Transcription of URBAN PLANNING: CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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URBAN PLANNING: CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES . Mila Freire 1. 1. Senior Adviser, Sustainable Development Vice-Presidency, The World Bank L nea III. Desarrollo urbano. Ciudad sostenible 1. URBAN planning: CHALLENGES in DEVELOPING COUNTRIES We're just passing one of the great milestones in human history. It is fundamental, in the sense that the Industrial Revolution in Britain was fundamental. For the first time in history, a majority of the world's six billion people are living in cities. Between 2000 and 2025, the world's URBAN population will double. (Sir Peter Hall, 2005).
cultural and political opportunities associated with urban life. Urban explosion also poses daunting challenges. It can result in unemployment and insufficient investment in basic services with the resulting environmental and social problems. This paper discusses some of the challenges associated with urbanization in developing countries.
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