Belgium

A deep analysis of Belgium National Urban Policy

Region: Europe & North America

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gdp

531547
GDP per capita

pop

11.3M
Population (2016)

pop growth

0.7%
Population growth rate

inflation

2%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

100%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

22.5%
Forested areas

co2

93
CO2 emissions estimate

female

48.2%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

59.2%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

83
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

78
Male life expectancy

unemployment

8.5%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

97.3%
Urban population

male pop

63.2%
Male education

female pop

83.2%
Female education


Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset

title
TITLE OF NUP

Développement d’une offre ferroviaire suburbaine type RER (Partial)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

No Information Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

SNBC

stages
TIMELINE

1999

focus
FOCUS

The policy is implemented through contracts with cities, which have a wide range of objectives: neighborhood regeneration, climate change, housing upgrades, etc.

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
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Further Resources
COMMENTS

No Explicit NUP

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Thematic scope of Belgium NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Extensive
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Low

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Belgium NUP

Measurement of how Belgium NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Belgium, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Belgium NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their No Information phase.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Belgium NUP does not address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Belgium NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Belgium NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.

NO