Abstract

ANTEQUERA DURAN, Nelson. The Young urban face of Bolivia. Tinkazos [online]. 2012, vol.15, n.32, pp.47-59. ISSN 1990-7451.

This article discusses the importance of census data for analysing the urbanization process, and looks at the characteristics and the true role of urban areas in Bolivia. The 2012 census, the author suggests, will reveal the country’s young, urban face, as well as the swift pace of the demographic and social changes that have taken place in the last few decades, indicating the need to manage these changes through public policies

Keywords : urbanization; censuses; cities; urban planning; demographic analysis; statistical data.

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