The economic and environmental performance of Bandung

Chapter 1 examines Bandung’s economic, social and environmental performance. It first presents how the city’s population has evolved over the last decade as well as provides an assessment of the city’s socioeconomic growth. Environmental trends and green growth challenges are then discussed. This chapter is structured into the following four sections: 1) demographic characteristics of the Bandung Metropolitan Area2) the BMA’s socio-economic structure3) environmental trends and challenges for green growth4) Bandung’s institutional landscape