Population Division - Urbanization

New data on urbanization and potential environmental impacts on cities

NKOSHY — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:52:00 +0000

Thursday, 13 September 2018 - 11:00pm

The seminar will present new data sources and analysis from the UN Population Division on urbanization and potential environmental impacts on cities. The first presentation will provide an overview of results and key findings from the 2018 Revision of the 51�Թ� World Urbanization Prospects. The second presentation will introduce the Population Division’s City Boundaries Database. The final presentation will discuss the risks of exposure and vulnerability to natural disasters for the world’s major urban areas, based on new Population Division data.

A panel discussion will build on the presentations and address current issues on data for urban areas and cities.

The Seminar is part of the “Population Dynamics and Environmental Change Seminar Series”, co-hosted by the UN Population Division and convened in partnership with the CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR), the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University, and the Population Council.

Venue: One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Floor 3, New York, NY 10017

Presenters

Francois Pelletier, UN Population Division/DESA. An overview of the World Urbanization Prospects: Results and Key Findings from the 2018 Revision

Sara Hertog, UN Population Division/DESA. The Population Division’s City boundaries database

Danan Gu, UN Population Division/DESA. Risks of Exposure and Vulnerability to Natural Disasters for World’s Major Urban Areas

Panel Discussion

Danan Gu, Sara Hertog, Francois Pelletier, John Wilmoth, UN Population Division/DESA
Mark Montgomery (Population Council)

Links

The Population Council’s Event page

Population Dynamics and Environmental Change Seminar Series

RSVP (REQUIRED)

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Expert group meeting on population distribution, urbanization, internal migration and development

MSTOCKTO — Thu, 02 May 2019 20:04:00 +0000

Monday, 21 January 2008 - 10:00am to Wednesday, 23 January 2008 - 5:00pm

Overview

The Population Division of the 51�Թ� Department of Economic and Social Affairs organized an expert group meeting on population distribution, urbanization, internal migration and development. The meeting was held at the 51�Թ� in New York from 21 to 23 January 2008.

The world population is in the midst of a historical transition from being mostly rural to predominantly urban. The urbanization of the population has historically been accompanied by long-term economic development. Urbanization has been both an important determinant of the reduction in mortality and fertility rates as well as a prominent feature of the spatial distribution. While urbanization generally represents a positive and welcome development, the challenges facing urbanization in developed countries are of different kind and scale than those in the developing areas.

At the meeting, experts in various aspects of urbanization presented and discussed recent research findings from different regions and countries of the world.

Documents

Organization of work

Monday, 21 January 2008

9:30–13:00

I. Opening session

Hania Zlotnik, Director, Population Division, 51�Թ�. Opening statement

II. Urbanization: a global perspective

Gerhard Heilig, Population Division, 51�Թ�. New urbanization estimates and trends: The World Urbanization Prospects, Revision 2007
Jorge Bravo, Population Division, 51�Թ�. An overview of urbanization, internal migration, population distribution and development in the world

II. Urbanization: a global perspective (continued)

George Martine, Núcleo de Estudos Urbanos/Universidade de Brasília, Brazil. Preparing for sustainable urban growth in developing areas
Axumite Gebre-Egziabher, UN-Habitat, New York. Urban growth, slums and policy

14:30–18:00

III. Urban growth and internal migration: policy dimensions

J. Vernon Henderson, Brown University, USA. The effects of exclusionary housing policies on urban development: evidence from Brazil
Aprodicio A. Laquian, University of British Columbia, Canada. The planning and governance of Asia's mega-urban regions

III. Urban growth and internal migration: policy dimensions (continued)

Kam Wing Chan, University of Washington, USA. Internal labour migration in China: trends, geographical distribution and policies
Jorge Rodriguez, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean/CELADE, Chile. Spatial distribution of the population, internal migration and development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Tuesday, 22 January 2008

9:30–13:00

IV. Rural and urban development: linkages and disparities

Anthony Champion, Newcastle University, UK. The changing nature of urban and rural areas in the UK and other European countries
Roopa Purushothaman, Future Capital Research, India. Is urban growth good for rural India?

IV. Rural and urban development: linkages and disparities (continued)

Cecilia Tacoli, International Institute for Environment and Development, UK. Links between rural and urban development in Africa and Asia
Haroldo da Gama Torres, Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento, Brazil. Social and environmental aspects of peri-urban growth in Latin American megacities

14:30–18:00

V. Urban infrastructure, health and poverty

Mark R. Montgomery, Population Council and State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA. The health of urban populations in developing countries
Nyovani Madise, University of Southampton, UK. Progress towards the child mortality millennium development goal in urban sub-Saharan Africa

VI. Urban planning and economic growth

Eduardo López-Moreno, UN-Habitat, Kenya. Urban growth patterns and socioeconomic inequalities in the world
Peter J. Marcotullio, UN University, USA. Globalisation and urban development in the Asia Pacific region
Mee Kam Ng, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Urban system planning in China: the case of the Pearl River Delta

Wednesday, 23 January 2008

9:30–13:00

VII. Spatial distribution of the population and climate change

David Satterthwaite, International Institute for Environment and Development, UK. Climate change and urbanization: effects and implications for urban governance
Deborah L. Balk, Baruch College/City University of New York and CIESIN, USA. Urban population distribution and the rising risks of climate change
Henrik Urdal, International Peace Research Institute, Norway. Demographic aspects of climate change, environmental degradation and armed conflict

