Leveraging Urbanization for Greater Prosperity and Livability

No AccessNov 2015Leveraging Urbanization for Greater Prosperity and LivabilityAuthors/Editors: Peter Ellis, Mark RobertsPeter EllisSearch for more papers by this author, Mark RobertsSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0662-9_ch1View ChaptersAboutFull TextPDF (0.6 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: Explains that South Asia’s urbanization has been messy and hidden, and congestion pressures undermine the potential economic leverage that should be derived from urbanization. Despite strong prosperity gains that the region has enjoyed since the turn of the century, the majority of South Asia’s cities endure high poverty, extremely poor housing conditions, and poor livability, and because of tight official definitions of urban areas, significant hidden urbanization is not captured in official statistics limiting rigorous analysis and comparability across countries.…