City Networks: Learning through Patnerships Zaragoza, Water Tribune 2008 Mila Freire The World Bank.
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Cities in Development Old paradigm Too rapid urbanization; too large cities; Increasing slums and poverty Discourage migration to cities New paradigm Economic growth and change in structure happens with concentration of people in towns Density is needed for productivity growth The challenge: how to ease urbanization process, while minimizing congestion costs City population expected to double in 30 years Climate change – the new urgent agenda