11:30–12:00

VIII. Summary and conclusions

Chair: Hania Zlotnik, Population Division, 51�Թ�
Rapporteur: Richard Bilsborrow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

12:00–12:15

Closing

Contributed papers

51�Թ� Population Division. An overview of urbanization, internal migration, population distribution and development in the world (UN/POP/EGM-URB/2008/01)
George Martine. Preparing for sustainable urban growth in developing areas
(UN/POP/PD/EGM-URB/2008/02)
J. Vernon Henderson. The effects of exclusionary housing policies on urban development: evidence from Brazil (UN/POP/PD/EGM-URB/2008/03)
Aprodicio A. Laquian. The planning and governance of Asia's mega-urban regions
(UN/POP/PD/EGM-URB/2008/04)
Kam Wing Chan. Internal labour migration in China: trends, geographical distribution and policies (UN/POP/PD/EGM-URB/2008/05)
Jorge Rodriguez. Spatial distribution of the population, internal migration and development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UN/POP/EGM-URB/2008/06)
Anthony Champion. The changing nature of urban and rural areas in the UK and other European countries (UN/POP/EGM-URB/2008/07)
Roopa Purushothaman. Is urban growth good for rural India? (UN/POP/EGM-URB/2008/08)
Cecilia Tacoli. Links between rural and urban development in Africa and Asia
(UN/POP/PD/EGM-URB/2008/09)
Haroldo da Gama Torres. Social and environmental aspects of peri-urban growth in Latin American megacities (UN/POP/PD/EGM-URB/2008/10)
Mark R. Montgomery. The health of urban populations in developing countries
(UN/POP/EGM-URB/2008/11)
Nyovani Janet Madise. Progress towards the child mortality Millennium Development Goal in urban sub-Saharan Africa (UN/POP/EGM-URB/2008/12)
Nefise Bazoglu. Cities in transition: Demographics and the development of cities
(UN/POP/EGM-URB/2008/13)
Peter J. Marcotullio (UN University, USA). Globalisation and urban development in the Asia
Pacific region (UN/POP/EGM-URB/2008/14)
Mee Kam Ng. Urban system planning in China: the case of the Pearl River Delta
(UN/POP/EGM-URB/2008/15)
David Satterthwaite. Climate change and urbanization: effects and implications for urban governance (UN/POP/PD/EGM-URB/2008/16)
Deborah L. Balk (Baruch College/City University of New York and CIESIN, USA). Urban
population distribution and the rising risks of climate change (UN/POP/EGM-URB/2008/17)
Henrik Urdal. Demographic aspects of climate change, environmental degradation and armed conflict (UN/POP/EGM-URB/2008/18)

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Commission on Population and Development, forty-first session (2008)

MSTOCKTO — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 20:30:00 +0000

Monday, 07 April 2008 - 10:00am to Friday, 11 April 2008 - 6:00pm

Population distribution, urbanization, internal migration and development

Members of the Commission

Bureau members

Mr. Ivan Piperkov (Bulgaria) - Eastern-European Group (Chair)
Mr. Hossein Gharibi (Islamic Republic of Iran) - Asia-Pacific Group (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Fredrick Matwang’a (Kenya) - African Group (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Alicia Melgar (Uruguay) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Pauline Eizema (Netherlands) - Western European and Others Group (WEOG) (Vice-Chair)

Report of the Commission on its forty-first session

(E/CN.9/2008/8 and E/2008/25) (English, French, Spanish)

Resolutions and decisions

Provisional agenda for the forty-second session of the Commission (E/CN.9/2008/L.2)
Draft report of the Commission on its forty-first session (E/CN.9/2008/L.3)
Resolution on Population distribution, urbanization, internal migration and development (E/CN.9/2008/L.4)

Expert group meeting on sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration

MSTOCKTO — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 21:42:00 +0000

Thursday, 07 September 2017 - 10:00am to Friday, 08 September 2017 - 6:00pm

Overview

Urbanization and migration are profoundly important demographic phenomena affecting population growth and decline, and the spatial distribution of populations both between and within countries. The two processes have significant development impacts at the global, regional, national and subnational levels, and they are closely interconnected. Cities are centres of demographic, social, economic and political change, attracting migrants from near and far.

Recognizing the importance of these topics, the Commission on Population and Development decided that the thematic focus of its fifty-first session in April 2018 will be on “Sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration”. The Population Division is organizing an expert group meeting on this topic, to be held in New York from 7 to 8 September 2017 (UN Headquarters, 7 September – CR12 and 8 September – CR1).

The meeting will examine (a) new evidence regarding trends in urbanization and migration, (b) analyses of their development impacts, and (c) implications for policy, governance and planning. The focus of the discussion will range from the global to the local level, with the goal of identifying substantive connections across geographic and organizational levels, and encouraging coordinated policy responses based on a whole-of-government approach.

The experts will also explore the significance of migration, urbanization and cities for the follow-up to the relevant pillars of the global development agenda (i.e., Programme of Action from the International Conference on Population and Development, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants and the New Urban Agenda).

News and media

World Cities Day

MSTOCKTO — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 15:49:33 +0000

Wednesday, 31 October 2018 - 10:00am

The 51�Թ� General Assembly has designated the 31st of October as World Cities Day, by its resolution 68/239. The Day is expected to greatly promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contributing to sustainable urban development around the world.