An Agenda for Research on Urbanization in Developing Countries : A Summary of Findings from a Scoping Exercise

This paper assesses the state of research and examines priorities for future work in the area of urbanization and growth. This is done by reviewing and summarizing the findings of five scoping papers covering the following topics: urban poverty, th...

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Main Authors:	Annez, Patricia Clarke, Linn, Johannes F.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCOUNTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALM AUDITS AVAILABILITY OF LAND BUILDING PERMIT CAPITAL GRANTS CAPITAL MARKETS CDS CENTRAL CITY CITIES ALLIANCE CITY CENTER CITY CENTERS CITY CLUSTERS CITY DEVELOPMENT CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY GOVERNMENTS CITY LEVEL CITY MANAGEMENT CITY PLANNING COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CULTURAL HERITAGE DECENTRALIZATION EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FIXED COSTS FOREIGN EXCHANGE GREEN BELTS GROWTH OF SLUMS HERITAGE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING MARKETS HOUSING PRICES HOUSING REGULATIONS HOUSING STOCK INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL LAND INVENTORY INVESTMENT CLIMATES INVESTMENT DECISIONS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR UNIONS LAND ACQUISITION LAND MARKETS LAND PRICES LAND REGISTRATION LAND TENURE LAND USE REGULATIONS LAND VALUE LAND VALUE INCREMENTS LAND VALUES LARGER CITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL INVESTMENT LOW INCOME LOW INCOME SETTLEMENTS MEGACITIES MICROFINANCE MIGRATION MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS MUNICIPAL BONDS MUNICIPAL FINANCE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPALITIES NEW SLUMS ON URBAN LAND ON URBAN POVERTY PLOT SIZE POLICE POOR COMMUNITIES POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY POLICY PRICE OF LAND PRIVATE DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LAND PRIVATE REAL ESTATE PRODUCTIVITY PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC FACILITIES PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC LAND PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPACE QUALITY OF LIFE RAPID URBANIZATION RATING AGENCIES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS REGULATORY REFORM REVENUE ASSIGNMENT REVENUE MOBILIZATION SAFE WATER SECONDARY CITIES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SIDE SUBSIDIES SLUM AREAS SLUM DWELLERS SLUM IMPROVEMENT SLUM POPULATION SLUM UPGRADING SLUM UPGRADING PROGRAMS SLUMS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SERVICES STAKEHOLDERS STATE ENTERPRISES TAX ADMINISTRATION TAXATION TECHNICAL ADVICE THAT URBAN POVERTY TOWN PLANNING TOWNS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT SERVICES URBAN URBAN AFFAIRS URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN ASSETS URBAN CITIZENS URBAN COMMUNITIES URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN EMPLOYMENT URBAN EXPANSION URBAN GOVERNMENTS URBAN GROWTH URBAN HOUSING URBAN INCOMES URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN INSTITUTIONS URBAN INVESTMENT URBAN INVESTMENTS URBAN ISSUES URBAN LABOR URBAN LAND URBAN LAND DEVELOPMENT URBAN LAND MANAGEMENT URBAN LAND POLICY URBAN LAND USE URBAN MANAGEMENT URBAN PARTNERSHIPS URBAN PERIPHERY URBAN PLANNERS URBAN POLICY URBAN POLICY DEBATE URBAN POOR URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATION GROWTH URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN POVERTY URBAN POVERTY ASSESSMENT URBAN POVERTY ASSESSMENTS URBAN POVERTY REDUCTION URBAN PROGRAMS URBAN PROJECTS URBAN RESEARCH URBAN RESIDENTS URBAN ROADS URBAN SECTOR URBAN SERVICE URBAN SERVICE DELIVERY URBAN SERVICES URBAN SLUM URBAN SPACE URBAN STAKEHOLDERS URBAN STRATEGIES URBAN STRATEGY URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN WORLD URBANIZATION URBANIZATION PROCESS URBANIZATION RESEARCH USER CHARGES WORLD URBANIZATION
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