Switzerland

A deep analysis of Switzerland National Urban Policy

Region: Europe & North America

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gdp

701037
GDP per capita

pop

8.3M
Population (2016)

pop growth

1.2%
Population growth rate

inflation

-0.4%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

100%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

31.5%
Forested areas

co2

40
CO2 emissions estimate

female

62.7%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

74.9%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

84.7
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

80.4
Male life expectancy

unemployment

4.5%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

73.9%
Urban population

male pop

56,8%
Male education

female pop

57,7%
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

Politique desagglomérations 2016 (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Implementation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office fédéral du développement territorialARE (DETEC) et le Secrétariat d’État àl’économie (DEFR)

stages
TIMELINE

2016

focus
FOCUS

The objectives of the policy are to: increase the quality of life, increase economic attractiveness, increase the quality of urban developments, and create efficient collaboration.

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
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Further Resources
COMMENTS

- Partial NUP - The policy has been developed in parallel with the policy on rural space. They share common strategies and tools.

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Thematic scope of Switzerland 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

Low
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Low

Graphical Representation

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

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

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

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

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Switzerland 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 Switzerland NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Switzerland 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