Chile

A deep analysis of Chile National Urban Policy

Region: Latin America & The Caribbean

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gdp

254062
GDP per capita

pop

18.1M
Population (2016)

pop growth

1.1%
Population growth rate

inflation

3.8%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

93.3%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

99.7%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

23%
Forested areas

co2

83
CO2 emissions estimate

female

50.6%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

74.5%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

84.1
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

78.1
Male life expectancy

unemployment

6.4%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

89.5%
Urban population

male pop

81.3%
Male education

female pop

92.3%
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

Política Nacional de Desarrollo Urbano (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Implementation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

National Council for Urban Development

stages
TIMELINE

2014

focus
FOCUS

The NUP focuses on improving the quality of life by addressing urban development, decentralizing decision making, provide a guide for policy reform, and to create oppertunities for social development and private investments. The policy has five main themes which are: social integration, economic development, environmental balance, cultural identity and heritage, and institutional and governance reforms.

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Further Resources
COMMENTS

The NUP has been formulated and OECD has reviewed the status of urban development and urban policies. Therefore, the NUP is going through two stages at the same time; implementation and monitoring.

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Thematic scope of Chile NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Low
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Low
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Low
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Low
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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 Chile NUP

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Chile, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Chile NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Implementation phase.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Chile 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 Chile NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Chile 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