Costa Rica
A deep analysis of Costa Rica National Urban Policy
Region: Latin America & The Caribbean
GDP per capita
Population (2016)
Population growth rate
Inflation Rate (2014)
Drinking water (rural)
Drinking water (urban)
Forested areas
CO2 emissions estimate
Labour force (females)
Labour force (males)
Female life expectancy
Male life expectancy
Unemp % of labour force
Urban population
Male education
Female education
Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset
TITLE OF NUP
National urban development policy 2018-2030 and action plan 2018-2022 (Explicit)
STAGE OF NUP
Implementation Phase
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministry of Housing and Human Settlements (MIVAH)
TIMELINE
2018
FOCUS
The PLAN GAM for Costa Rica focuses on: law and citizen participation, landscape continuity and identity, climate change emissions, risk management, territorial management tools, and strengthening public participation and management.
COMMENTS
PLAN GAM is not an explicit NUP; it is a development plan for Greater Metropolitan Area, PlanGam2013 (Plan Nacional de Desarrollo Urbano para la Gran Área Metropolitana)
Thematic scope of Costa Rica NUP
Thematic attention
Economic
Development
Thematic attention
Spatial
Development
Thematic attention
Human
Development
Thematic attention
Environmental
Development
Thematic attention
Climate
Resilience
Graphical Representation
Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information
Measurement of how Costa Rica NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Costa Rica, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Costa Rica NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Implementation phase.
YES
Territorial development
Costa Rica NUP does 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 Costa Rica NUP.
YES
Local fiscal space
Costa Rica NUP does 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.
YES