An assessment of urban expansion in Caribbean small island developing States. The cases of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

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cepal.callNumberLC/TS.2024/20
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cepal.jobNumberS2301239_en
cepal.sdg11
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cepal.topicEngCITIES AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
cepal.topicSpaCIUDADES Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
cepal.workareaEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
dc.contributor.authorDe Paula, Jônatas
dc.contributor.authorHosein, Tarick
dc.coverage.spatialEngJAMAICA
dc.coverage.spatialEngTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
dc.coverage.spatialEngCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.coverage.spatialSpaJAMAICA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaTRINIDAD Y TABAGO
dc.coverage.spatialSpaCARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-22T21:22:35Z
dc.date.available2024-04-22T21:22:35Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-22
dc.description.abstractThe disproportionate increase in urbanized areas in relation to populations resulting in the spread of low-density urban settlements is recognized as a sustainable development challenge globally, including in Caribbean SIDS. This phenomenon has numerous adverse effects on urban settlements’ capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change, such as the increased vulnerability of critical infrastructure to climate disasters; the formation of informal settlements in risk-prone areas; an increase in impervious surfaces affecting floods’ spatial patterns and increasing related risks; and the destruction of ecosystems affecting natural services critical to climate change adaption. Cognisant of these challenges, the 2030 Agenda proposed the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 11.3.1 —ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate— as a global methodology to measure this phenomenon. This study utilizes this and other secondary indicators to measure urban expansion in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago between 2000 and 2020, and to compare urban densities with other regions and Caribbean SIDS. The study concludes that the Urban Centres in these two countries have been expanding their built-up surfaces at a faster rate than the growth of their respective populations. In addition, the built-up area per capita in these countries’ urban settlements is significantly higher than in other selected Caribbean SIDS. The study concludes by suggesting critical implications of these findings for public policy in several sectors, and proposes additional questions for future research.
dc.description.tableOfContentsAbstract .-- Introduction .-- I. Caribbean small island developing States urbanization and challenges in the context of climate change .-- II. Study methodology .-- III. An assessment of urban expansion in Caribbean small island developing States – case studies. A. Jamaica. B. Trinidad and Tobago .-- IV. Comparative analysis with international data .-- V. Policy implications.
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dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/TS.2024/20
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/TS.2024/3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/69166
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spain
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesStudies and Perspectives Series (The Caribbean)
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesNo126
dc.subject.unbisEngCITIES
dc.subject.unbisEngURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngURBANIZATION
dc.subject.unbisEngSMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
dc.subject.unbisEngCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject.unbisEngURBAN POLICY
dc.subject.unbisEngCASE STUDIES
dc.subject.unbisSpaCIUDADES
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO URBANO
dc.subject.unbisSpaURBANIZACION
dc.subject.unbisSpaPEQUEÑOS ESTADOS INSULARES EN DESARROLLO
dc.subject.unbisSpaCAMBIO CLIMATICO
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA URBANA
dc.subject.unbisSpaESTUDIOS DE CASOS
dc.titleAn assessment of urban expansion in Caribbean small island developing States. The cases of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
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