Urban Development Overview - World Bank Group
2023年4月3日 · The expansion of urban land consumption outpaces population growth by as much as 50%, which is expected to add 1.2 million km² of new urban built-up area to the world by 2030. Such sprawl puts pressure on land and natural resources, resulting in undesirable outcomes; cities represent two-thirds of global energy consumption and account for more ...
Urbanization in Thailand is dominated by the Bangkok urban area
The urban population of the Bangkok urban area grew from 7.8 million people to 9.6 million between 2000 and 2010, a relatively modest annual growth rate of 2.0%. It has the ninth largest population in East Asia. Like most large urban areas in the region, Bangkok is administratively fragmented, with more than 60% of the urban area located ...
Malaysia among Most Urbanized Countries in East Asia
2015年1月26日 · As of 2010, the Kuala Lumpur urban area was the eighth largest in the region, larger than some megacity urban areas like Jakarta, Manila, and Seoul despite its smaller population. Despite being the eighth-largest urban area in size, because of its low density, the Kuala Lumpur urban area was only the 22 nd largest in population. The overall ...
Urban Development in Phnom Penh - World Bank Group
Improving urban planning and implementation. To realize the long-term vision of the city’s Master Plan 2035, enabling regulations and codes, existing urban planning processes, and technical capacity for implementation need strengthening. Investing in sustainable urban infrastructure.
Managing Nepal’s Urban Transition - World Bank Group
2013年4月1日 · Urban Growth and Spatial Transition in Nepal: An Initial Assessment provides insights into the first of these two transitions – Nepal’s journey towards becoming a predominantly urban economy. A Changing Country. A largely rural country, with only 17 percent of the population living in urban areas, Nepal is urbanizing rapidly. With a ...
Urban Expansion in Cambodia - World Bank Group
Cambodia has the fourth-smallest amount of urban land among the countries studied (after the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste). The amount of urban area grew from 110 square kilometers in 2000 to 160 in 2010.
Leveraging Urbanization in Bhutan - World Bank Group
The growth rate of Bhutan’s urban population was the highest among the eight South Asian countries, at 5.7 percent per year from 2000-2010. The share of Bhutan’s population living in areas officially classified as urban was 3.2 percent per year over the same period – the second highest in the region after the Maldives.
Urban Development - World Bank Group
2024年11月21日 · More than half of the world's population lives in cities. Learn more about what the World Bank is doing to create green, resilient, and inclusive urban development. Access facts, statistics, project information, development research from experts and latest news about cities.
Leveraging Urbanization in Sri Lanka - World Bank Group
The rapid expansion of urban area relative to urban population reflects the sprawl and ribbon development that are characteristic of Sri Lanka’s urban development. Sri Lanka is one of five nations in the region – Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Pakistan are the others – where official estimates of the urban share of the population are ...
Urban Risk Assessments: Understanding Disaster and Climate Risk …
The Urban Risk Assessment (URA) presents a flexible approach that project and city managers can use to identify feasible measures to assess a city’s risk. The methodology focuses on three reinforcing pillars that collectively contribute to the understanding of urban risk: a hazard impact assessment, an institutional assessment, and a ...