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