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