Denmark

A deep analysis of Denmark National Urban Policy

Region: Europe & North America

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gdp

346119
GDP per capita

pop

5.6M
Population (2016)

pop growth

0.4%
Population growth rate

inflation

0.3%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

100%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

14.2%
Forested areas

co2

38
CO2 emissions estimate

female

58.1%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

66.3%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

81.9
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

78
Male life expectancy

unemployment

6.6%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

87.7%
Urban population

male pop

68.2%
Male education

female pop

95.4%
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

Danish Act on Urban Renewal and Urban Development (Partial)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Implementation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Business and Growth; Ministry of Immigration, Integration and Housing

stages
TIMELINE

2015

focus
FOCUS

The act focuses on urban renewal and regeneration of towns and cities.

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
MORE COUNTRY RESOURCES

Further Resources
COMMENTS

It is not an explicit NUP

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Thematic scope of Denmark NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Moderate
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Moderate

Graphical Representation

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

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

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

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

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Denmark 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 Denmark NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Denmark 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