Philippines Urbanization Review : Fostering Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities
Urbanization is a driving force for growth and poverty reduction. Globally, over 80 percent of economic activity is concentrated in cities, and cities are essential for lifting millions of people out of poverty through the opportunities that densit...
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okr-10986-276672021-06-14T10:09:57Z Philippines Urbanization Review : Fostering Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities World Bank URBANIZATION CITY COMPETITIVENESS INCLUSIVE GROWTH URBAN POVERTY SERVICE DELIVERY LAND ADMINISTRATION Urbanization is a driving force for growth and poverty reduction. Globally, over 80 percent of economic activity is concentrated in cities, and cities are essential for lifting millions of people out of poverty through the opportunities that density and agglomeration can bring with jobs, services, and innovation. However, if not carefully managed and planned for, the benefits of urbanization are not realized and can result in congestion, slums, pollution, inequality and crime. City competitiveness is an important part of successful urbanization. A competitive city facilitates its firms and industries to create jobs, raise productivity, and increase the incomes of citizens over time. At the same time, it is not possible to achieve these objectives without strong institutions, social inclusion, resilience, and environmental sustainability. All of these elements are important to harnessing the benefits of urbanization and must be enabled by both national and local governments. Chapter one of the report provides an introduction to urbanization in the Philippines. Chapter two covers analysis of urbanization and growth in the Philippines, Chapter three focuses on city competitiveness for economic development and job creation, chapter four provides an analysis of urban poverty with a particularly focus on informal settler families (ISFs) in Metro Manila, chapter five outlines the key binding constraints related to institutions for urban development and metropolitan governance; and chapter six covers constraints related to land administration and management in urban areas. Each chapter includes a framework for analysis, identification and assessment of key issues, and provides recommendations for the Government of the Philippines to consider. Important topics related to environmental sustainability and resilience are included as a cross cutting issue as they relate to urban planning and land management, but not covered in depth as they have been addressed in other World Bank reports. The full study is summarized below. Background technical papers for each section have also been prepared and cover much more analysis and detail. These are available as a companion to this policy report. 2017-08-07T22:33:09Z 2017-08-07T22:33:09Z 2017-03-31 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/963061495807736752/Philippines-Urbanization-review-fostering-competitive-sustainable-and-inclusive-cities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27667 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Urban Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Philippines |
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Urbanization is a driving force for
growth and poverty reduction. Globally, over 80 percent of
economic activity is concentrated in cities, and cities are
essential for lifting millions of people out of poverty
through the opportunities that density and agglomeration can
bring with jobs, services, and innovation. However, if not
carefully managed and planned for, the benefits of
urbanization are not realized and can result in congestion,
slums, pollution, inequality and crime. City
competitiveness is an important part of successful
urbanization. A competitive city facilitates its firms and
industries to create jobs, raise productivity, and increase
the incomes of citizens over time. At the same time, it is
not possible to achieve these objectives without strong
institutions, social inclusion, resilience, and
environmental sustainability. All of these elements are
important to harnessing the benefits of urbanization and
must be enabled by both national and local governments.
Chapter one of the report provides an introduction to
urbanization in the Philippines. Chapter two covers analysis
of urbanization and growth in the Philippines, Chapter three
focuses on city competitiveness for economic development and
job creation, chapter four provides an analysis of urban
poverty with a particularly focus on informal settler
families (ISFs) in Metro Manila, chapter five outlines the
key binding constraints related to institutions for urban
development and metropolitan governance; and chapter six
covers constraints related to land administration and
management in urban areas. Each chapter includes a framework
for analysis, identification and assessment of key issues,
and provides recommendations for the Government of the
Philippines to consider. Important topics related to
environmental sustainability and resilience are included as
a cross cutting issue as they relate to urban planning and
land management, but not covered in depth as they have been
addressed in other World Bank reports. The full study is
summarized below. Background technical papers for each
section have also been prepared and cover much more analysis
and detail. These are available as a companion to this
policy report. |
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