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Mexico urbanization review : managing spatial growth for productive and livable cities in Mexico /
Despite impressive economic growth and increasing prosperity, cities in Mexico do not seem to have fully captured the benefits of urban agglomeration, in part because of rapid and uncoordinated urban growth. Recent expansion of many Mexican cities has been distant, disconnected, and dispersed, drive...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank Publications,
2016.
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| Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Countries and regions.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary: Managing Spatial Growth for Productive and Livable Cities in Mexico; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Setting the Scene; High Levels of Urbanization in Mexico; Urbanization and Socioeconomic Achievements in Mexico; Remaining Challenge: Distant, Dispersed, and Disconnected Urban Spatial Growth; Reform Agenda for Urban and Housing Policies; Objectives and Scope of the Mexico Urbanization Review; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Understanding Economic Performance and Progress toward Shared Prosperity; Introduction.
- Overview of Economic Performance of Mexican CitiesEvolving Economic Structure of Mexican Cities; Remaining Challenges in Realizing the Full Economic Potential of Mexican Cities; Progress and Remaining Challenges to Inclusive Growth in the Urban Sphere; Recent Spatial Growth and Its Impact on Mexican Cities; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Unlocking the Economic Potentials of Mexican Cities; Introduction; Effects of Uncoordinated Urban Growth on Matching Skills to Jobs; Effects of Uncoordinated Urban Growth on Sorting Economic Activities in Space.
- Missing Benefits from Agglomeration Economies in Mexican CitiesInfrastructure Provision and Metropolitan Coordination to Spur Economic Performance; Activating Metropolitan Clusters Inside Regional Networks and "Systems of Cities"; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Moving toward More Livable and Inclusive Mexican Cities; Introduction; Persistent Inequality in Basic Services within Cities; Uncoordinated Urban Expansion and Its Effects on Fostering Inclusive Growth and Livability; Effects of Spatial Growth on Commuting, the Environment, and Health; Notes; References.
- Chapter 5 Policy Messages and RecommendationsSummary of Policy Options; Reframing the Policy Lens for Productive and Inclusive Urban Growth; Planning for Productive and Livable Mexican Cities; Connecting Institutions-Coordination to Unlock Cities' Potentials for Growth and Livability; Financing for Well-Connected, Prosperous, and Livable Cities; Note; References; Appendix A Glossary of Urban and Housing Sectors in Mexico; Appendix B Methodology for Analyzing Urban Spatial Structure; Scope and Data of Analysis; Trends in Overall Population Densities in Mexican Cities.
- Differences in the Methodology to Calculate Population DensityMeasuring Spatial Form; References; Appendix C Methodology for Case Study of Guadalajara Metropolitan Area; Introduction; Definitions and Variables; Detailed Methodology and Results of Analysis; Note; Reference; Boxes; Box ES.1 Mexico Has a Consolidated System of Cities that Is Fairly Balanced across Urban Agglomeration of All Sizes; Box 1.1 Housing Policies in Mexico; Box 1.2 The National Urban System and Classification of City Types; Box 1.3 What Is an Urbanization Review?; Box 1.4 Locating "Peri-Urban" Areas; Box 2.1 Economic Activity and Regional Dynamics: One Input for a Differentiated Policy Lens.