Hoornweg, Daniel
City Indicators Now To Nanjing / Hoornweg, Daniel [electronic resource] : Hoornweg, Daniel - Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2007 - 1 online resource (71 p.) - Policy research working papers. World Bank e-Library. .
This paper provides the key elements to develop an integrated approach for measuring and monitoring city performance globally. The paper reviews the role of cities and why indicators are important. Then it discusses past approaches to city indicators and the systems developed to date, including the World Bank's initiatives. After identifying the strengths and weaknesses of past experiences, it discusses the characteristics of optimal indicators. The paper concludes with a proposed plan to develop standardized indicators that emphasize the importance of indicators that are measurable, replicable, potentially predictive, and most important, consistent and comparable over time and across cities. As an innovative characteristic, the paper includes subjective measures in city indicators, such as well-being, happy citizens, and trust.
10.1596/1813-9450-4114
Cities
City Development Strategies
City Performance
Communities & Human Settlements
Cultural Heritage and Preservation
Cultural Policy
Culture & Development
Economic Development
Environment
Environmental Degradation
Environmental Economics and Policies
Governance
Housing and Human Habitats
Human Settlements
ICT Policy and Strategies
Industrialization
Information and Communication Technologies
Poverty
Public Sector Development
Quality of Life
Service Delivery
Service Providers
Slum Upgrading
Slums
Social Progress
Social Unrest
Stakeholders
Urban Agglomerations
Urban Development
Urban Development Policies and Strategies
Urban Housing and Land
Urban Indicators
Urban Issues
Urban Services to the Poor
Urban Slums Upgrading
Urbanization
City Indicators Now To Nanjing / Hoornweg, Daniel [electronic resource] : Hoornweg, Daniel - Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2007 - 1 online resource (71 p.) - Policy research working papers. World Bank e-Library. .
This paper provides the key elements to develop an integrated approach for measuring and monitoring city performance globally. The paper reviews the role of cities and why indicators are important. Then it discusses past approaches to city indicators and the systems developed to date, including the World Bank's initiatives. After identifying the strengths and weaknesses of past experiences, it discusses the characteristics of optimal indicators. The paper concludes with a proposed plan to develop standardized indicators that emphasize the importance of indicators that are measurable, replicable, potentially predictive, and most important, consistent and comparable over time and across cities. As an innovative characteristic, the paper includes subjective measures in city indicators, such as well-being, happy citizens, and trust.
10.1596/1813-9450-4114
Cities
City Development Strategies
City Performance
Communities & Human Settlements
Cultural Heritage and Preservation
Cultural Policy
Culture & Development
Economic Development
Environment
Environmental Degradation
Environmental Economics and Policies
Governance
Housing and Human Habitats
Human Settlements
ICT Policy and Strategies
Industrialization
Information and Communication Technologies
Poverty
Public Sector Development
Quality of Life
Service Delivery
Service Providers
Slum Upgrading
Slums
Social Progress
Social Unrest
Stakeholders
Urban Agglomerations
Urban Development
Urban Development Policies and Strategies
Urban Housing and Land
Urban Indicators
Urban Issues
Urban Services to the Poor
Urban Slums Upgrading
Urbanization