Reshaping Urbanization in Rwanda : Urbanization and the Evolution of Rwanda’s Urban Landscape
The objective of this report is to inform the government’s policies and strategies on urbanization as a driver of economic development, job creation, and poverty reduction. Note 1 examines Rwanda’s urbanization process since 2002 by analyzing satel...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/875101513836698339/Reshaping-urbanization-in-Rwanda-economic-and-spatial-trends-and-proposals-note-1-urbanization-and-the-evolution-of-Rwanda-s-urban-landscape http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29081 |
| Summary: | The objective of this report is to
inform the government’s policies and strategies on
urbanization as a driver of economic development, job
creation, and poverty reduction. Note 1 examines Rwanda’s
urbanization process since 2002 by analyzing satellite
images and other sources. This note presents and analyses
the core features and trends of Rwanda’s urbanization
process. In the first part, it lays out the overall trends
in Rwanda’s levels of urbanization and the primary trends in
urban expansion of Rwanda’s key cities, and presents central
legal and institutional elements that influence and inform
the dynamics of urbanization. Second, it analyses the
characteristics and spatial economy of the urban system.
Third, it provides an analysis of key characteristics of
connectivity of the urban system, domestically and with
perspectives to regional connectivity. Last, the note lays
out a set of policy implications. |
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