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Involuntary Resettlement in Infrastructure Projects
A Development PerspectiveArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2013Robert PicciottoA perennial issue with megaprojects and mega-events is the involuntary resettlement and forced displacement that are often associated with infrastructure development. Mega-events involve large...
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Sustainable Infrastructure for Urban Growth
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2013Katherine SierraSustainability increasingly affects infrastructure investment patterns, particularly in cities in developing countries where urban populations will more than double—increasing by 2.6 billion people—...
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Understanding Urban Infrastructure-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Key Mitigation Strategies
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2013Anu RamaswamiAnalyzing the economic and environmental impacts of urban infrastructure—whether its contribution to productivity or its generation of greenhouse gas emissions—is very challenging because urban or...
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Strengthening Urban Industry
The Importance of Infrastructure and LocationArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2013Nancey Green LeighWithin urban policy development and planning practice, a little acknowledged conflict exists: efforts to increase population density and promote more effective use of grey infrastructure—built...
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What Is the Value of Infrastructure Maintenance?
A SurveyArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2013Felix RiojaPublic infrastructure has been established as the foundation for the productive activities of a country. Road and rail networks, water systems, power generating and distribution systems, and...
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How and Why Does the Quality of Infrastructure Service Delivery Vary?
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2013George R. G. ClarkeIn this paper, presented by George R. G. Clarke at Lincoln Institute’s 2012 Conference on Infrastructure and Land Policy the author observes that access to infrastructure and the quality of...
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Assessing the Infrastructure Impact of Mega-Events in Emerging Economies
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2013Victor A. MathesonMega-events such as the Olympics or the World Cup are associated with large infrastructure investments and promises of high economic returns. However, the evidence from host economies shows that...
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Metropolitan Cities
Their Rise, Role, and FutureArtigos de ConferênciasAbril 2013Shahid YusufIn this paper, the author points out that the world’s population crossed the 7 billion mark in 2011, more than half of it in cities. Each week the ranks of urban residents increase by 1million and on...
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Metropolitan Cities in the National Fiscal and Institutional Structure
Artigos de ConferênciasAbril 2013Paul SmokeIn this paper, Paul Smoke points out that an important yet neglected issue in the study of urban public finance in developing countries is how urban and metropolitan governments are situated in the...
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The Decentralization of Governance in Metropolitan Areas
Artigos de ConferênciasAbril 2013Roy W. BahlThe theory and practice of providing government services in metropolitan areas are subjects that have attracted a great deal of attention in the industrial countries but have been largely ignored in...
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