymane
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Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2016
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spelling okr-10986-249692021-04-23T14:04:28Z Diversified Urbanization : The Case of Côte d'Ivoire Fall, Madio Coulibaly, Souleymane Fall, Madio Coulibaly, Souleymane CITIES URBANIZATION URBAN POLICY PLANNING CONNECTING GREENING FINANCING HOUSING MOBILITY CLIMATE CHANGE INFRASTRUCTURE ABIDJAN Côte d’Ivoire seeks a development strategy to reach middle-income status—a challenge that would require annual growth rates averaging 10 percent over the next 13 years. Global experience of both developed and emerging economies shows that GDP per capita rises with increased urbanization. However, Côte d’Ivoire’s economy is underperforming relative to its level of urbanization. The country’s urbanization has been negatively correlated with income per capita since the late 1970s, and poverty has been increasing. Rather than consider development of cities individually, successful urbanization plans in Côte d’Ivoire should consider the country’s cities as a portfolio of assets, each differentiated by characteristics that include size, location, and density of settlements. The authors of Diversified Urbanization: The Case of Côte d’Ivoire identify three types of cities on the basis of their contribution to growth and job creation: Global Connectors, Regional Connectors along major corridors for regional transport and trade, and Domestic Connectors of localization economies for agribusiness. Stakeholders from the national government, local governments, and the private sector have a shared vision for urbanization in the country—cities that are planned, structured, competitive, attractive, inclusive, and organized around development poles. To achieve this vision and the goal of middle-income status, Ivorian policy makers need to act urgently to support diversified urbanization across all city types. This book identifies important constraints and opportunities along four dimensions: planning, connecting, greening, and financing cities. 2016-08-29T17:25:29Z 2016-08-29T17:25:29Z 2016-08-29 Book 978-1-4648-0808-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24969 English en_US Directions in Development--Countries and Regions; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication Africa Cote d'Ivoire
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topic CITIES
URBANIZATION
URBAN POLICY
PLANNING
CONNECTING
GREENING
FINANCING
HOUSING
MOBILITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
INFRASTRUCTURE
ABIDJAN
spellingShingle CITIES
URBANIZATION
URBAN POLICY
PLANNING
CONNECTING
GREENING
FINANCING
HOUSING
MOBILITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
INFRASTRUCTURE
ABIDJAN
Fall, Madio
Coulibaly, Souleymane
Diversified Urbanization : The Case of Côte d'Ivoire
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Cote d'Ivoire
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description Côte d’Ivoire seeks a development strategy to reach middle-income status—a challenge that would require annual growth rates averaging 10 percent over the next 13 years. Global experience of both developed and emerging economies shows that GDP per capita rises with increased urbanization. However, Côte d’Ivoire’s economy is underperforming relative to its level of urbanization. The country’s urbanization has been negatively correlated with income per capita since the late 1970s, and poverty has been increasing. Rather than consider development of cities individually, successful urbanization plans in Côte d’Ivoire should consider the country’s cities as a portfolio of assets, each differentiated by characteristics that include size, location, and density of settlements. The authors of Diversified Urbanization: The Case of Côte d’Ivoire identify three types of cities on the basis of their contribution to growth and job creation: Global Connectors, Regional Connectors along major corridors for regional transport and trade, and Domestic Connectors of localization economies for agribusiness. Stakeholders from the national government, local governments, and the private sector have a shared vision for urbanization in the country—cities that are planned, structured, competitive, attractive, inclusive, and organized around development poles. To achieve this vision and the goal of middle-income status, Ivorian policy makers need to act urgently to support diversified urbanization across all city types. This book identifies important constraints and opportunities along four dimensions: planning, connecting, greening, and financing cities.
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title Diversified Urbanization : The Case of Côte d'Ivoire
title_short Diversified Urbanization : The Case of Côte d'Ivoire
title_full Diversified Urbanization : The Case of Côte d'Ivoire
title_fullStr Diversified Urbanization : The Case of Côte d'Ivoire
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