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Activity # 2- Urban Development: Issues, Challenges, And ADB’s Approach
Name: _______________________________ Course: ______________ A.Y._________________
Key Issues, challenges and Observed Problems/Effects Suggested Solution/s

Trends
Fast urban population expansion may By decreasing the need for lengthy
strain already-existing infrastructure, journeys, encouraging mixed-use
Rapid urban population including transportation networks, development, where residential,
growth water supply and sanitation networks, commercial, and industrial areas are
and waste management facilities. If combined, can help alleviate traffic
the population increases, these congestion. Also, it can lessen urban
systems could not handle the sprawl and offer more inexpensive
resulting demand, which would result housing options.
in overcrowding, traffic, and a general
decrease in the standard of living for
locals.
Environmental problems including Governments can encourage the

pollution, traffic, and waste growth of satellite towns and cities
Rise of megacities management can result from a high around megacities, which can
population density in a small area. operate as economic centers and aid
Public health and quality of life may in decentralizing economic activity.
suffer as a result of this. This can open up work prospects in
more rural places while easing the
burden on the infrastructure of the
major metropolises.
Due to a lack of money, insufficient This can entail making improvements

educational facilities, and a lack of to school infrastructure, enhancing
High urban poverty level parental involvement, children living teacher training, and giving parents
in poverty may have trouble getting tools and support to get more
a high-quality education. involved in their kids' education.
Basic services that are not up to par The issue of insufficient basic services
can reduce economic prospects and necessitates a multifaceted strategy
Inadequate basic services cause poverty. For instance, a lack of that includes infrastructure
electricity might restrict access to investment, policy modifications, and
employment prospects and hinder community involvement.
the efficient operation of Governments and other stakeholders
businesses. The answer is to make must also make a commitment to
investments in infrastructure to putting community needs first and
facilitate economic growth, such as ensuring that everyone has access to
transportation and electrical grids. essential services.
Climate change, which is generating In order to stop climate change, we

global warming, rising sea levels, must cut back on our carbon output.
Environmental degradation and altered precipitation patterns, is This can be accomplished by utilizing
a result of environmental renewable energy sources, such as
deterioration. Natural calamities like solar and wind energy, and by
storms, droughts, and floods have consuming fewer fossil fuels.
intensified as a result.
Urban areas serve as hubs for Investing in sustainable infrastructure

economic activity, innovation, and and public transportation is one way
Sustaining urban areas as creativity and are important growth to keep metropolitan areas as growth
engines of growth engines for many nations. They do, engines. This might entail adding
however, also deal with a number of more bike lanes, pathways for
environmental issues, such as traffic pedestrians, and clean energy-
jams, pollution, and a lack of powered public transportation
affordable housing. These problems systems. Urban areas would become
may have a detrimental impact on more habitable and appealing to
urban people's quality of life and both businesses and inhabitants by
limit the ability for metropolitan reducing traffic congestion and air
areas to experience economic pollution.
progress.
Unplanned urban growth can make Designing for environmentally

social problems like homelessness, friendly infrastructure can help slow
Managing urban growth unemployment, poverty, and crime down environmental deterioration
worse. and enhance the quality of life for
city dwellers. Examples of such
infrastructure include public transit,
trash disposal, and green spaces.
Transportation, electricity, and Infrastructure project financing and

communication networks are implementation can be facilitated by
Bridging supply and examples of infrastructure services public-private cooperation.
demand gap on that are essential for economic Partnerships between the public and
infrastructure services development. Inadequate private sectors can also ensure that
infrastructure can restrict economic infrastructure projects are in line
activity and impede the expansion with more general objectives for
of businesses. economic and social development.
Lack of resources is one of the most To help offer resources, one potential
prevalent issues when attempting to answer is to look for collaborations
Strengthening urban improve urban management with other groups, such as non-
management capacity capabilities. This can apply to governmental organizations (NGOs)
resources including money, people, or private sector businesses.
tools, and infrastructure. Prioritizing and allocating resources
more wisely, for example, by
concentrating on high-priority
projects or areas, is another option.
Decentralization may result in Resources should be dispersed fairly

unequal resource distribution between urban and rural
Decentralizing urban between urban and rural areas. communities, according to the
administration Underinvestment in urban areas as a government. By doing this, it may be
result may have a detrimental possible to guarantee that
impact on development and service metropolitan regions receive enough
provision. resources for growth and service
provision.
Political unrest has been The solution is to support the growth

exacerbated by globalization in of resilient and diversified
Responding to some nations, particularly those that economies, as well as strong
globalization depend heavily on exports or are governance, transparency, and
susceptible to outside economic accountability.
shocks.

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Activity # 2- Urban Development: Issues, Challenges, And ADB’s Approach

Name: _____________ Course: A.Y._

Key Issues, challenges and Observed Problems/Effects Suggested Solution/s

Environmental problems including Governments can encourage the

Due to a lack of money, insufficient This can entail making improvements

Climate change, which is generating In order to stop climate change, we

Urban areas serve as hubs for Investing in sustainable infrastructure

Unplanned urban growth can make Designing for environmentally

Transportation, electricity, and Infrastructure project financing and

Decentralization may result in Resources should be dispersed fairly

Political unrest has been The solution is to support the growth

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