urban planning
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Why waste segregation policies fail – and how training makes them work
Citizen training that builds households’ practical capability to segregate waste can deliver large, persistent and socially amplified improvements in waste management, making it a highly cost-effective climate policy in resource-constrained cities.
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Upgrading vs relocating: Policy lessons on slum renewal
New evidence from Chile finds that in-situ slum upgrading – combining physical infrastructure improvements with the formalisation of land tenure within the slum – delivers larger gains in local economic development, both within treated slums and in s...
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Sewers and urbanisation in developing countries
The urban share of population in the developing world tends to be lower than that of more developed countries. Can greater access to sewers help catalyse urban migration?
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Designing cities in developing countries: Land planning, slum upgrading and reconstruction programmes
The cities of developing countries are growing rapidly. How can economists design urban policy to raise the living standards of urban households?
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The spacial structure of cities in developing countries
Ed Glaeser outlines key urban policy challenges in developing countries and the research needed to address them