Portugal
A deep analysis of Portugal National Urban Policy
Region: Europe & North America

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
Sustainable Cities 2020 (Cidades Sustentaveis 2020) (Explicit)

STAGE OF NUP
Formulation Phase

LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DG Teertório

TIMELINE
2015

FOCUS
The national policy provides principles and guidelines for sustinable urbn development. It is focused on four axes: smartness and competitiveness, sustainability and efficiency, inclusion and human capital, and place-based planning and governance.

COMMENTS
This is an explicit NUP

Thematic scope of Portugal 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 Portugal NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Portugal, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Portugal NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Formulation phase.
YES
Territorial development
Portugal 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 Portugal NUP.
YES
Local fiscal space
Portugal 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