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Toward great Dhaka : a new urban development paradigm eastward /
"A unique strategic opportunity beckons Bangladesh. Dhaka, the economic powerhouse of the country, stands on the cusp of a dramatic transformation that could make it much more prosperous and livable. Today, Dhaka is prone to flooding, congestion, and messiness, to a point that is clogging its g...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
World Bank Group,
[2018]
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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; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview: Toward Great Dhaka; The promise and pitfalls of urbanization; A South Asian hub; The cost of inaction; A more prosperous Bangladesh; Chapter 1 Dhaka: Dynamic but Messy; Disproportionally important; Strategically located; Successful on many counts; Three critical challenges; A shortage of high-quality urban land; References; Chapter 2 Fragmented Responsibilities; Weak urban authorities; Ineffective coordination mechanisms; Partial implementation of plans; A stellar exception; References
- Chapter 3 East and WestDhaka's western part; Dhaka's eastern part; Potential and risks; References; Chapter 4 Urban Development Scenarios; Multiple proposals; A unique opportunity; The example of Pudong, Shanghai; A new paradigm eastward; Mimicking a strategic approach; References; Chapter 5 Modeling City Growth; The new urban economics; Geography, firms and households; Deriving an urban equilibrium; Calibrating the geography; Calibrating firms and households; Constructing the four scenarios; References; Chapter 6 Dhaka in 2035; A more prosperous city; An engine of economic growth
- The distribution of gainsReferences; Chapter 7 Implementing the Vision; Returns and financing; The payoffs to being strategic; Risks and mitigation; References; Boxes; Box 3.1 Bashundhara Residential Area: A modern town with its own rules; Box 4.1 The key ingredients of Pudong's success; Box 5.1 The available studies are mainly of advanced economies; Box 5.2 Modeling firms and production decisions: the details; Box 5.3 Modeling households and residential choices: the details; Box 5.4 Calibrating production and consumption functions; Figures
- Figure 1.1 Greater Dhaka has an outsized share of Bangladesh's population and jobsFigure 1.2 Bangladesh has few sizable secondary cities; Figure 1.3 Slums are poorer than the rest of Dhaka, but less poor than rural areas; Figure 1.4 Messiness: Dhaka appears at the bottom of global livability rankings; Figure 1.5 Dhaka's population is huge-its economy less so; Figure 2.1 In Dhaka, urban institutions have been evolving; Figure 2.2 In Dhaka, the financial resources for urban development are very limited; Figure 2.3 There is no shortage of urban institutions and actors in Dhaka
- Figure 2.4 Only one embankment was built and few canals were rehabilitatedFigure 3.1 Privately developed land already covers one-quarter of East Dhaka; Figure 3.2 Road building is falling behind population growth and sand filling in East Dhaka; Figure 3.3 There are few land property titles for the growing population of the mouza Purba Durgapur; Figure 4.1 Hard infrastructure is easier; soft reforms are harder; Figure 5.1 Households and firms decide where to live, work and operate; Figure 6.1 Key interventions accelerate population growth in East Dhaka, especially for high-skilled households