Urban Indicators for Managing Cities
Westfall, Matthew S.; Villa, Victoria A. de | December 2001
Abstract
Nowhere is the urban challenge more starkly evident than in Asia. Many cities lack data and information on urban conditions and trends, which has undermined their ability to understand and manage the complex forces of urban growth and change.
Citation
Westfall, Matthew S.; Villa, Victoria A. de. 2001. Urban Indicators for Managing Cities. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/276. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Print ISBN
971-561-312-8
Keywords
Urbanization
Urban Services
Urban Projects
Urban Problems
Urban Poverty
Urban Policy
Urban Planning
Urban Infrastructure
Urban Health
Urban Government
Urban Economic Development
Urban Development Finance
Urban Development
Urban Conditions
Urban Communities
Urban Population
Urban Plans
Urbanism
Urban agriculture
Economic Development
Rural Urban Migration
Cities
Local government
Urban renewal
Urban housing
Urban sociology
Transit systems
Rapid transit
Public transit
Mass transit
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