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Opening Plenary and Keynote Addresses Watch Video Connection Speed: High Speed Low Speed Audio    Event Title : Urban Research Symposium 2003: Urban Development for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Date : 2003-12-15 Duration : 124 minutes Language  : English Country/Region : World Keyword :  Urban Development  Infrastructure  Transport Presenter : Francois Bourguignon Edward Glaeser Rakesh Mohan Shengman Zhang | Related Material | Recommendations |Related B-SPAN Videos |  DESCRIPTION  Keynote addresses are presented on the best approaches to meeting the challenges of growing urbanization in developing countries. The experiences of urbanization in the past one hundred years are discussed as well as how lessons learned from this phenomenon may help address issues in rapidly growing urban centers in developing countries. A particular emphasis is put on providing efficient infrastructure.  RELATED MATERIALS   Mohan’s PowerPoint presentation Glaeser’s PowerPoint presentation More information on the Urban Research Symposium 2003 More information on the Urban Research Symposium 2002 More B-SPAN coverage of the Urban Research Symposium 2003 RELATED B-SPAN EVENTS Urban Development (55) Infrastructure (51) Transport (9) RELATED WORLD BANK LINKS Urban Research Symposium 2002 Urban Growth: Can Infrastructure Keep Up? The Urban Growth Management Initiative: Making Minimal Preparations in the Developing World for Doubling the Size of Cities in the Next 30 Years