Uruguay

A deep analysis of Uruguay National Urban Policy

Region: Latin America & The Caribbean

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gdp

57471
GDP per capita

pop

3.4M
Population (2016)

pop growth

0.3%
Population growth rate

inflation

9.6%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

93.9%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

10.3%
Forested areas

co2

76
CO2 emissions estimate

female

55.4%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

73.6%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

80.4
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

73.3
Male life expectancy

unemployment

6.6%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

95.3%
Urban population

male pop

N/A%
Male education

female pop

N/A%
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

Law and Land Use and Sustainable Development (Partial)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Implementation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Senate and House of Representatives of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay

stages
TIMELINE

2009

focus
FOCUS

N/A

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
MORE COUNTRY RESOURCES

Further Resources
COMMENTS

This is a partial NUP.

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Thematic scope of Uruguay NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Extensive
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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 Uruguay NUP

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

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

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Uruguay 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 Uruguay NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Uruguay 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