Documents & Reports
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Demographic Trends and Urbanization (English)
It is now widely accepted that the future is urban. Over 55 percent of the world’s population lived in urban areas in 2018; by 2050, this proportion will grow to two-thirds. The United Nations calls urbanization...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 158009 Document Date: April 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Wahba Tadros,Sameh Naguib,Wellenstein,Anna,Das,Maitreyi B,Palmarini,Nic,D'Aoust,Olivia Severine,Singh,Gayatri,Restrepo Cadavid,Paula,Goga,Soraya,Terraza,Horacio Cristian,Lakovits,Carina,Baeumler,Axel E. N.,Gapihan,Anne Treylane
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Making cities work for Central America : urbanization review (English)
Central America is undergoing an important transition, with urban populations increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges as well as opportunities to boost sustained, inclusive and resilient...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: ACS18375 Document Date: June 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Maria,Augustin,Acero Vergel,Jose Luis,Aguilera De Llano,Ana Isabel,Garcia Lozano,Marisa,Andersson,Mats,Parby,Jonas Ingemann,Mason,David,Ishizawa Escudero,Oscar Anil,Sanahuja,Haris Eduardo,Sole Canut,Albert,Marulanda,Catalina,Ortiz,Alexandra,Lozano Gracia,Nancy,Kilroy,Austin,Lopez,J. Humberto,Wellenstein,Anna,Peter,Christian Albert,Campos Garcia,Ana,Narvaez Marulanda,Lizardo,Van Der Borght,Rafael
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The urban poor in Latin America (English)
With three quarters of its population living in cities, Latin America is now essentially an urban region. Higher urbanization is usually associated with a number of positives, such as higher income, greater...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 33795 Document Date: June 1, 2005 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Cohan,Lorena Maria,Fay, Marianne [editor],Mcevoy,Karla J.,Monkkomen, Paavo,Moser, Annalise,Moser,Caroline O.,Ruggeri Laderchi,Caterina,Wellenstein,Anna,Winton, Ailsa,Woolcock,Michael
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Spatial analysis of public investment flows in urban Argentina : an approach to evaluating urban poverty and inequality (English)
Recent investigations into poverty in Argentina show that certain locations within urban areas concentrate poverty, as measured by unsatisfied basic needs.1 These same areas concentrate low levels of publicly...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 26822 Document Date: September 30, 1999 Author: Wellenstein,Anna