Portugal

A deep analysis of Portugal National Urban Policy

Region: Europe & North America

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gdp

230117
GDP per capita

pop

10.3M
Population (2016)

pop growth

-0.5%
Population growth rate

inflation

0.6%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

100%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

35%
Forested areas

co2

46
CO2 emissions estimate

female

53.7%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

64.4%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

83.5
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

77.4
Male life expectancy

unemployment

13.99%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

63.5%
Urban population

male pop

60.9%
Male education

female pop

70.4%
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

Sustainable Cities 2020 (Cidades Sustentaveis 2020) (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Formulation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

DG Teertório

stages
TIMELINE

2015

focus
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.

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Thematic scope of Portugal 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

Extensive
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 Portugal NUP

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

sdg 11.a.1

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

sdg 11.a.1

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

sdg 11.a.1

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