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 Many urban reports
have drawn attention to the global trends of
urbanisation, particularly in Africa and Asia.
However, a recent report commissioned by the World
Bank has vividly demonstrated the impact at city
level of these global trends. Co-authored by Solly
Angel, Stephen Sheppard and Daniel Civco, the
Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion examined a sample
of ninety cities from all over the world.
Some of the most
important policy message contained in the document
are:
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Although many
governments have attempted to control
rural-urban migration flows, most, if not all,
of these have ended in utter failure;
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Urban densities in
all regions are decreasing over time; If average
densities continue to decline at the annual rate
of 1.7% (as they have over the past decade),
then the doubling of the developing world's
urban population by 2030 will result in a
tripling of their built-up areas.
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The central
message of the report is clear:
Developing country cities should be making
realistic plans for urban expansion, investing
in trunk infrastructure and protecting sensitive
land from incursion.
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Table of
Contents:
I. Background and
Objectives
(18 pages, 165 KB PDF)
II. The Research Design
and the Sample of Cities
(17 pages, 212
KB PDF)
III. The Classification of
Urban Land Cover Using Remote Sensing
(18 pages, 656
KB PDF)
IV. Measuring Urban Extent
and Expansion
(25 pages, 1.7
MB PDF)
V. Modeling Urban Extent
and Expansion
(17 pages, 218
KB PDF)
VI. The Policy
Implications of the Current Findings
(12 pages, 170
KB PDF)
VII. City Data Sheets
(91 pages, 11
MB PDF)
References
(6
pages, 124 KB PDF)
Acknowledgements
(1
pages, 106 KB PDF)
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