FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICSROTTERDAM FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICS Liga Mieze Denis Assimwe Kangere Bizuneh Gultu Lakew Camilo Mendoza May 2005 IHS- Rotterdam

FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICSROTTERDAM Colombia – General information 2. Economic performance 3. Selection of cities 4. Inter-connections CONTENTS

FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICSROTTERDAM Source: Biological Resources Investigation Institute Alexander Von Humboldt, 2000 Mid Point between North and South America 2 Oceans: Atlantic & Pacific Spanish language Colombia General Information

FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICSROTTERDAM Source: IGAC Why Colombia? Because of its location ~ could be a bridge between North and South America In negotiation a Free Trade Treaty with USA Analysing a Latin American Country 1,141,748 km 2 inland – km 2 on water Population: 46 million 72% in cities Colombia General Information

FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICSROTTERDAM Colombia turned from a mainly rural country to an urban one in the last half century as a result of: industrialization / diversification of exports (mining products) agriculture technology improvement development of third sector activities rural violence high birth rates revenue concentration Urbanisation

FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICSROTTERDAM Economic Performance For 2004 GDP = US $ million GDP/capita = US $ 2,068 per inhabitant

FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICSROTTERDAM Economic Performance

FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICSROTTERDAM GDP GROWTH BY ECONOMIC SECTOR Economic Performance

FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICSROTTERDAM Pasto Buenaventura Cali Pereira Medellin Tunja Bucaramanga Monteria 36% of the population live in the selected cities Source: Dane

FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICSROTTERDAM Pasto Buenaventura Cali Pereira Medellin Tunja Bucaramanga Monteria Cartagena Barranquilla Santa Marta Bogotáa Transport by land: Principal mode of transport of the Country The complete network has more than km. Cities selected are reachable by land

FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICSROTTERDAM Pasto Buenaventura Cali Pereira Medellin Tunja Bucaramanga Monteria Cartagena Barranquilla Santa Marta Bogotáa Transport by river Not well developed 60% mobilised on the Magdalena River Major maritime ports: Barranquilla, Cartagena, Santa Marta & Buenaventura 96% of the exports by maritime mode.

FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICSROTTERDAM No connection by train All equipment Few lines for transporting some freight Some touristic lines

FINANCING CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY – GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICSROTTERDAM Pasto Buenaventura Cali Pereira Medellin Tunja Bucaramanga Monteria International Airports in: Bogotá, Medellín, Cartagena, Cali, Barranquilla

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