United States
A deep analysis of United States 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
Community development block grant (Partial)

STAGE OF NUP
No information Phase

LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Department of Housing and Urban Development

TIMELINE
1981

FOCUS
Key investment areas are infrastructure, energy, housing, education, transportation, and urban security

COMMENTS
Not an explicit NUP. The Executive Order 13503 signals the recognition by the federal government of the importance of urban areas to national success.

Thematic scope of United States 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 United States NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for United States, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. United States NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their No information phase.
NO
Territorial development
United States 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 United States NUP.
NO
Local fiscal space
United States 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