Iran (Islamic Republic of)

A deep analysis of Iran (Islamic Republic of) National Urban Policy

Region: Asia & The Pacific

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gdp

5442.9
GDP per capita

pop

80M
Population (2016)

pop growth

1.3%
Population growth rate

inflation

8.6%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

92.1%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

97.7%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

6.6%
Forested areas

co2

616
CO2 emissions estimate

female

16%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

72.4%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

76.2
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

74
Male life expectancy

unemployment

10.6%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

73.4%
Urban population

male pop

68.2%
Male education

female pop

63.6%
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

National Urban Policy and Smart City Strategy Programme (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Formulation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Road and Urban Development(MoRUD)

stages
TIMELINE

2017-2026

focus
FOCUS

The final version of this document came in August 2022

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Thematic scope of Iran (Islamic Republic of) NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Extensive
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

No Information

Graphical Representation

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

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Iran (Islamic Republic of) NUP

Measurement of how Iran (Islamic Republic of) NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Iran (Islamic Republic of), does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Iran (Islamic Republic of) NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Formulation phase.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of) NUP.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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